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ero Farrere Business -- Special aftention Ho Dealers, and to ont-of-town Kale notes canned oF ak in i! ix departmont, pi Interesc at i .ghest current ra.es, Fos free on api CHAS. BALLARD, Muses | PORT PERRY BRANCH. R. D. ARCHER, M.D.C.M. Victoria University ; M.B. Toronto University, Memb rv or the College of Physicians and Sargeons, Ont.; Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons, Fiinburg : Liveutiate of the Raval College of Physicians, Kdin- Burg ; Member of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons , Glasgow; Late Resident Pupil of the Rolunda, Hospital, Dublin, for Women. Ottice and Residence, second door west of Davis' Furniture Bmporiom, Queen Street. Office hours--9 to 11a, ., and 2 0 5 p.m, and evenings. 1 have taken as partner, my brother, R. Archer, M.D, C. M "eve of Physicians and Surgeons, Ont. Port Perry, June 9, 1897. Dr Member of Col R. H. SANG 35TER, Physioan, Ser De geon and Acconchear, and Dr. W. A. Sartor, Dentist, may on and after 10-day, be found in theiv new Surgical and Dental Cifices aver the Post Office, where they will be found as heretofore, prepared to attend to their respective professions in all their branches, Port Pe erry Dec. 8, 1807 DR. S. #4 MELLOW, Puvysioian, SURGEON, &c. Queen St., Port Peiry 1to3 pm, Office and Residence, Qfice honrs--8 to 10 and Evenings, Telephone in office and house, open night and day over the lines south, connected with tho residence of (G. TL. Robson, V.S. Port Ferry, Nov, 15, 189% WM.H. HARRIS. BA. LLB. BARRISTER, &c,, Snecesgor to ard occvrpart of the ofiices of the Jate F. M. Yarnold Port Perry, Ont. a.m ; MOYEY TO LOAN. Peivaio Funds at 4 per cent. Feb. 7 1801 JNO. W. CROZIER ) ARRISTER, ™ SOLICITOR, CONVEYANCER, J) ke. Office at residence, 6th Gon Reach (one mile west of Port Perty,)-- Moxky To Loan. NF. PATERSON, x. Ca Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public, &c., Nos. 310 311, Temple Building, Cor. Bay and Richmond Streets, Toronto. Toronto, March 31, 1863, J E. FARE WELL, x. C., LL.B., County 2) , Crown Attorney, Barrister, County Sol- sitor, &ec., Notary Public aud Conveyancer ffice--South wing Court House, Whitby, Ont. WW. A SANGSTER, DENTAL SURGEON. Office Hours--9 to 12a.m., 2 to 6 p,m Also open Saturday evenings. £3 Gold Fillings, Bridge and Crown A ork a Specialty, Vitalised Air. Dr F. D. McGrattan (DENTIST) D8. of Rayal Calloge of Dental Surgeons, also D.D.S, of Toronto University. Cficein the Allison Block over Allison's rag Store. Office hours--8 a.m. t08.30 p.m. Port Perry, April 0, 1302. es of Dentistry, inching Irie Bridge Work successfully cticed. prac al Tecth on Gold, Silver, Alison or Rublier Plates. Fittings of Gold, Silver or Cement . Painless extraction when required: &F Prices to suit the times® MONEY TO LOAN, HE Subscriber is to LEND ANY AMOUNT on Farm Security AT 5 PER OENT. &@ Also on Village Property. &F MORTGAGES BOUGHT. HUBERT L. EbBELS, Banister, . vs] offers for Sale orto i ouso and: Lot on the corner Streets, n goed repair 1} ncres first: area number of ; there aro also na account Farmers' en for ion aL lowest rates GEO. J ACKSON, 0 withdrawal at any time woes Licensed Avctioneer, Valuator, &c FOR THE COUNTY OF ONTARIO AND TOWNSHI) | oF C. ISHES WwW CARTWRIGHT, S at this the commencement o another Auction Sale Season to re turn thanks to hfs numerous pa'rons for past favor and continued patronage In requesting their esteemed he desires to stute that no effort or patna will be spared on his part to make all sales entrusted to | him successes, His very extensive practice lin the past should he a sufficient recom mendation as to his ability. given into his charge will be attemled to with promptncss and dispatch. made out and blank notes supplied free, ou application. the Observer Perry, for or Standard dates claimed Nov. 1, 1901. the past. The incrensed favoring me with My Sale Regleter Leland House, Cesarea, will be Cesarean, Ang. 26, 1896. ICEN ED J County of Outurio e Opernuver Office Sa TARRTAGE LICK NSES, 'ort Perry, Dec. 19, 1853, vent (Trust funds) neatness and dispatch. Office--Oune door Manchester, PORT PERRY, will be charged. than