in water at the ceived po shock, . Under 1avorahble conditions for grounding, 39 volts would bring wo sensible sensations. This is" the same voltage the deceased would probably have received from the other socket, if the line voltage had been normal at the time. All the circuits, including the power circuit, were found to be extremely well arranged in good or der. os "It is my belief" that the 110 volt. age circuit has been fouled by a high tension line outside the plant." | Witness stated that hé Had examin. ed one of the transformers near the corner of Thomas and Montreal streets and had found evidence of repairs hav- ing recently been made there. Me found a clean piece: of copper wire, stripped, insulatidf™and splinters, sep- arated trom the pole by cBmbing irons, » Mr. Rogers recalled, stated that when he handled the socket over the vump well none of the switches at the plant had been closed. This soc ket was. perfectly dead up to this tine. Considerable time dfter this the test was made showing the thir- tv volts. Regarding the transformer at the corner of' Thomas and Mon. tréal street, which fed the tile com. pauy with power, the splinters = were there as a result of men . climbing the voles to see whether they were wm perfect condition. «Regarding the copper wire spoken of by Mr. Broad: bank. witness said: "No wire was changed or any work of any 'des. eviption done on. that line sinde Jan. 15th. Tho men who made the in- spection 'would swear to this fect and witness asked that. they be call. od Witness had beem given sirlot orders not to touch any of the wir wr tor apparatus on the system for any purpose whatever untfl after the test was made. A piece of the copper wire! found fle and Kingsbuty investi same timp, and re gated and found deceased lying on bis back. With Mr. McUdbe they tried to revive the deceased. r er Asked by the coroper the witness said the ground where the accident oe curred was dry. He was corroborated in his evidence by Mr. Kingsbury. William * Rogers stated. that at the request of (. U. Folger, manager of the civie light plant, he had made an inspection with . two "other workmen from the light plant. Every thing was found in first-class shape at the tile plant. Monday morning another test had been made under the direction of Mr. Broadbank, of Queen's, which showed nothing out of the ordinary. Asked by. a juryman, witness ssid that evidently there was something wrong with the lamp. If the lamp Frame under his jurisdiction, he would have had it sepaired. If there hada een pericet insulation there would bave been no trouble. He never heard of a 110 voltage burning, nor eould he vecall a case where a man had been silled by electricity and had not suf. iored burns A lamp over a well ut the plant had heen found, faulty, An Unfisual Accident Prof. Herbert Kalmus, professor in metallurgy in Queen's university, vol. anteered evidence. He said he rg. | garded the accident as an unusual ope. It was so unusml that a man should meet death from a low vol- tage circuit, namely 110 voltage, that he had visited the plant. "During fifteen years or more of contact of things electrical," said the witness. "I have ween parsons get across 110 voltage, and §t is the com- mon belief in the profession, abund- antly substantiated, that a 110 vol tage circuit is not dangerous to life, \t occurred to me at onco that some alectrical coergy must be coming in that citeuit other than the 110 vel: Lage. "It would be. perfectly possible for pur to come .through such a cic- Ait through the fuses of the plant ahd kill a man if the voltage were gh enough, but in my opinion not at 110 voltage on tolerably dry ground. 