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WE SERVE T0 PLEASE Try our Bread, B tionery, | be ple | Vyrtle Crosfer (Literature I, Com- position I, Art, Latin I) . Hubert Collacutt (Literature, Ge- ometry, Physiography, Agriculture) Alec Walker: (Literature, Composi- coal. tion, Physiography, Arithmetic, Al- gebra I, Latin, Agriculture) : Margaret Coates (Algebra, Geom- French) bo g Gertrude Martyn ((Literature, Al- gebra.)_ George Lloyd Rundle (Physiography, Lat.) Bruce Snelgrove (Literature, Latin, Algebra, French) Promoted from Form I to Form II. Douglas The following students have passed in the subjects na Fae _ Margaret Black (Literature, Com- position, History, Latin, French Agri- - culture, Household Science.) Helen Clark (Composition Gram- mar, Geography) 'Veda Ewers (Composition, Algebra, Grammar, French, Agriculture, and Household Science.) Elsie Gibson (Literature, Composi- tion Algebra; Grammar, 'Geography, " nd Agriculture Household 'Kathleen Payne. (Geography Agri Household Science, Florence Wells(Literature, French) . Storey Beare (Literature ,Composi- tion, igor? Grammar, Latin, and Elwood Crosier (Literature Gom- "Merlin Raines ( I Geography, Agricul 2 were rhief cargo in early days. oy explorer, trader, soldier, missionary, and settler to the d ih 8 will show the attitude of the public, (and ,) toward the steam railway: ¢ more t had declared in 1825; 'than the prospect held velling twice as fast as stage-coaches! ect the people of Woolwich to suffer them- off upon one of Congreve's ricochet. rockets as 0. the mercy of such a machine, going at such as to Ruskin, railways have appeared 'the of deviltry now extant, animated and de- os, destructivxe of all nice: social habits or uty. e struggle for railways is a long one, and only at struggle can be given. : first. When men began to mine coal in d, the need grew clear of better highways to eart-loads to market or river-side. About 1680 one Master Beaumont laid down broad wooden rails near New- castle, on which & single horse could haul fifty or sixty bushels of The new device spread rapidly through the whole Tyneside i ry later it became the custom to nail thin iron to the wooden rails, and about 1767 cast: were first used. Carr, a Sheffield colliery manager, in- vented a flanged rail, while Jessop, another colliery engineer, took the other line by using flat rails, but flanged cart-wheels. The outhurst of canal building in the last quarter of the eighteenth century overshadowed for a time the growth of the iron road, but it soon became clear that the 'tramway' was necessary to supple- ment, if not to complete, the canal. In 1801 the first public line, the Surrey Iron Railway, was chartered, but it was not until 1825 that the success of the Stockton and Darlington Railway proved that the iron way could be made as useful to the general shipping public as to the eolliery owner. At the outset this road was re- garded as only & special sort of toll-road upon which any carrier might goods or passengers in his own vehicles, but experience speedily made it necessary for the company to under- take the complete service, It took to find the new motive power, but this, too, first came into practical use in the land where peace and liberty gave industry he fostering care which the war-rent Continent could never guarantee. Nowadays it seems a simple thing to turn heat energy into mechanical energy, to utilize the familiar expansive power #f water heated to vapour. 'In Canada the immerise stretches of territory and the sparse- ness of tion made railway building a tremendous task-- Bri North America before the railway came was a string of scattered provinces, Lake Huron was the western boundary of effective settlement: beyond lay the fur traders' preserve. Between Upper and Lower Canada and the provinces by the Atlantic a wilderness intervend. With the peninsula of Ontario jutting southwest between Michigan and New York, and the northeastern states of the Union thrusting their borders nearly to the St. Lawrence, the inland and maritime provinces knew less of each other than of the neighbouring states. Settlement clung close to the river, lake and sea. Till the Eastern' Townships were' settled, Lower Canada had been one long-drawn-out village with houses close set on each side of the river streets. Deep forest covered all the land save where the lumberman or settler had cut a narrow clearing or fire had left a blackened waste. To cut roads through swamp and forest and "over river and ravine demanded capital, surplus time, and strong and efficient governments, all beyond the possibilities of early days. On the other hand, the waterawys offered easy paths. The St. Lawrence and the St. John and all their tributaries and lesser rivals provided inevitably the points of settlement and the lines of travel. : The development of water transport in Canada furnishes a record of the interaction of route and cargo, of need and.invention, of enterprise and capital. First came the bark canoe, quick to build, light to carry round the frequent gaps in navigation, and enough to hold the few voyageurs or the rich-in little peltry It was the bark canoe that uttermost north and south and west. For the far journeys it long held its place. Well on into the nineteenth century fur traders were still sending in supplies from Montreal and bringing back peltry from Fort William in flotillas of great bark canoes. For bo shorter 'voyages the canoe gave place to the larger and clumsier bateau, the char ¢ eighteenth century conveyance. After the War of 1812 the increasingly heavy downward freight of French, grain and potash led to the introduction from the United States "of the still er Durham boats. Along the coast and on the Great he sailing schooner long filled a notable place. e steam-boat came. In 1809, only one yéar after the trips on the Hudson, and Sefore me wa ohn Molson oi TS) on for Canada --built at Montreal the 40-ton Finally th de of travelling before the be say, from Quebec to To- "1880, and in 1850. the sf way: § i palpably absurd and ridiculous,' the We A . 