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Whitney © claimed to : have | the school book :ring" and to> dueed ‘the : price "of | school from $1.30 to 49 cents, but led to say that the Government $ slaughtering off the old stock at m and that it would in .Q;yfi the chairman of the i0ol Book â€" Commission be imposâ€" to make any material reduction _ the prices that prevailed under Wormer Liberal government < when mew series of books is issued. :j’!;“‘ ‘ took great credit tpO * t for the present state imances of ‘Ontario, the revenue iBE increased from $4,500,000 in 04 to over $8,000,000 in 1907, but A ',y ‘%o say that the expenditure Ber. his government has â€" nearly bled in the same period. This alapming in view of the fact that large portion of the provincial revâ€" | :jetived from the sale of such | h;‘ I assets as Crown lands, the ! emue from which must in future fease, and succession duties, which | ‘a constantly fluctuating source of phue, while om the other hand the enditures being once fixed . their uiction becomes practically imposâ€" | g‘; tendency being always <toâ€" | irds further increase. The Whitney ' vernment would have been deprivâ€" , y sources of present _ revâ€" ‘ ie had it not becn for the wise and { Maocucttve administration of former beral Governments and their careâ€" | | Rusbanding of the province‘s reâ€" ’ eational programme the prem!er] i no mew announcements to make. 1 rendic t Whithey‘s attack uponâ€" the Obe newsp in an attempt to lain the opposition of that paper . y beneath the dignity of ';â€";j,',’;,,f, ring his high position.> To Â¥ that that paper‘s attitude . toâ€" Eds him has been the result "of a ferâ€"failing procession of hangersâ€"on, ifters and crooks, attached to the 1 Government passing up the stairâ€" Â¥ of the Globe and denouncing &Â¥ paper because it did not deâ€" iice th6 Government" . is a base fer â€"of an honorablé and fearâ€" $aly independent Liberal â€" journal t will be resented by rightâ€"thinkâ€" $ men in both parties. In describâ€" $ the Globe Editor and its Presiâ€" was the "servants and birelings the Government" â€" because â€" they M accepted positions of trust on * r id ‘of Toronto University Fernors and Niagara Parks Comâ€" \ his base characterizaâ€" m Burled a direct insult to alt e ’ « 6 bodies who give & ; ingly and ~without remuneraâ€" in of their ‘time and ~ service . to e Institutions for the public hena: M in GuelpH for" the first i8 Guelph General Hospital Mrs." Curry, Pipe street, w 3: t 'omlfiw lor appe '.â€": Sthetic, which is nar «18jected ‘into the op rCallses a complete d h 2‘ , while at the NEW ANARsSTHETIC UuSED he question of law reform, Niaâ€" pos and . the Government‘s . Hew canges thetic ‘Government campaign: â€"st lon yon â€" Tuesday â€" vight â€" was ;f':;;“' Mor what he did ~â€"not d of what the : Govâ€" ‘ iad done but outlined . no empted no defence of â€" the te to the extent of two and millionâ€" dollars of â€" Canadian ; a complete deadening T , while at the ~zame ‘ Pationt is . rouscious of all 1 ~on. Curi the dottors dm?n.. u..r,‘fi:‘. &Wnybfil.“fi?fl* the means for a big campaign t ~on. .. Mts. Curry chatâ€" mau dmt‘ the ‘operaâ€" and |Hid" not feel the pain . in ‘ast.=â€"Gueiplyâ€" Herald . Simply the visible that baby‘s tiny bones . Lack of nourishment is the caus‘. Cc SP01T‘ s EmuLlsion nourishes baby‘s & Rickets. ER .AT HAMILTON upo® ‘cliorotorm the fitst timeâ€"at insult to â€" alt es who give hout remuneraâ€"~ 1 service to the public beneâ€" which is a great O8Pitail .. upon *t, Who tadetâ€" t appendicitis. Is named stoâ€" the spinal canâ€" up to hare, was bruised," and -.:nfi: very sevetely trom shock, is y the worst juâ€" jured of all.