'here are many cases on ecord of low voltage circuits being rossed' with high voltage circuits sstorior to the plant from which fa- tal accidents have occurred. without dowing the fuses. As regards the narks on the deceased | believe it quite as common that death by eles ric shock .is unaccompanied as it is accompanied 'by marking, As re zards the perfection of the lamp a lari nfght be perfect for 110 voltage drcuit and be quite imperfect for high voltage, coming from an u»- 'mown source} - which in some way was foul of tha 110 voltage circuit it does not follow that such a lamp should burn out because the 110 valtage circuit was grossed by a high «altage cirenit for the connection is made by the grounding as through the man' in question." Witness in conclusion stated te had asked Mr. Broadbank avesent on Monday morning suitéble meters to golover the lina. | Made a Test Clarence Broadbank, sworn, said was an' electvical metallurgist Jueen's Universiby. The first test ha nade was that of the voltage directly across .the ' lighting circuit, and - he found the same to have 123 voltage. Bach of the wires had been tested in- lependently and. in one ease 20 'and in the other 25 volts had been discover that installation was Fine and cool to-day and on PROBS] ednesday. FARTHER M. JARVIS, TORONTO, . HAS BEEN COMING HERE $5.8 box or three for or matled to any Tia Booger Deve TO ANYONE FOR ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED DEATH For thé Past Fifty-Two Years--Pris.]® oners of Late Have Nearly All} Been Young Men ? Arthur M. Jarvis, deputy sheriff, of Toronto, has been bringing prison- ers to the Portem@uth penitentiary for fifty-two years. He is eighty- Iwo years of age, but still as active as a man of seventy. Last Saturday he brought down three young men who were 'sentenced in Toronto to Serve time at the prison at Ports- mouth. * During the years that Mr. Jarvis has been in 'the employment of the government he has brought a very large number of men to serve time at the provincial penitentiary, When speaking to a Whig reporter, Sheriff Jarvis stated that he could well Ye, mémbér the day that he brought down twenty-one men to serve time. They were Fenian raiders who were sentenced in Toronto in the AT 1866.: 'A special over the Grand Trunk railrod breught thé men ta the city and they wire later trans- ferred into hacks at thd. Grand Trunk station. On that occasion he engagz- ed Richard Boyd, the veterans cab- man, to take some of these men: in his hack from the station to the prison. Eight cabmen were engaged. Out. of that number Mr, Boyd -is the anly one doing business at the pres- tant time. Theé men who accompanied the deputy sheriff were all'armed. Sheriff Jarvis also regalls the oc- casion when he was foreed to-sleep in a farmer's home over night, as a result of the train breaking down en route to Kingston. It was in the was produced and witness stated that fazly Saye of the Grand Trunk: rail- in his opinion the wire had been cut Pr ~The read ed was far from at least! ane, month, This gvas plain | being in good shape, and as a result, . he rails spread and threw the engine to | by looking at. the ends of |! gl it. SY so off the tracks." When the 'accident Q . happened the passengers were in- Frank Acton and Stanlev Adsit, ! bron cormhorated the evidence of formed that the break would mot be Mr Rogers regarding his statement | 1Xed for some time, and Mr. Jarvis about ao repairs. having been made | accompanied his prisoners to a farm- on 'the line.dnea the accident occur jos Some where they rested over = ! On a couple of occasions the sheriff WINNERS OF PRIZES { has 'brought as many as thirteen men » {to serve time at the provincial insti- tution. He brings an assistant with iim, but is responsible for the de- livery of the prisoner at the big jprispn. On Saturday afternoon two , Aigsistants accompanied him. During the past couple of months, a very large number of ol have been sent down .from Toronto. For the past seven weeks Mr. Jarvis has made weekly visits. When he comes to the city he 2 stops at the Randolph hotel Mr. Jarvis told the Whig that a ge portion of those who are being sent down to serve time are young men who are just commencing life. The veteran Toronto deputy sher- iff has never lost a 'man in all thp vears he has been coming here. He takes no chances, and treats all alike. ---- At Plant of Kingston Floor and Wall Tile Company 's Plant Sanday -- From Evidence it is Believed Death Resulted from FElectyic Shock, . . "We find that deceased came to hus death in the plant of the Kingston Floor and Wall Tile oampany on Sunday, March 29th. lrom the evi fence submitted we believe that denth resulted from an electric shook but we cannot attach blue to anv thas accidend.'" I rug stores, or by on . BcosELy, DRUG CO., St. Catharines, 'Sold at Mahood's Drag Store." Come Early? FOR FIRST CHOICE OF COM. Ina SEASON'S