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THE CHILDREN SANG 0N EMPIRE DAY The national and patriotic idea is not hard to develop in British minds at any age but when the lessons are begun early the possibilities of the training are yet to be discovered. But that they are yet to be discovered is made very iikeiy by the invention of. Empire Day and the pro ceedings by which it is celebrated. I: is said that in Toronto, that dayâ€" the day before the 24th of Mayâ€"was observed with great enthusiasm by the children. Lindsey juveniles may have confined themselves to shorter hours but they made amends for that by a vigor that forbade extending the time too mu \- Nearly 1,000 strong, they mustered at the Academy of Music in the evening and presented a unique and altogether capital entertainment. Under the direct- !on of Principal Broderick, assisted by the teachers, the children of all the schools, had for weeks been training for the event. Raised seats extending almost to the roof made it possible for the 900 children to be seat: d in view of the audience. The variety of costume and color, added to the charm that always attends a throng of childish figures, made this a delightful; scene. The audience could not all find sitting room, although all the available space had been filled with chairs. The program took nearly three hours in rend- ering. yet nobody tired and the splendid success of the concert in every part must be a great satisfaction and is certainly a great credit to Principal Broderick and his teaching staff as well as to the child- ren themselves who deported themselves is admirable fashion. The feature of the evening apart from the purely spectacular effect of the prettily, robed multitude on the p1atform. was the choruses they sang. In point of numbers these youchfu’. actors rivallâ€"td or perhaps surpassed the theatrical entertainers of ancient and modern times. It is said that among the Greeks as many as 2,0001 performers took part in a single play. A: the presentadnn of “America” in Chicag) daring the World’s Fair, 500 people were in costume, but in neither of these cases were anythim like all the performers in view or taking part at one time. Likejy the numbers so doing were greater in Chicago than among the ancients, and the schOol chi'dren of Lind- say by far surpassed the array on the platform of the Windy Cxty. was was splendid. The singing Itself vasincepitul time and showed clever training. The children sang with great vigor and the volume of unaccompaniei But to speak of the choruses. They were mostly of a patrlollc an‘l national sentiment. When singing “The Land bf the Maple” the chorus was illustrated by a eptlg of that tree. waved in the hands of every child. The Union Jack supplanted the green bough while British selections were being given. The eflequ In both Very Successful Entertain- ment in the Academy. [3! soprano at times smote the ears with more intensity than sweetness. But this is unavoidable where one part ls sung alone and was no fault of the children’s. The drill by ‘25 young girls was extreme ly pretty and cleverly executed. The “Looking Backward” number was the moat two-faced performance seen here in some timeâ€"among children at all events. but it was unfque and pleasing. Per. hape the drill of the little Jack Tare we: [the meat pepnlar event at the evening- l'fhe tableaux were Well conceived and executed. Perhapa the caricature of Pres. Kruger with a. bible under his arm. was at this stage of the war hardly as magnanimous as Britishers are at: heart. and at any rate that particular volume adds nothing to facetloue exhibitions. The orchestra was on hand. Principal Broderick swung the baton like a veteran for all the choruses. Major Martin was in regimentals in the left box. The public school staff made most efficient stage managers and the audience stayed to the last, delighted with this celebration of Emapire Day. MRS. JOS. PERRIN BURNED TO DEATH A Distressing and Fatal Acci- dent near Valentia. On Tuesday of last week a terrible accident occurred near the village of thia that resulted in Mrs. Jos. Perrin’ 5 being burned to death. Mrs. Perrin was engaged in burning caterpillars in the orchard. She had a bunch of rage on the end of a long pole. They were saturated with coal oil. It seems that as she held the pole over her head. burning shreds of the cloth fell down upon her and ignited her clothing. ‘A high wind was blowing and she was unable to put the fire out. Her little two-year-old'child was with her, and in her anxiety to prevent it from going near the torch she neglected herself and soon was enveloped in flames. No one saw the accident, but Mra.