sfx mouths : antil arrears ure paid ap ADVERTISEMENTS ensured AD ER MER received for ifio in-tructions, will ment wil JOB DEPAR! Pamphlet Hund Bills, Programs, Letter Heads, hes try ...Partien from » distance Lp printed can ve printed to ISHES to inform \ rs Style Our Charges are | the val 1 for muke arrangements, or write to his address CHARGES MODERATE THOS Mauchestors Jun, 19, 1869 WwW. H. McCAW, ISSUER OF All kinds of Conveyancing executed with west of Town Hall, Manchester April 11, 1888. North Ontario Observer 4 Weekly Political, Agricultural and Family Newspaper 18 PUBLISHED AT ONT. KVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY TERMS. - £1 per annum. if pakl iv advance : if not $1.50 No subscription taken for 2nd no paper discontinned LETTERS containiny money, when addressed to thi Outice, prepaid and registered wil. be at our risk. ty Nonparie! charged acoording to the space they occupy. bln inser fo. Sid and charged wccordingly. No 1 be tuken ows until paid for. A LIBERAL dtconunt alowed toMorchiauts and other who advertise by the year or half 3 THESE terms will in all cases be strictly adhered to Dodgers, Bill Heads, Fntdingglnvitation, Blank Forme, Recolp Books, Business Cards 4.2 Abdembly Carde, Tiny oye 86 ond calor + Ea HPA RSONS. MISS HARRISON Dress and Mantle iaker Charming Effect. 3 the ladies that she has moved to ler fire Rooms in the Allison Block where she is prepared to execute all orders in Dress and Maotle Making in a 'manner "unsurpassed for All Sale Sale list Parties wishing to engnge his services | may consult his Saux Recrstewn either at Port | Otho Sule GEO. JACKSON, Por 't Perry IP. O AUCTIONEER. FPYHE undersigned takes this opportunity of returning thanks for the very liberal patrcnuge he hae recived as Auetionecr in experience extensive practice which I have had will he tarned to advantage of patrons, and parties their sales muy rely « their juterests being fully protected effort will be spared to moke it profitable for parties placing their sales in ny hands found and No at the SWAIN JOS. BAIRD AUCTIONEER the at for togister Patronage solicited Port Perry Ont, Township Clerk, Cemmissioner, &ec. s prepared to Loan any quantity of Money on improved Farm Security at 6 and 7 per snd tion, with- rted until Posters, Checks hap hand bills, 20 © with them. t with wd | | OF CAN ADA aris Deposits receivod at the highest cnrrent vo4 Robert iven to Farmers, Cattle and rates, Interest caloulated and credited to , ten disooknt- each depositor semi-annually. Toronto man who relates the story. H. G. HUTCHESON, MANAGER. 1897. £100,000 STERLING (British Capital) I ud 4 4% and ort a oo Se "ort Perry, June 26, a er cari . ABARS ind Broker, Port Perry, Ont. Jamieson's very Apply DAVE Bunker rp undersigned takes this opportunity of thanking the inhabitunis of Port Perry and snronnding eonutry for the libernt and still increasing put roniuge bestowed upon him since commencing Onrting and Livery in Port Perry und wow intimates that he is better than ever prepared to supply all requirements in his line, Having extensively added to my stock of hurses ; as well as conveyances of the latest type of construction for comfort and pleasure, I ani in a position to meet the requirements of the most fastidious ns to style sud desirable equippage in every respect--in every way suit able far private driving, wed- diogs, fune-ils, &e Parties wishing an afternoon drive can have their choice of snitable | double or single vigs and care fal drivers will lso be suppli- | ed when required. I possess a nuniher of good Spring and Dey Wagons und will, at all times, attend to Carting with the utmost care and promptness. I wish further to state that in future suitable conveyances will be at the Rublway Depot to convey passengers and bay gage to private residences, and will ulso convey pussengereand baguage to the Depot in time for departing traivs, on being given notice WM. JAMIRSON. Port Perry, July 30, 1908, WANTED A man to represent GRreaTEsT NURSERIES" in the town of PORT PERRY and surrounding country, and take | orders for OUR HARDY SPECIALTIE in Fruit Trees, Small Fruits, Ornamentals, Shrubs, Roses, Vives, Seed Potatoes, &c. "CANADA'S