NEWEST SUIT. Makers' Supplies YOU WILL FIND AT ALL TIMES BROAD, PLENTIFUL ASSORTMENTS OF DEPENDABLE SMALL - WARES AT SMALL PRICES. A long time ago we arrived at the conclusion that *'cheap' grade of small-wares should have no place in our stocks: it did not seem right to us for a woman tout into her apparel any but the most reliable qualities of findings and trimmings when so much ultimate satisfaction depends upon the apparently small details. ' NOW ON HAND BEST VALUR'IN OITY, Ashby the [ailor 76 Brock 8¢. Phone 1518 Cold Weather is Surely Coming More coughs and colds occur this season of the year than any other. Do not let a cough run on. A few doses of one for « The above verdict was rendered at 12.30 o'dock on Tuesday morning, by a jury empanelled by Dr. A. E. Hoss, coroner, to investigate the cir- cumstances surfounding the death of John Oskey, the vietim of Sunday's sad ident. The ing was' held in the police court room, and the taking of evidenge was not con cluded until 11.30 o'clock. James MeCulla was selected as' foreman of the jury. After being sworn in the of the jury viewed the remains of the deceased. There was no . mark whateves .on the body and the coro ner pointed out that a thorough in- spection had been made but that no marks could be founu. . 5. W. Mylks, who 'was called a8 speedily as possible after the ac cident: occurred. stated that on the way to the plant he met the am- butanee which contained deceased An examination of the body showed no evidence of life. Witness made an attempt at resuscitation, but with no Success. He also made an at tempt at artificial respiration = but with no success. The heart had ceased action. Witness saw the body about fifteen minutes after the accident occurred. . He discovered no marks on the body and believed that death had been caused by a- severe shocky of electricity. » - HERE members DR. HICKEY'S SPEEDY CURE and away it goes. For a heavy cold fake with this a few doses of Dover's Cold Breakers,"and you will be com- pletely rid of your cold in a few days. 20 cents each at Yet, while we handle only guaranteed qualities, you will find upon comparison that our prices are even lower than those charged elsewhere for infer- ior, uncertain grades. THE GREAT. 7 INVENTION for dressmakers since the sewing machine THE ACME-FORM The only autoniatic adjustable.dress form made --can be adjusted to any shape. Come in and have it demonstrated. 2% > STEACY'S gole Agents % Story of Eyewitness rad John Cornelios, undertaker S. S. Corbett, responded to the call for an ambulance. He said he found the deceased lving on his back in the engine room and told of the work of Dr. Mylks. In preparing the body for burial he sa%d he could find ne burns or bruises on it. James McCabe, assistant manager the plant, was with the deceased he met death: He said the occurred Sunday morning about - 10.30 o'clock. An ipspection J was being made of the engine and in order to see the deceased, used an | electric lamp which had an extensior gofd of about thirty feet. and a wire guard over it. "He stooped down and got hold . A it by the wire ghard, and gave a yell © genuine "in-!!. turned around quick, to pull th The " » | lamp out, of his hand. He fell u near against the wall. 1 carried him aw are one solid | and laid, hin on the ground, an es;" no éément. | worked at artificial respiratipny to tr; are the *real thi g | and bring: him back. William Jacksor land A. B. Kingsbury came to my as . sistance and helped me out. While wi NOT HAVE THE BEST FROM were working on the body a eall wa {sent for an ambulance, and four doe tors, We Grind 'ne Lenses. 8 Donve Ahovy the Dpera Homa for Which Were Offered by Everywom- an's 'World, Toronto, Recently the Whig advertised the prize contest put on by Every Wo- man's World, of Tordgty The de cision of the judges announced on March 24th, and the winners of the fifty prizes was then known. We have pleasure in pre- senting herewith the winners of the [en twenty prizes. Space will not at mad when accident permit the publication of all of thew, but the publishers announce that each winner is being informed © mail of his or Ler success. The priz winners are as follows: 1st Prize--Ford 1914 model; won by W. F. 16 Robert street, Toronto. 