‘ «> f Annie Jobhnstot, 795 Heltmuth Ave wue, intecpally dnjured: _0 000 00. «The eciling : was constructed _ of heavy Jh‘“.mmo‘ with a,-g alq was ccnstructed some, soÂ¥ven ago." How anybody in the room e§â€" caped ~ scemy â€"_ maraculous, as The Loards ¢ faitly :fainell down. . _‘ ; When‘ the ceiling fell tha a&: were listuning to a drawing taught by ‘Miss Powell, â€"«superintemden â€" ol arts. ~ the was being assisted by U.J teacher, Miss Upshail, when sudâ€" denly there â€"was a CtacÂ¥ing sound. Inâ€" stinctively wverybody. looked up, and the ffty children promptly ‘‘ducked" under the seats, and <those nearest the door :rushed out. â€"â€" The desks acâ€" tod effectively 4852 protectiou, and it is to their _ own promptlitude that the children owe their escape from & ath or scrious mutilation= ‘ The accidont is attributed. to. the fict that the wooden cciling had been nâ€"iled over ~the plastered~ceiling ani it is considered that nails too short viere Used _ to Secure it. The constaut jarring caused by theâ€"walking of the papils is supposed to have w it that th ceiling did not break," szid. Inspectof Edwards. ‘"Ihe rcof came â€"d>wn «s a whole, and the presâ€" sâ€"te of the air kept. it. from cont ing down fast. 4 if Dear Sirs.â€"Your MINARD‘S LINI SENT is our remmdy for core throat colds and all ordinaty dlm(n_’.l. LADIES ENTERTAIN WHILE THILEF WORKS Willis ~~Sanson, of â€" Dundas ‘street, severalâ€" cuts and bruises on hoad aad suffering seÂ¥erely from shoek. â€" . ~» &,flwm ‘Pall Slah Street, f suftering.. from shock _ arnd bruises ow top of. beéad:= *~. _ . "Elma Parkioson, 262 Piccadilly Street, top ofâ€" head badly. cut : and _ ‘"The reazon that the accident wa not more â€" serious is owing to the _ It rever fails to selieve and curo promptly. us I ort Muigrave Toroato, May. 7.â€"â€" While Mrs. De Forset Ban‘s, of 77 Macpherson aÂ¥â€" chue together ~with her daughter, wore entertaining two lady visitors ia the dininzâ€"room of their home last night, between 8 and 9 o‘clock, _ a dating sneak thief openced the front door, walkud _Bast the diningâ€"room doot,. calmly procecded upstairs and rifed two bedrooms in a search for valuables. . He was successful in obâ€" ia‘ning $40 in cash, . a gold bracelet and three gold brooches. worth $20 and made good. his escape, The thelt occurred about half _ an hour after Mr. Ban‘ks bad lett th: house to pay &A visit to his doctor, wad â€" the man‘s footsteps were injught to be those of Mr. Banks‘ whon the nowe of his movements was heard. Acting Detective~ Miller has . peen placed on the case to investigate iLl. Weak women should read my ‘"‘Book No. 4 For Women". It was . written exptessly for women who . are _ not well. The Book No. 4 Â¥alls of . Dr. Shoop‘s "Night Curg" and just how these soothing,~> healing, antiseptic suppositories can be successfully w::: plied. â€" The book, and sttictly â€" c dential medical advice is entirely free. Write Dr. Shoop, Racine, .Wis. The Night Cure is sold by All Dealers. ,'\‘,E' hi FARMER LOSES EYE James Tlack, a wellâ€"known fatmer living in Etamosa township, neat Guelph, ststaiocd a ‘most peculiat acâ€" cident Monday. A cow : ramat Mt. Black, who had in his hand an jron bat; ‘the bar was knocked into _ his lace, abd hit bim in the eye. â€" The injured op had to be‘ removed at the .hospital. . “ 7 DIED OF HIS INJURIES, _ MWm. J, Lavis, the . travelet fot Stonc and Wellington,: mursery men, who. fell: and :zu:\nrrd w while irying to ; theâ€" House ab lu.