f San Jose Scale. = A permanent pos ition for the right man on either salary or commission. ONE & WELLINGTON RL ovER 800 ACRES ToroNTO, - - ONTARIO Cook's Cotton Root | rite, Is 0 Highle Semuator of oy Yi, Taian Za SF Lime 0 debend, Tin 'the Bou hour gto of ho YE Li cases 23 icin o known. No. 2-For special" cn. cases 10 dey oon Tour drupl our" ari ig oo ober Cotton Raot all pills, i a) us. No. rented NE "he Bo ad ony Re , Ont wa No. 1 and No. 2 are sold in' Port Petry by C. H. Allison and A. J. Davis, Druggista Threshing Machine for Sale The undersigoed offers for Sale his Challenge Thr a at'a Bargan. Although the hichie has been io use about three years it is none the worse for that. shod requiring-a Separator shoul see this Bo Apply to the owner. , JOHN! COLLINS, is " June 2, 1903, © Sougog. Stock true to name and free from | WHEN THE REBEL -- iy, "Time can never erase Sng ory of that personal expericnoe' the old rebel chieftain tha morning eighteen years ago,' Hazelton, a woll-Anown "I was hospital staff sergeant' under Surgeon Lieut-Col. Ryerson during the Northwest Iebellion Sunda; May 17, 1885, was a memorable oc casion for the right divisicn of the Northwest field force. It was our first Sabbath with the mnstorvious "captive rebel chjef in our possession. 1 pelicve every man jn the commard felt tho importance of the occasion. We realized it was the beginning of the end of the bloody career of Riel. "We were camped on the Saskatche- wan River that Sunday morning, en route to Alberta, with our prisoner. Our camp 'wos pleasantly located. Our tents strung out in a three-sided line, with the opening towa:d the east and the beautiful river skirting the southern fringe of white canvas. It was eighteen years ago, but it seems but yesterday that I was sit- ting on a medicine chest talking with Major J. B. Munroe ahout the cap- 1gre of Riel the Tuesday before, the sfirring events of the campaign and of our boys who had met death. Called te Attend Riel, denis a form darkened the ning made by the flap of the tent boing pulled back and Brigadicr- Major Young of Winnipeg, son of tho famous old missionary of the same name, walked in Loc," he observed alter hesitating a minute, 'I wixh you would give me some medicine.' But, Major, what can be the matter with you? 1 ncver saw you looking better; 1 don't think we car- ry any medicine that can do a man of your appearance any good." He laughed and with more hesitation, coming closer, said: 'Yes, but I need some medicine; I want a laxative. What have vou got about the tent?) 'Seeing he was in carnest, 1 ri marked: 'I can give a solid, a powder, a paste or a liquid, what do you prefer?' | "The Major you seemed puzzled, and | finally becotning confidential and ex-- hibiting much mystery, he continued utishing food comes néxt. 'Then, 8 medicine to control 'the cough and heal the lungs. 'Ask any good doctor. So an aor lung die red by it. 1am never yithoutits G. HAMILTON, ou Mi 3.0 Towel] for Consumption 1 Tanith demands dally action of the bowels. Ald nature with Ayer's Pills, early life as divinity student." But the shifting stiake<like eyes kept mov- ing all over nic ahd scldom resting for a moment in one place. He wore a gray Northwest Mounted Police shirt, possible a part of the loot from Fort Carlton and the Hudson Bay Co. stores: a pair of bull hide moccasing, gray tweed pants and vests completed his apparel This was the rebel chieftain as he con- fronted me that Sunday morning. It was 'the first time T had ever scem Riel. In Fear of Nolug Felsened. "'After the salutation I remarked 'The Major tells me you want some medicine; what's the matter Riel? "I want a laxative; I have felt well for four or five "" "What do you want? '" 'What can you give me?' not days and the prisoner shifted uneasily from one foot to another "" "I can give you a solid, a liquid, a paste or a powder; which cen you take easiest?' "Quick as a flash he turned his little flashing eyes on me and re plied: "Have you got any castor oil? Thought Death Was Near "YF intuitively divined what was runfiing through the mind of the cun- ning old fellow. Ho knew castor oil when he saw it. He did not know the other various medicines 1 might offer him, He was in deadly fear of teakived. how ose of poison and no one woul in a lower tone: 'I may as well tell # ie A you, Doc, this is not for me but foe Jthe wiscr. There was no mistak- the prisoner.' the expression of awful fear that was overspreading the prisoner's Would Take Na Chiduers eguntenance. 