2nd prize--Genuine Gourlay piano. .fwon by Mrs. Charles Stafford, 1025} or {14th Avenue W., Calgary, Ala. | At the Age of Forty . . 3rd prize--Shetland pony, cart and! And after, the tire quickly harness, won by Ralph IL. Tindall,! when reading or sewing. Close work P. 0. 322, Lenoxville, Que. | ! sauses syestrain. The print blurrs. 4th prize--Columbia Grafonola,! Glasses are required to relieve the with $50 in records, won by Mrs. ¥.| strained nerves and muscles of the Lancaster, Propsy, Alta. eves and to give clear, comfortable 5th prize--Fine: blue-white dic-! vision. Our eyesight specialist makes \ : mond ring, won by Walter H. Lobis,' no charge for a thorough dependahle well grounded and not in any 195 Maitland street, Toronto. examination and test of the eyes. dangerous. The extension lump; 6th prize--Five-piece mahogany (lasses are prescribed which give im- was examined. The foree used by Mc. [parlor suit, won by Henry C. Clark and normal sight McCabe in throwing away the lanip {box 6, Cobalt, Ont. { without Rodger Optical Ser {him, Other workmen had also sulier | had apparently knocked the guard off 7th prize--QGenuine McClary Pan-| unexcelled. Rodger Optical Mer thor Axons be Draicibes i oo ed shocks, but not from Je Japp de "the lower end of the socket. In this {dora range, won by F. B. Dubancl | Parlors, 347 King street, his patients, he knows the ingred- ceased had used. Deceased only sulicr: | nosition it might have been possible [25 Spark street, Ottawa. | - lace on S asad. Ha ods a + og ed this one shock on Sunday morning. for a slight shock to be aed Sth prize--Famous Singer sewin he Ontario government has refused Jolie, DG Bas Vimoused 1th Darvel: pee tall direptions with each bottle. Friday night iast a workman sufierod | The voltage a mas might secure with imachine, won by George Englert, 112 legislation to close bars on Saturday . iS a t and wants the general | ist : om .any up-to-date drug- a shock. Witness said this lamp car | normal voltage on the lighting cir-| Wellington street, Beflin, Ont. | afternoons and holidays. Pp 38 In ants 2 al | gist. ried 110 voltage and would not hurt | miit was 30 volts. The socket above 9th. prize--Cleveland 1914 bicycle Witte Rose flour for all purposes . the pump well had been tested in the { won by Miss Bertha Gendron, Sutton,! The prices of lumber in Ontario wiil that to be with touring car,' Geddes, IT'S A SHAME THAT SO MUCH MONEY IS WASTED public to quit squandering money on so-called cold and cough "cures." Mentho-l.axene, a pure essence, first designed only for physician's use. in concentrated form is now be- coming the most popular household remedy for colds, coughs, catarrh, hoarseness, ete, in existence. Can be taken pure in 10.drop doses or made into a pint of Rough syrup as N eyes "A Great Pity That People Buy So Much Worthless Medicine for Coughs and Colds. "If You Could Make the Public Un- derstand Its Virtues Only Men- tho-Laxene Could Be Sold." A prominent physician wrote the foregoing words to the proprietors of Suffered Shocks Before Questioned hy one of the jurymen witness said that deceaséd had previ ous to this accident sufiered severa }small shocks, but they did not bother tairly sense : s pr mediate relief, effort vice 1s any person. { William Jackson said he happéned to} same way, and the same voltage had Que. w reduced considerably -- h McLellan, 205 Waestnioreland avenuc,| i 3 Pill » "rs | a) Ss Fi Going Into a Decline, : ; . : | red an orn-out 12th prize--Hamilton ideal: kiten- T 1 13th: prize--Solid gold pearl and] be in the south end of the building 'been found. Mr. Rogers had grabbed 10th prize--Men's 14k solid gold - (with A. BP. Kingsbury when a calif jold of thi€ socket and placed his foot | Waltham watch, won by D. Stewart! 4 . * Electric Chain 11th prize--Seolid gold .gennine ' \ { Waltham ladies' watch, won by Mis wegetabl: x . Angus Fraser, St. Ann's, B. C. Bonet ino, Xa an © Showers & Brackets: Comeau, Dalhousie, N. B. d : ¢ ~ amet elier, by Miss Joyce 2 : . i LQuiney. 55 MeGiI College amvena, | See our outfit for an eight room house at $18.00. |, Dainty and chaste. Quiney, 51 Montreal. ~-- 14th, prize--Spanish, leather up- liolstered rocker, won by Edgar War- ner, 22 Spencer avenue, Toronto. 