‘m on _: Tuesday, morning died ‘Wednesday alternoon af the m‘hflh never© regain>d â€" conâ€" M‘nard‘s Liniment Co., Limited CHARLES WHOOTEN e‘s Public schoo to go home: fot ling of the room! Ont., May was When the strange tele ‘was reâ€" (Eived by Nor Smith Be _ paid mflo to it as he : conâ€" it a mistake. It seemed imâ€" possible that he should have a conâ€" versation with his brother Nelson on ‘Thursday evening and in less than twentyâ€"lour hours receive a telegram imnessage that he was dead and burâ€" ried. ~ He however, took the m (o his mother‘s home and the spent "a sleepless night wondering what could have happened to â€" their son and brother. + ian 3. Whter sitet. ‘qanlt â€" * | (MFs Sn who was) Nrs, Matthe Baturday when the detsils of the ‘horâ€" | Goldie, â€" formerly of this ‘place, was rible murder committed (‘by‘ ‘Nelyon visiting at the home ol her ‘parents Smithâ€" and ~ his subseqtient Mhfihm.suvutw 1e 1 eog tl'mflm“ cfiq‘?wu old ""hifi artived. in Huntsville early T9 rithle aff th be ~ PAid_.pis morning. â€" With coolness and: . no very Hittle .mnu:;‘to it as Ne (con" UAAA with of Aus norrible intention f.....,”’ > ';‘“ M‘," eored . c ho registered at a hotel, . hadâ€" )/ \-«...'i';f;.."':m." his uoii::':m:mwo';'wfm and chatted quietly with the s n s oo C Eclerk: He â€" then ~commenced . to go to ‘Conveyed the News. ., . ; On Saturday the Telegraph unm ed a message giving details : of terrible murder and suicide at Huntsâ€" vile, and immediate steps were taken to communicate the sad news to the family. in Berlin, & the fiest 14 -guum 'to!'sag-'-lu'g recaived" from his brother w > Huntsville. â€" Hoâ€"inmmediately> proceedâ€" ed to his home,â€"accompanied‘ by. the ‘Telegraph scribe, ‘and . informed ~â€" his motherâ€" and ~two ~sisters of â€"the borâ€" rible affair which had. taken place at Huntsville, and of which they . were kept : in ignorance for over twentyâ€"six hours. 3ez "One of the neighbors had just enâ€" tered the house with a Toronto newsâ€" paper containing an account of. the tragedy, but ~they were too griefâ€" stricken to read it, but they listened with tears streaming down their careâ€" wotn faces as the Telegraph man read the particulars he had received in a speciat despatch. â€" & Married Seven Years. Nelson _ Smith was .a _ son ~of MrS. Fanny â€" Smith,; Wilmot street, who until aâ€"month ago resided at 66 Foundry street, and was the oldest son ofâ€"a family of three‘ sons. and four daughters. > He was married â€" to Miss Martha Goldie of _ Huntsville about seven years ago, _‘ where <they resided. for some time . previous â€". to coming to Bertin. _ There are two small boys, aged 6 and 5 years. Wanted ‘to Live in Oregon. Last â€"summer Nelson Smith was. persuaded by his wile to accompany. her ‘brother ‘to Portland, Oregon, ‘ in order to secure employment as _ she thought she would like to live there. Smith, however did not secure work and on his teturn to Berlin she was greatly disappointed and . left him, going to her home in Huntsville and. remaining theré for several. months. It is said he endeavoredto persuade her to return and,after he had securâ€" ed employment on the yard engine ‘of the G.T.R. in Beriin she: findlly consented ‘and ‘returned with her chilâ€" dren to this town. p Left. Hiin Again. . In January of this year Smith was laid of owing to work being slack and Mrs. Smith decided to return to her mother‘s home until het husband secured© employment. Ja the . carly part of March he accepted a position on the freight motor of the â€" Gait, Preston and Hespelerâ€" Railway and was mexly promoted to the post of conductor. He wrote "to . his . wile and asked herto return . to â€" Berlin until he secured aâ€"house in Preston. She consented to comé to Berlin but positively refused to. go â€" to Preston with him. The Telegraph was inforâ€" med that after persistent persuasion she assured ‘her husband~ that « she would: go to Preston. About a month ago, however, . she suddenly packed her trunk and . took het . children back to Huntsville and on her ‘arrivat there sent word back that her mother was ill and she was needed at home, # â€" Threatening