1 could observe the | "Now we had many prisovers, but Gh&nge in his demeanor with no dif the prisoner 1 huew meant Riel. I figulty. Each moment he was getting replied: That makes no difference; Worse In his early days Riel had 1 can give you medicine for hin as 'Studied for the priesthood. He was | well as for yourself, but what shall perhaps in a measure familiar with it be of there I iacnuion?' Hesitat- action of some of the more subtls ing again, he remarked that perhaps Poisons. He probably realized that I I had better come over and see Riel €ofld give him, a dose of prussic acid So we walked down toward the pri- e@fcealed in other drugs, and being soner's tent. It was some three hup- atile the deadly poison would dred yards away. kn route the evhporato befors his corpse could be Major remarked, with considerable 'exanincd by persons of sufficient sur | significance Now, Loe, remember, 1 skill to determine that his you must treat this fellow right. path was not natural, "There must be no uaay ce. You uns E Major Got Impatient derstand?' he, : " | "Or turned and 1oo'sd at him. (SEERA told him we did not carty cas | knew what was running through his 8@F Oil in our supplies. ffe CH IR | mind, He knew the hostile feclingiilifienk for several moments, bus. bio | among the men toward Riel. Eas- llor was decp ning ao ound | pecially did he recall that! I had #8 impatient. he Would Bob Waste | shortly before stood by the side of gnofe: Lime: on 108 PF song | my boy friend, Licut. William Ci ° Mhat do you think (his man | Fitch of Toronto, at Datoche, and Bi td bave, Locy he broks ou "Riel" stamp of his foot | seen him shot to death by Riel's |i or a eS aror | hraves. He was «probebly counting | egy, 8 pe Ra" was the | just bow deep the resentment was hg Give it to Binh | toward the author of the bloodshed in Teply DL A ised { we, Lad Witnessed Yes, 1 3ndert pred 20 griins of powdered julep stand you fully," 1 replied, ancisRg rains ih powdered Bast Indian passed or, x and incorporated it with a | Coafremts Rebel Chieftain. drops of glycerine. This 1 car | "At a small bell-shaped tent there | back in a spoon | were twe sentries walking. Fach had | @®here was no denying the trepi- | a loaded gun with fixed bayonet on @ticn of Riel now. There ls not the were attcnde ghicst doubt in my mind that he they There was clearly his shoulder, and | ing to business. £33 ought he was being poisoned--that hil His face not to be any chance taken by the ' last monient had come | officials of anything 'huppening' to. g ashen. As 1 approached he be ! Jacl prisoner They realized just © Bf to mumble in Latin to himself hen that Riel in captivity was look- was a devout Catholic. Riel was a upon as almost as dangerous to the Government as Riel at liberty even in rebellion. The officers knew that I realized what a white clephant the prisoner was likely to prove. They understood that if ahythl 'happencd' to the o!d rebel the would lay itself open to the cha : of having deliberately Book Riel's death. = All these consi "tions wero clear to me. striking Marner of the Captive: "I shall never forget (he few mint utes' interview with Louis, Riel nor the upon me. 'I'he prisoner was lying down as I entered. He scrambled to his fect as I came in. His small piercing cycs were so bright and so scarching that 1 almost forgot to survey the powerful physique that confronted me. He greeted me in a low, musical voice aud placed rather a delicate, soft hanl in m'ne. His | hat was off, showing a great mass of brown hair and full beard of ri h brown, all well kept. The bead-like eyes left an uncomfortable feeling on nie that could not be allayed by a closer scrutiny of the prisoner's rather pleasant features. It was a face that revealed much strength and coarse features somewhat refined bv. 