‘ Perrln, although her clothing was all huggedpfi and her body fearfully scorch- ed, actually reached Mrs. Joe. Brown’s, 80 rode away and carried her child in her arms. Mrs. Brown heard her screams and rushed out: to meet her.‘ She rallied to tell something of how the accident happened, but died about three o’clock next mornlr. g, having lived in great pain from one o’clock the day before. Same evidence of the terrible agony cf her sufferings is found in the fact that bits of charred clothing were found in every room in her house, showing how the poor frenzied woman, mad with pain and fear. had rushed through the build- ing. That the child was not burned is a great wonder. Mr. and Mrs. Perrin had not lived in the neighborhood long, but were greatly ea'oemed. Mr. Perl-m was working on another farm about a mi}e away when the accident occurred. The funeral was held at Rosedale on Thursday the 24th. A large number attended. Mr. Perrin and his little child have the sincerest sympathy of the whole neighborhood in their sad bereave- ment. Township of Bexley Court of Revision and (,ouncil Pro~ ceedings The court of revision was opened in the township hall at 10.30 a.m. W. J. Alton appealed over-charged on land. Moved by Mr. Rehill, seconded by Mr. Wires, that the assessment on lot6 N.P.R., property of John Alton, sen., be reduced $100, and the assessment on lot 5, N .P.R., property of W. J. Alton, be reduced $100.â€"Ca.rried. - Moved by Mr. Peel. seconded by Mr; Wires, that the court adjourn one hour for dinner.â€"Carrie'd. Business of court of revision was resumed at 1 p.m. Meved by Mr. Irwin, seconded by Mr. Rehill, that the assessment roll as now revised and corrected be received and con- firmed.â€"Carried. menced at 2.30 p.m. The minutes of the last meeting were read. Moved by Mr. Rehil], seconded by Mr. Peel, that the minutes of the last meeting be received and adoptedâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Rehill, seconded by Mr. Wires. that Walter Wilson be allowed to do his road work on the 6th cOn. line, and that Alex. Wilson, Richard Pearce, and Mr. Phillips perform their road work on John Richmond’s beat, No. 28.â€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Irwin, seconded by Mr. Peel, that a charity grant of 100 pounds of flour be given to the old man Anson.â€" Carried . Moved by Mr. Rehill, seconded by Mr. Irwin, that, $10 be expended on the 6th con., Mr. Wires to be commissmner and to let: the workâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Irwin, seconded by Mr. Pee], that $10 be expended. on the 2nd 0011., W. J. Peel to be commissioner.â€"-â€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Irwin, seconded by Mr. Wires, that 310 be expended on the boun- dary line of Laxton. between the 20d and 3rd com, if Laxton will give an equal amount, the reeve to be commissioner.â€" Carried. Moved by Mr. Wires, seconded by Mr. Peel, that the following amounts be paid : The Municipal World, for six copies of paper for the year and book for registra- tion of births, marriages and deaths, $7.75; The court of revision was then closed . Council meebing was then held and com- Alfred Taylor, clerk, part of salary, $25.00; Peter Wires, sessional allowance, $6; Wm. B. Irwin, sessional allowance, $6; James Rehill, sessional allowance, $6; Wm. Peel, sessional allowance, $6; Geo. T. McKague, sessional allowance, $6.â€"Carried. By-law No. 342, empowering the reeve and treasurer to borrow $200 if required was passed. Moved by Mr. Rehill, seconded by Mr. Peel, that this meeting adjourn to meet at Coboconk at the call of the Revaâ€"Carried. ALFRED TAYLOR, clerk. aState chemist Hummel cf Minnesota has discovered outrageous violations 0f the honey and jelly law; jars of atufi‘ labeled “finest California honey” con- tained nothing but glucose. In some cases the remnant of a honey comb was inser'. ed, to give the jsraflavor of the real thing. About one-third of the samples of alleged honey contained none or only a trifle beside glucose and cane sugar. 