Lettors. e% Since that time â€"numerous letters have passed between the couple, and the Teleg anh was informed lm morning that a letter© was trotm Mrs. Smith â€" carly this . week that if Nelson Smith . showed up again in Huntsvilie he would be ,shot by some of her relatives. _ . This Tetter was shown to Norman Smith by his brother â€" on â€" Tharsday evening and it is believed that. the pontents aroused his temperâ€" which it is gaid was vidient at timesâ€"and he left Bertia détermined ~that â€"hbis wite shou}d return with him to Presâ€" ton‘ or di¢. . Smith, however, . gave no inkBHug of his. intentions .to : the mendBers of his family here: and _ apâ€" peared to be in a cheerlul mood. _ ; Not Harmonious. P i in t itemaiont to ~ it was plainly: evident that be had a ::'ph ';inl'u band, . 4 said, there was 'z isting between them one ~AMt is réported that Netwon @mith cartied insurance amounting to $2500 | plished: inside the last 18 yoars, of | day "Â¥ . SMT ba We P Y" a in hi 1ds sn lt shoie s â€" Abucs t csW on ie a would | 12; Resiine, ‘snd °T betiare 14 ©O0l8 | |rne contrect retween | amungâ€" , The contract between the Ci Im.‘:"&‘,"'m. so difed | Toronto and â€" the Hm @mith | some of the mirsculous cures atcom | Power Commission was signed Tucsâ€" the home of his wite‘s parents. _ He chiled at the district school, â€" which ou ‘the way, and asked his little n, who was attending â€"there, if his mother was at home, *J ; Determined to Kill. ‘The whildâ€"told his father. that ‘Ms mother© wias ‘at home and â€" asked <him why he â€"wanted her. : Y ou will know ‘soon enough," â€"was his reply. E+ _ Smith proceeded to his house. : He Tound â€"his â€"wife with her mother and for a time conversed quietly with her, Aiter ‘a time Mrs. CGoldie, the mother ‘She had only been. gone @a moment when she heard sereams and then two revolver shots. & "She did not hesitate to reâ€"enter the room. There she found Smith standâ€" ing v_‘r the body of his : wife. with a smoking revolver in his hand. Smith regarded <the aged. woman quictly. . She sought to wrest the reâ€" volver from his hands. . He thereupon cooly turned the weapon upon himâ€" self and without.a word blewâ€" . his brains out. <His body fell over. that of his wile and in both~cases _death had been instantancous. ‘The â€"mother notified â€"neighbors ol â€"the tragedt and the police were notified. So far as can be learned there was no infelicity on the part of either husâ€" band or wife.There had always been harmony, so far as can be . discoverâ€" ed here. It is thought that the man was seized by some unaccountable ‘fit of insane jealousy. a _ An inquest was commenced toâ€"night at which the mother and sisterâ€" of the dead testified. ie She: was of "an amiable disposition and no reason can be ascribed . for the action of ‘ber ‘busband. . â€" Mrs. Goldie said that when Smith came to the house he was in good humor, and during the conversation with his wile showed noâ€" signs of ‘¢xâ€" citement. He kissed bis wile on enâ€" tering and treatéd her‘ affectionately. She left them alope, and in a : few. minutes thr pistol shots rang out. She rushed back to the room â€" and Smith was holding his wile: in his arms.â€" He made no objection . when his cwife‘s siiter took the body from his grasp and walked a . few . feet away. He put his revolver in . hbis porket: Mrs. Goldie then _ grappled with him, but ~he brushed her aside, left the room, and in a few minutes fired a shot into his heart. : Mrs. Smith was also hit in the region of the heartrâ€"once from the trowt â€" and once from behind. _ None of the witnesses ~could â€" give any cause for the deed, exceptâ€" jealâ€" ousy, and a verdict to that effect ‘There is a Pink Paitn Tablet made by : Dr. Shoop, . that will positively stop