'For Oper Sixty Years ' impression the rebel chief left: his | ying to the V irgin for protecticn demeanor was that of a hunted al with every hope dissipated eld the spoon toward him His Mlttcrings became lower 1 could linguish an occasional scntence. Implered Divine Mercy. 'he. "desperate man grasped the pn with his loot hand. At the same 'began to use his right in on "himself. His gppeal for di mercy was louder. 'Doe ad- u non timendum' he cried, but bling hand and terror strick- enance showed that he did much faith in God's help. no I Jooked me straight in the ey » fully a minute, making no souts ut continuing to cross him- sell | if threatening me in the evi "was poison 1 had given him Ri murmured as he looked at mo, #Babit Deus his quoquefinem.' "8 otched prisoner's face was livid he slowly raised the medicine to nouth. lle fastened his sharp BR me as he prepared to take unquestionably believed to 1 dose. Just as the spoon gd his lips ho spoke again, 'Dei he, breathed, 'Deus inajor od Against Mia Tooth. spoon touched his mouth held it was palsied. It I d dawn, and Riel re- 8 uipea dus He continued to if: convulsively as if wait- death stroke. After a "his attitude slightly @ did not fecl the eanyul- he knew would follow a nd his spirits rose. prt ' his man he pas bis head away. Jf d of the vile suspicion 'hope as lobg as r belied his trust. however... was * he groaned, hut | IWIOLE No. M partly Alayéd whet T handed him | several pills and told him to use them in futurd if he required medi- cine. "It was the fBllowing November when the miserable fellow was exe- cuted, but he probably did not suf- for more keeply on the kcaffold tham that May morning ih the military camp on tHe katchewan River, when he thought he was delivering to himse}f the drug that would snuff out his life.--G. C. Torter in Toronto | World. { Canada 44 Years Ago. I shall conclufle with a Canadian reminiscence. Some 44 yep!s ago now --then almost at the copnichcement | of his niilitary carcer--Lord. Wolseley poisoned... wo. v it would be for me to give him. J 5d Wolseley d incd ho did not show work in every respect is first-class. was serving in Canada. Likh the ma- jority of fiewcomers ta the "Great Lone Latid"' the young officer was imbued with an ardent desire to see a Red Indian at close quarters and study him in his own surroundings. For a long time, however, his am- bition seemed to stand no chance of being fulillled, for all: the natives who visited the various military out- posts at which Lord Wolseley was quartered were either so highly civi lized Or else so seriously under the influence of too much "fire-water" as to be completely divested of the einoblifig attributes usually accords ed to the child of the forest At length, the future head of the armv met with an opportunity that scemed to promise well for the gratification of his wish. An expedition into the interior 6f the Dominion was being arranged and an appointment on the staff was offered hin Delighted at the prospect of at last achieving his ambition, Captain Wolseley~--as he was {hen--said good bye to the attractions of Quebec and accompanied the party into the backwoods. After pn forthight's hard traveling word was brought to the camp one night by a guid that a small band of bona fide Indians were bivouacking a few miles ahead Thereupon Lord Wolseley rode for ward to interview the chief whom his fancy pictured as being of im pressive demeanor, and clad in the conventional garb of feathe and war-paint I'o his undisguised dis may however] the ndividual to whom the guide presently introduced him turned out to be an extremely ordinary-looking persor robed in nothing more romantic than a dis carded dresscoat and a pair of very dirty flannel trous Concealing his disappointment t he could however, Lord Wolseley entered ifito conversation with him At the end of five minutes or so the guide hint Redskin would not inking his dijst; ERE ¥ Bd em him with a wondering if the fnsult would entail his being tomahawked Any fears that he may have had on the subject, however, were dispersed by the tive query Co half a crown? ed that the noble be adverse florin, rather promptly forest chief's plain- ldn't it MAT you make Funny Old Signs 0 dor Iron early yt blu It Blackfriars