0i jellies, only 25 per cent. were genuine; the rest were made of glucose, starch, flour, gelatine, flsvored with apple syrup and artificially colored. The ‘c Acting, in some instances. was injurious. â€"â€"What was a. very peculiar and serious accident occurred on Friday of last week about six miies north-west of Havelock at the home of Mr. Hilfon. It: appears that Fred Hilton, 8 young man about 26 years of age was out in the woods chopping a tree. When nearly completed he left: the axe sticking in the trunk, while be pro- cured a stout pole for a binder. and while using,r it as a lever it fell on the handle of the axe sending that implement flying through the air, striking the man in the neck and cutting a gash from ear to ear, and also part of the windpipe. The unâ€"1 fortunete youth made his way to the house. although very week from the loss of blood, when a physician was hurriedly summoned, and his fearful injuries attended to. At last accounts in was thought that he would recover. â€"Durin2 a thunder storm on a recent Sunday afternoon lightning struck a tree near a house in Rutland, N Y., jumped to the corner of the house, ripped cfi' paper and plaster, and passed out through the cellar. The owner was in the barn mi‘king. six rode away. He suddenly fomd himself lying on the floor, while the 00‘: stood quiet, waiting for him to re- smne. Bis nearest neighbor was also in i king in his barn, about the same dis- tunes from the struck residence, in an opposite direction. Here the cow was knocked down, leaving the milker sitting on his stool with pail between his knees. In Watertown a woman went into -he back yard as the storm commenced, to take some lace curtains from the lu-e, which was of wire, strung from an shie- tree to a post. and supported by an irnn- tipped pike-pole. There came a flash and deafening clap, and the husband rnsii 4g out found his wife lying dead under the line. Apparently she had her hands up- on it when the bolt came. It struck the iron tip of the pole, fusing it, passed along the wire to the posr, which was shivered, and so entered the ground. a plow to unearth the tubers, the dirt and potatoes falling into an endless chain elevator, which delivers them into a hop- per, which removes the dirt and drops the potatoes into a bag. ' Potatoes are rapidly dug, cleaned and sacked by a new apparatgs, which has Water reservoirs are automatically kept at the proper level by a new waste gate, which is pivoted on either side of the outlet, with a pocket attached to the gate at right angles,_to be lifted with the overflow, the weight of the water overbalancing the gate and allowing it to open. Leaves can be rapidly and cleanly pick- ed up from lawns by an Ohio woman’s invention, which has a large hopper mounted on wheels, with fan blades set in the mouth of the hopper close to the ground, to be rapidly revolved by gearing inside the wheels, thus farming the leaves into the hopper. A $20 suit looks better in a window than a $40 suit does on your back. Make your business talks as short as your prayers and you will be a winner. V The fear that people will find them out serves most men better than a conscience. Persistence in doing one’s duty ends in liking it. something like acquiring a taste for olives. You know how freely and recklessly you talk about other people? Well, that’s the way they talk about you. This world will never be satisfactory to cross old people untfl (flfildren regaed work as they do pie and demand thexr share. A man’s memory never gets so poor that he fmrgcts to tell his children how often he has wan-ml the Hnm- with fhem in the night. John James Ingalls has written a boo_k entitled “National Oddities” and uses his own Picture as a frontispiece.â€"Denver Post. If King Oscar goes to Pa1is next month, as p10posed, will he pay 111010 at- tention to the F1011c'11 fair 01 to the fair Fiench?â€"Boston Globe. Rudyard Kipling’s current South Afri- can effusions are neither journalism nor literature. Can no one gag him for awhile, to give his reputation a fair chance to recover?â€"~Boston Journal. Stephen Crane says that Mr. Mark- ham. the poet, is “the greatest vman America has ever produced.” This is news to America. Ame1ica was under the impression that Mr. Crane “as her greatest and g1andest productionâ€"Kan? 5115 City J 011111111. ' IMPERTINENT PERSONALS. News of the Week RECENT INVENTIONS. THE WATCHMAN-WARDER : LINDSAY, ONT; THE CYNIC. m” . a gawafvwfifzfiézfi3.23%.?3:33.3%fa:m, ullars ~'>’v".'!'fi,‘.~ M .t.: â€" r». _ . I" 35.1 ,‘I ‘ ; 27 WINDING UP THE MAY CAMPAIGN BY smmum; MUNEY-SAVlNG Hosiery, and Outfittings for the Summer for well-dressed Men and Youths. You are probably thinking about your SummerL‘é Light-Weight Clothmg. Why not give your dollars a chance to spin out by coming to GOUGH’S to make your selections P When Prices Drop GOUGH’S *1 Prices Drop the Farthestg When prices are cut GOUGH’S prices are cut the deepest. End of May Bargains that will outstrip anything this season. Jump into these Bargains quick and think later ! Ours are sure-thing investments. Saturday Bargains Saturday is BARGAIN DAY â€"-â€"AT Rob1nson EVVEII‘t’S Men’s Boston Calf. 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