any pain, anywhere, in 20 min« wtes. Druggists uverywhere sell them as DPr. Shoop‘s Headache â€" Tablets, but they stop other pains as casily as headache. Dr. Shoop‘s Pink Pain ‘Tablets simply coax blood â€" pressure away from pain centersâ€"that is all, Pain comes from blood m-:r‘m gestion. Stop that pressure * Shoop‘s Hen?lch Tablets and pain is instantly‘ gone. 30 Tablets 25e. Sold by An Ll-n. was returned BACKWARD SPRING Agricultturat: conditions 4o the viâ€" cidity of Milvertcn are assuming »a geriout . aspect owing> 10 excecdingly late spring and ~recent: ~wet weather, which ‘has ‘rendered: it impossible :to mwake any progress in secding opctaâ€" tions. _ Although there is a large acâ€" rrage â€" la be planted, so Int anly about ‘five â€" per cent. has been sot n The wheat "and clover . Wintercd weli and . farmers® haveibeen optimisti¢ reâ€" gi d‘ng ~this season‘s crop antol Tv, cent wet period sct 1 . . tirans shows m‘mm which will . be med in the absence of scarcity of fodder, as cattle :n come out very thin, miaking it dificult to seâ€" dure butchors‘ Cattle. Mrs: Smith was thicty years ol age. Atmufm.-n-m writes: +/ a bottls of Peychine Psychine Missionaries No Reason Known. ) 9 vi that members l1 interest. in . work, . has grown ‘tremendously since its .inaug~ iercimg sroolty T0 cud Repieet Of prev ervelt children has been assiduously carried out, . mote ‘attention . than ever has been paid in ‘the last twelve . months to the improvement. of theâ€" social condition‘ of the ‘poor, who are so ~Ofâ€" â€" ten driven to seek solace in drink. by the wretchedness of their. surround« ings. <Me regards. it at a . hopeful sign that so many people are devotâ€" ing attention toâ€" these u&mihnn and that â€"through . the um of Chilâ€" dren‘s Aid Societies the ‘population of " reformatories and orphanages will be reduced to a minimum. There are now between | sixty and reventy of such societies in . Ontario, and it has ‘been found impossible to meet oneâ€"half of the requests for chilâ€" dren‘ for adpvption by people who would be able to assure the â€" little onrs ‘comiortable homes.. At the same â€"time he points out that ~ the 31 â€"orphanages ‘in â€" the â€" Provinees have a population of 4,430 children, maintained at a cost . of $158,000 anntally. ~/Mr. Kelso contends that these institutions are agreeable . to negligent parents, as they ~can not onlyâ€" havé their : children ~maintained at a trifling cost, <but see themâ€" at any time and resume their guardianâ€" ship ~when they ate old = enough.> to Machine charity ~of this ‘type does philanthropists have in view. . It does not tend â€"~to raise ‘the . social vonditions, and, therefore, . he urges that more attention ~and assistance should: be given to . the Children‘s Aid Societics. _ Mr. Kelso alludesto the success which "has ~attended "the placing of former inmates of the Onâ€" tario Reformatory for Boys and the Mercer : Reformatory for â€" Girls â€" as strengthening : his â€" contention. â€" Durâ€" ing the past fifteen years between three » and . four hundred boys _ and girls convicted of various crimesâ€" in the courts ot the Province have . been sent to fosterâ€"homes, and, with few éxceptions, "they ~have done well. "Had© they â€" spént two or ‘three years in "an institution," ~ says Mr. Kelso, ‘‘they© would doubtless have had a better education, but I doubt it they would have bad as good. a practical preparation for the duties: of life. A fine education has the unâ€" fortunate tendency. to create a â€"disâ€" like to country life, and in a Proâ€" vince that is so essentially agriculâ€" ture it is a wise public policy that we should at least endeamvor to interâ€" ect out dependent children in ~ag: cultural pursuits. Separation â€" from Lad â€"companions.