Charlotte sale { the most notable I'he Dog's had its he s of the reigr Hal out ne of old Lon- Head In the ginning in tho same signs Pot of that St. Nicholas lonely figure on at the of the sign of a whole s establ Tha of a King says stands a road corner street iron-monger ishment in the out it dog is act of eating thr iron has Tho Dog and Greyhound' Harrigon in a bookseller hakespeare's legged pot which t Ww I'he here re also over and The Wh sign of Joh church i's ard blished somg of £ work Mr of the chair recess P candidat Dublir quest of health M.I., one Mayoral the Joseph does not spend but back to his position as foremar Dublin evening declar he is much it editions on St speeches of in Bgocs seer on a where, he pier getting another than in sitting Saxon paper S hap alter Steph his in less the Liv- as- party in split repre- 0 in In sted hear he inner en's youth the exciting first erpool sociated ng was a Fenian, tu organizations, and times helped Home Rule Assoc For years h with the I.abor Dublin, which he will if Ald. Dowd, another rentative, comes forward as a candi- date for the Mayorality Mr. Nan netti succeeded Mr. J. LL. Carew as member for the College Green divis ion when the latter broke with his party over attending a levee by the Prince of Wales. Karly English Lofferies. The first lottery in England, so far as can be ascertained, began to bo drawn on Jan. 12, 1569, at the west door of St. Paul's Cathedral, | and continued day and night till the ! 6th of May. The scheme, which had been announced two years before, shows that the lottery consisted of forty thousand lots or shares at ten shillings each, and that it compre bended 'a great number of good prizes, as well as of ready money as of plate, and certain sorts of merchandise."' The object of any profit that might arise from the scheme was the raparation of har- bors and other useful public works Lotteries did not take their ori- gin in England; they were known in Italy at an earlier date: but from the year mentioned down to 1826 (excepting for a short time follow- ing upon an_act of Queen Annc) they continued to be adopted by the in found 0 on in has been probably Labor English Goverment as a source of revenue. It is dificult to realize that there were large and imposing offices in London, and pretentious agencies in the provinces, for the sale of lottery tickets; while flam- ing advertisements on walls, in new books and in the public journals proclaimed the desirability of such and such "'luckv" qoffiens. £2" NO NECESSITY for delay | in securing Chop now at Vickery's ; his new, large chopper is in full operation and has a vapacity af 25 bags every 60 miantes and the i I REDE! PTION OF CUSTOMS AND LANs GUAGE BY THE GAELIC LEACUE. Porimented lite Many Quarts Ti ldo's, whieh ids asd Is Freduoing Mer Bevigat of Irish ronivt 8 the Teague was founded in Ireland, principal objects Leing to preserve the lrish language as a spoken ton- gue and to cultivate a modern liter ature in Irish, For the (irst few years of its existence compavatively lttle progress was made beyond thy teaching of Irish in a few clagses in Dublin and in the country und {lo publication and distribution of soike propagandist pamphlets At the advent of the, Gaelic League the Irith was disap- pearing traditional Ianguage fast and with it a vast if the treasure of lore form of poems and stories handed down for generations, In scarcely any of the schools wus Irish taught, und in th nationkl schools of the west and south, in districts where Irish is still the vernacular, Fnglish was taught to pupils who could speak only lrish by teachers who hnew no Irish, Even to-day this anomaly in education is not wholly removed I'he Gaelic League, however, set lo work in attacking «the school sys tem, and has succeeded to such un extbnt that Irish has been introdiiced into about 2,000 of these schools In the meantime the Gaelic lLeag as q national organization, had been rapidly ywing in strength and ir fluence--not a little of its success being due to a series of powerful lec tures delivered by the Iwev. P. F Yorke, of San Francisco, in Dublin and in t country during the yea 1899. Since that year the progress of the league, for