15th prize--26-piece Rogers silvar-| ware cabinet, won by Mrs. W. il. Cole, 2015 James street, Edmonton 16th prize--97-piece English diu- ner set, won by Mrs. H. D'Orsonnen;, St, Johus, Que. k7th prize--7-jewel Waltham - sults Obtained by Using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. ree » h » wirinoe Won emily: oll. tha: time." Fue bose of Special prices for home wiring this week. De. Chase's Nerve Food did me more good than' all the medicineg, 1 - ever took. My system seemed to be all run down, and I was so weak could scarcely do anything. The Nerve Food did wonders for me, are | oy | Constant Pains in the Chest and Back-- Wonderful Re- | | | | symptoms wg What } a host of summed up in these words, into a dedhine." It means, "that the patient is daily | weaker and. weaker without hope | recovery, Jut read the letter quot Come and see. H. W. NEWMAN Electric Co. roiog in short, growing o f. Don't be satisfied with "an ordinary, old-style spring over- coat... ff We can show you half a dozen snappy, stylish 20th Centur Brand Models. 1 How do you like the one illustrated here? (ed below and learn of the great food cure which naturally and gradualls nourishes pale, thin, weak, tired-out en and women back to health strength. Jia There is no treatment you Gan So well 'rely upon, for Dr. Chase's Nerve Food contains in condensed and eas- ily assimilated form all the elements required to rebuild wasted and de pleted perve. cells. It cures in Na. ture's way by filing the system with new vigor and vitality. Mrs. Rena McNulty, St. Theodore, Que., writes: 'I had almost cou stant pains fn the chest, and back- 1 was tired , and worn = out EDDY'S FIBREWARE TUBS ETAIN THE HEAT ER. MUCH LONGER gu WED IRON. §) LA and | and I want other women syfieiing ne [ did to benefit by my experience. | feel like a Mfierent person since us- ing this great restorative." Can you imagine any medical treat- ment better suited to the needs of a run-down gvatem ? As a spring re storative there is nothing to Le com: pared to Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. It purifies antl enriches the blood, builds dp. the system, and drives out palins, aches, tired "feclings, and discour- agement, Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, 5c. a box, 6 boxes for $2.50. all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited. Oo Toronto. : watch men's 16-size, won hy Jamies Reid, ojo. Mrs. Robertson, Cohocon':, Ont 18th prize---7-jewel Waltham Ia- dies' size, won by Mrs. Edward Geo, P. 0. box 4425, Edmonton S,, Alta |. 19th prize--20-volume set Charice Dickens'. works, won by Mrs. Alan H. Dedels, Oyen, Alta. 20th prize---~English gold-filled en- graved bracelet, won by Miss Eta Kimberley, Box: 568, Smith's Falls, Ont. : Her Weak Point cussing the character of a venerable woman whom they esteemed to be wise invher generation, but a young man who was present, said it struck him: that she showed great lack of wisdom in one respect. 'What that, pray?" inquired an elderly gen- tieman. "Why," said the to catch soft water when it's raining hard." And silence fell upon assembly. EN OR GALVAN- | ARE CHEAPER | RR--WILL LAST LONGER AND DOES NOT RUST = THE CLOTHES. | i a------. ph aba-------- Horatio N. Lehigh, Brockyille, dif | Sunday night. He was eightymine i years of age. Four sons'and two daughters mirvive. Je was a Me thos and ta libexal. : Toronto Mail and Empire cable says that Churchill, Morley and Paget may resign to-day. The Ontario islature has shelved the second ing of the votes for 'married women bill. Ottawa ratepayers, after a hitter A. number of clergymen. were. dia-: young man, "she always puts out her tubs! the . of Cloth AME DY with the : SAME DYE. YE. EERE --Rugs, Carpets, Curtains, Hangings -- lend themselves | to successful Dyeing. * . We'll tell you frankly if ' YOURS can be improved § being dyed----and. just w the cost will be. lcampaign, voted for Ottawa river wa: filtered, : Phone 441 and 13 Trad Sadia, Copyright, protected where; elghteen Youre fenve. Write for let. MISS PULEN A. CAMPBELL We have a nice assortment of Gas Fixtures at moderate prices, suitable for any room in the house. wishes to inform the . public that she will open a dinin } room on March 30th, at 2 187 Wellington St. 'Upstairs, two doors south of Princess street. Special Dinner 25¢ From 12 am. to 1.30 pm. Board $4.50 Week