‘ and dailyâ€" associa~ tion with thrifty, homeâ€"loving people is also the â€"salest . way â€" to bring about change of character." â€" . â€" ‘The need . of playgrounds, . the enâ€" forcement of the trdancy law, the efâ€" ficacy of children‘s courts, andâ€" the need for a better system of probaâ€" tion are all dealt with in Mr. Kelso‘s Some Comments on Mechanical ... Piapoâ€"Playing» Mechanical plano playing. is _ like mechanical reading, dull and uninterâ€" esting. Yet there are musicians who play mechamcally betause they have not succeeded in conquering the amazâ€" ing: difirulties which lurk in â€" piano m:u:. They: have a clear -"r:- a the ct ‘s * but : their Mgcr;_':gl to oxpmt intention and their emotion. 1t may scem paradoxical, but because of th¢ir lu:lm{ to cmpqlnn ht‘he t:ro p:fqhâ€" anics of piano playing, x is mochanical. Jf t‘_q m’fiudnylz maicais: 1 tnof are kimptestant ve and poetic insight.> For such persons the ordinary pneumatic plano player Tok Povrary of hk unuh‘: Sat not permit:of iÂ¥ the A-set is not an ordinary piano= player. 1 â€"mw inâ€" ventions make it poss for the per= gon playing to ciearly bring out the Tus ie moumpontgnent to sevvet ‘the bass or the treble sections -qu-& or to accelerate or ritard the tusic PADEREWSKIE‘S ing 188# Yonge street, Toronto Hob. A Beck, _ chairman The other . memâ€" FINGERS ARC of 1 « The Leading Moat Market Deposits . 6f ‘$1 and apwards received ; interest allowed at currcat rates and pald qttarterly. The depositor is subject to no delay whatever in the withdrawal of the whole orâ€"any portion of the deposit. on s 4 : Waterlooâ€"Branch J.. Moorman, Mansger. | _PIANO ORGAN ~AND l THEORY : »= ; Paphs prepared for examination at ALEX, LAIRD, General Manager THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE _ Miss A. R. Bean, Honor Graduate Toronteo Conserva tory of Music. TEACOHERS OF Branches throughoutâ€" Canada, and in the United States and England _ Give as a trial and be convinsed Orders promptly delivered: in all parts the town. 7 Phene 243. ‘ JOHNN â€"FI8ONER Proprieter has the reputation dflsfln ita numerous customera the cho‘cest and boest of meats all the year round. t Dol; %::l,w‘b“l‘- c-wo’d Bnn'-ndlonlfmm ; once Il'm“- io 1ng] dig: Aiper s i9 0 ralain /A d be cleaned out any time in season without trouble, dirt, or " fear of chilling the house." e "SUNSHINE" ADVANTAGE Fmputwt.mo;_g{w Fire stays in,.smoke.pipe stays up â€"â€" "Sunshine 'm"?umtco. M 9n "SUNSHINE*" ADVANTAGE : â€"F LIPHARDT BROS ; LOCAL AGEN‘1ILS: LONDON Tononto MONTAEAL WINNIPEQ Miss E. L Bean,| 3 B J MEAD OFFICE. TOBONTO A GENERAL BANKINGâ€"BUSINESS TRANSACTED COMMERCIAL AND FARMERS‘ PAPER biscounteD â€" =~ SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT THE OPERATION THE FLUE DOORS MCCla]y's ar h P 45 q " n Aalp r,"l'ufi‘-akfl» 9 Sunshine * Furnace. job, Paidâ€"u tal, $10,000,000 R.. tv p'c.?i =â€"¢ ~5.m=3 Total Assets, â€" 113,000,000 Sanderson‘s Bakery & King St Warerlce â€"~. Fancy Buns, Bread RolUs and Fapt] , s F106â€"Procids \ Frank Haight, Manager, K. P..Cleme: t Soliciior, Bertin. â€": C A. ROEHM; Distrh t Agr bt, Waterioo, Ountario, HIEE inETFINCE CCarany : ~ INCORPORATED IN 1868 â€" fotal Assots #ist Decoember. $420,808.17. WATERLOQ MUTUOAL . President, Themas Nillierd d. B. Hall, ALA., _P. 8. Eece Protection and €afe invcstment are combifed in the : ~ EKDOWNMENKT POLIGCY "*~‘ >« ~OrTHR high Eearning Pewcr. large Profits to ~Pcolicyâ€" Head:Cfice BOARD OF DIRECTORR®, Geo .Randall, Neg., ‘Waterioo, Dr. J. K. Webb, + w-lu:.hls 3. L. Wideman, eq., St. Jaoobe\ Allan Bowman, Reg., Prestor, P. N. Shante,.Prestan, Jame 1Avingstone, Beg., Baden, Write for Last Annual Regort. uUrnace can S c DOMmINION LIFE ESTADLISUED 1807 vaANCOUVER » JOHR, NoBe HAMILTON CALGARY Treasurer ¢nt