a Lody which en joins the learning of a age its members, was almost phenomena Dranches rapidly sprang up all over the country until at ent over 600 teachi and organizing ntres exist Rach year inh Dublin t Oircach tas tr at national I val o the league, is held, It lasts a week, a consists of competitions for o 10 essays, poems and short stories in Irish, collections of fol lore, vocal gnd anusical competition in which the pipes, the harp and the fiddle reccive special attention; com petitions in oratory, recitation, the drama and in dancing, each day al being brought to» close 18 a g a oo Lape fis in he'd city. nilar festivals on a smaller scale bave been grad- i started all over the country until there is mow scarcely a corner of the country into which the league has entered that has not its yearly Feis, the largest of these being those held in Cork and Gglway Ihe Guelic League docs its own publishing, and, what has astonished Dublin publishers the books have met with a rapid Apart (rom these works of a ry character enormous numbers of elementary books for students sold, chiefly of the series compile the Rev Father O'Growney--one of the league's earlicst and most untirin workers Dublin has scarcely sen anything more imposing than. the funeral of this ple priest through its streets last August on the return of his remains from Los Angeles The league maintains two official papers--one 'Du Claidheawh Soluis (The Sword of Light), a wee bi lingual hewspa the other a mouthly magazine wholly in Irish Rev. I'ather Princen is at present em gaged on the w Irish Dicticnary Another man who strongly on the league i¥ Mr, John MacNeil, the second vice-president He is a fine graommarian and one of the league's most accurate scholars He was one of the original founders of the organizaticn and one of its most earnest workers. Some of your readers may ha a closer acquaint an with Ru I'r Henebr lato professor of Irish Washington Uni versity Ir. H ry is at present in Ircland ziving a ping hand with the work of the league. He recently published a dissert on Irish music which has raised considerable dircussion her The Gaelic League has permeated into many quarter roland, and is producifg many results gpart from immediately those with which it was concerned. The revival of Irish ins dustries, of Irish customs an' music is following in its wake. Along with this it is raising tho morals of the people and putting a new soul into the nation. 'The Ireland of to-day is very different in many respects from the Ireland o Ty {TRrs ago. "Esperer--I Rentember." first published The following story, J About in T. P. O'Connor's Mainly People, is going the rounds: Among the many teachers of French that the King had as a young man is numbered a French Count, who is still living This gentleman was really employed to put the finishing touches to the King's knowledge of I'rench, which, as most readess know, is well-nigh perfect. One dav he referred to the use of the indi- cative after the verb esperer This verb, as students will remember, is an exception to the rule that the subjunctive is employed in French after verbs expressing the feelings The Prince--as he then was--at once exclaimed "Yes, I must remember, That is a mistake I always make." Many years after, another trait of the King's wns brought out by an accitlental meeting with the Count I refer to his well-known good mem- ory. The Count had heard that the: King was to land at Marscilles, where he then happened to be. So he went down to the quay. Evea amongst the crowd that had as sombled the King picked out his old teacher and called out to him: "Esperer, I remembor¥®' 2 The Clematis Yt is said that the decay and death of the clematis is sometimes due Mo the sun on the lower portion of the gtems and that. the plant is health- ier when those parts are shaded by o'her plants. was (dul oe fo § ~~ the Oriicren "He a, dep we van get your vhidren them fizh! Vo tha ane pr ay - aff dt ted nd bowel troubles mer fos oma on Si tecihing J ds and vor, pid T+ i artey, Om av thar Bat goo é ou Al d it n i they w c <d hams Medi Out READY SIGN WRITIR! Hew Dean Swift «cipsd tis Business of fds Harber. One of the Ihstitdtiong of #ll