3 . and Prosperity ROSPERITY on the farm is largely dependent on factors be- yond the realm of the farmers' control. 'There must be a good market demand for farm products and the production cost mustsbe kept in proper relation with market returns. Our Branch Manager is thoroughly familiar with the business of farm- ing and is ready to assist in carrying your farm program to a successful il STANDARD BANK | * OF CANADA. PORT PERRY BRANCH--H. G. Hutcheson, Menager Branches also at Blackstock, Little Britain, ___ Nestiston Station, Sunderland river was the king's highway. The summer traveller at once purchased the equipment needed for a week's river journey-- tent, buffalo skins, cooking utensils, meat and drink--and secured passage on board one of the bateaux which went up the river at irregular intervals in brigades of half a dozen. The bateau was a flat-bottom boat, built sharp both at bow and stern, with mov- able mast, square sail, and cross benches for the crew of five or six. Sometimes an awning or small cabin provided shelter. In still water or light current the French Canadian crew--always merry, sometimes sober, singing their voyageur songs, halting regularly for the inevitable 'pipe'--rowed or sailed; where the current was strong they kept inshore and pushed slowly along by 'setting' poles, eight or ten feet long and iron shod; and where the rapids grew too swift for poling, the crew joined forces on the shore to haul each bateau in turn by long ropes, while the passengers lent a hand or shot wild pigeons in the neighbouring woods. At night the whole party encamped on shore, erecting tents or hanging skins and boughs from branches of friendly trees. With average weather Kingston could be reached in seven or eight days; the return journey down stream was made in two or three. From Kingston westward the journey was continued in a sailing schooner, either one of the government gunboats or a private venture, as far as York, or even to the greater me- tropolis Queenston on 'the Niagara River. In good weather thirty or forty hours sufficed for the lake voyage, but with adverse winds for four to six days were frequently required. Dies as the Result of a "Fit." «Arthur Stevens, a young man who was a native of England, died last Saturday morning after falling from his bicycle as a result of a fit. eng The young man, who was subject to fits, was riding eastward along the 14th concession of Reach, when it is though that a fit overtook him, and he fell from his bicycle lying in the ditch on his face. In this position and condition he was unable to move or breathe and was smothered. He was found by two young girls who notified Mr. R. J. Brown near whose premises the young man had fallen. Mr. Brown called the coroner, Dr. Mathers, Port Perry, who decided that an inquest was unnecessary and turned the body over to County Constable Lucas for burial. The young man was very highly respected in this locality, where he had worked for a number of farmers. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. C. E. Dyer, and burial took place in Bethel Cemetery. A beautiful floral tribute was sent by the Salvation Army at Oshawa, where the young man was well known and most highly respected. Care is being taken to notify the relatives of the deceased in England. OUR CELEBRATION We had the biggest crowd in Port Perry last Saturday night that has been here for years. The front street was jammed full of people and it was something of task to find room for the street ancers. The early part of the day's program was but poorly attended; but as soon as the events were started at the waterfront, the Srowd collected and continued to grow until it passed all previous unds. The fact is we can give a very attractive rogram at the waterfront, while anything we may give at the Fair Grounds is necessarily not greatly above the ordinaty unless very great ex- Jonze is entailed, | Other and bigger places can outshine Port erry in programs such as are given at the Fair Grounds. Unfortunately, of course, it is difficult to collect from Spec- tators at the lake side, and some of these spectators must be very hard up or very stingy--$8.60 was the collection from those who enjoyed the water sports. . Pérhaps this matter can be remedied, however, and an effort will be made to do this. Programmes of sports cannot be given Without expense, and if all would chip in a little the burden would gnt. J It will be necessary to have the weeds removed from the water. They are rather worse than usual this year, We need to revive something of the spirit of our forefathers who used to do things for the good of the community. 4A "bee" among those who use the Lake--the swimmers, motor boat, Tah ae canoe ion is Jos th : fore Were r eat. mpl spent co owing e weeds, e ; in this work would do a great deal. The rv and should be supplemented by help from of a big boat to