civis lized countries is the harber I'or- merly, when wigs wergs Worn and beards were not. the Lifhar had hia hands full Dean Swift was every day shaved by a barber with who he was on excellent terms When he was bus on his famous customer one morning the harhed said he had a great favof to ask his reverence, adding that. at $ho suggestion of his neighbors Ha 'had taken a small public house at tha ttiner of the churchyard. Ile hoped; with two businesses, that he might make a better living for his family Indeed said the Dean "and what can I do to promote the happy union? If it please you vid the barber, some of our custon have heard much vour reverence' s poetry: so the ( ou would but conde C t give me a smart little touek in that w y clap der my igh; it might be the making of me aod mine forev But what do vou intend for four sign inquir the eler It Jolly Barber,' if it pleases ir reverer with a razor in one hand and a full pot {fi the other.' Well rejoined the . Dean im that ease there car be no mreat dife fieulty in supplying vou with a suit able inscription.' é Taking up a fen ho instamtlve wrote the following touplet, his hair 2 the sig "Rove not from Ni to pole, step in here Where nought the pe ng excels the shaving but! heer Yendership nnd Nerve I'ower. Hystegin, 1 t The tragedy is grea formerly the curse. of the fefinile scx. has been the cause of the. downfalk of two distinguished men. Lord Ran« dolph Churchill succumbed to the ailment, Lord Rosebery has lost Lig grip of men, if not of matters in consequence of fragile nerve fib No brain, however brilliant, ¢ suffice in a leader of men. The « traordinary nerve power of Josef Chamberlain is felt throughout the British Emplirc Granted that at times his figures are inaccurate, hig presentation of facts open to criti cism of friends and foes alike he vet has the potver which makes him the acknoWledgfl wder of men. hose who know him best, and tho { the privilege of intimate pers sohal intercoursc--and they are few and far between--tell me that the way in which he guards the quict- ness of his home. life is most. rc markable. His wife simply devotes hersed ta his requirements and needs She is hardly intimatel known te a dozen Women dn wer ow, circle of acquaintance Mrs. Josep Chamberlain is 1 ublic a woman of no importance.' She devotes hee- self to ci v the home in whicly great st an finds the stox age of h leetrical encrey and pow- or All his sppeches are, I am tolds read over } n tl quict of library nd her American blood t v ¥ « cisms a levelled at s oint which she deems oh- sour "fom of the lanzuago used A Widowers' Homn. widowers' home in who has lost to care for Glasgow has a which his wife any poor man and has no one rent two rooms for his children may $1.30 a weck and pay for meals at cost price. There is room. in it for 140 motherless faniilies, and aurse are, provided froe to take charge tha' Ahildran, What Anneved Thil Mar, late Phil bv In an. article the Mav and his work is stated odviously knew him well he was of such a Kindlv nature he as unable to say ""No" for of giving pain. "le was don. by a shoal of bangers-ox, him {0 his rrave before Is in health and More than one even to hills, trusting to not to oprosecute, right in their calgu- occasion he wag and, strance to ntment. 'I'm an- noved--I'm really very much annov= ed," he said quietly, gs fo stared at, the sigmature: "it's so badly done!' '% --Afagazine of Art. 5 on it one , who thal that fear to death who sent forty in pocket 10 was hrolen empty fore his ood and thoy lations show ray. he red his name nature were On one stich a hill showed 1 Tribute to n Mather Sir John Blundell Maple was nev tired of telling his friends he owed to his mother. lle "She was the cleverest woman I ever knew,"" and he often related the advice she gave, Rim when as a boy he thought of being called to the bar, 'II ever you were to become Lord Chancellor," she said, 'vou would have reached the end of all things in that profession. You would have such and such an income and such and such a posi tion, which are already known to you. Jut if vou go into business there is no limit to sour oi portuni=- father's or much used to say. but how -