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soll and cheat I or 1 can and will do, We rorammend . Shoop's AY orafive . AVIS, tidy part in the first perform- "| ance of Mendelssohn's "Elijah" when | the great composer himself conducted | the work, at the Birmingham Festival of 1846. Wilham Pountney, of the St. Cy- | prian's Choir, Hay Mills, Birmingham, {was a youth of 18 at that time. Com- ing of a gifted musical family, he had earned the right to be Jacluded in the festival choir, and he has taken part in every festival choir save one since that time. When you speak to him he tells you that he stil) has the remnant of a voice, but the writer has often heard Him sound his dottom D in choir work during the last two years, and he can sing a batlad with the tone and vigor of a youth. When Mr. Pountney had his volce tested for this year's festival he told the examiner his age, and was met with the remark, "Well, you may be nearly eighty, but your voice is only forty." r a chorister| FOR DINNER, clothes. Bracing effect of a change of © well known," says the a man feeling almost ably affect nutrition. "Nor need the changing of clothes be the gxclusive lxury of the per- dress for dinner. The hard- day clothés and put on clean clothes for the evening meal after the day of toll is over. "The effect of a change of clothes after a day's toil is In some respects similar to 'that of a bath, mildly mulati bracing, dispelling the tiredness and fatigue so ost likely 13 that haye b Passing of Euclid. It may perhaps be news to many of our readers that geometry is now im- parted to the youthful mind without the assistance of the great geometri- clan of Alexandria, and that the fa- miliar formula "first four books of Euclid" has now no meaning ln exam- Inations at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. For some time past we have been the only European na- tion that has preserved Buold as a school book, or condemned the rising generation to learn geometry from a work which, as has been well said, was written for Greek mem, not British boys. His antiquated methods, the ruthless adherence to the strict letter of his theorems and problems which was exacted from the neophant, have at last broken dowa, and so geometry | is now taught as a Hving amd appHed | science, which meets us in all daily | jes, instead of as an old Mr. P has vivid recollections of the rehearsals for the first perform- ance of the "Elijah." The band and chorus, he says, were on a small scale. 'The hand consisted of 125 performers mostly from London, and the chorus of 283 voices, some of which were sup- plied by the metropolis. The rehear- sals for the festival of 1846 took place in a little chapel in King street which upon the site of what is now New street station. The then town organist, Mr. James Stimpson, was the choirmaster, and he received the parts in manuscript, a few being sent at a time. On the Monday previous to Wednesday, Aug. 26, on which the work was formally given to the world, Mendelssohn came to Birmingham and rehearsed the work most carefully with the chorus at the Town Hall Describing the enthusiasm of Men- delgsohn's reception when he advanced to the conductor's desk, Mr. Pountney says: "If was tremendous; overpower- ing. His method of conducting was very pleasing. It was simple and un- affected, and when he had to make a correction his face wore a most queer expression. He would rattle his baton against the desk and say pleasantly, "That won't do, gentlemen; I must have plano here; when you get a fortissimo you can do as you like.' - 2 MK veell ¥ Greek book, and arithmetic and alge- bra are being humanised also; the young engineer, with his manifold re- quirements and limited time, has set the pace. Some of us will say, in pa- rody of Byron, "Then farewell, Euclid, whom I hated so." But others will re- member that with all the old gentle- man's faults he provided a splendid mental training in deductive logic, and that Sir Alexander Cockburn, before delivering judgment in an intricate case, used to brace his faculties by working through the forty-seventh proposition of the first book.--London Globe. Result of High Collars, That high collars tend to produce nervous headaches among both men and women ls the most recent dlscov- ery of a well-known Viennese physi- cian. Quite accidentally the doctor's attention was directed to the very high and very tight style of collar worn by a patient who was always complain- ing of headaches and giddiness. The collar was lald aside, thus removing | the compression of the neck, and the patient's headaches and giddiness dis- appeared. Struck by this result, the doctor paid particular attention to this kind of collars worn by his "headache Stavdig! coming into the committee room of the Town Hall, and as the lat- ter, who had been specially brought by the composer to create the bass part, took off his peculiar stove pipe top hat, a whole collection of papers flattered down upon the ficor, Every- one laughed, and the d Ia particular to enjoy the incident." Mr. Pountney ean recall the princi- pals of the 1846 performance quite well. made a wonderful impres- sion, Mr. Pountney says that he can- not recall any festival singer creating more enthusiasm. "He was the first and he is the greatest representative of 'Eliiah'.1 have ever Teard. His singing of the prologue, 'As God the Lord of Israel Liveth,' created a sensation at the full rehearsal such as I have never witnessed since." And yet Mr. Pount- ney understands that Btaudigl sang the music at this rehearsal at sight. The tenor was a young English singer, Mr. Lockey. It was originally intended that he should only render the solos In the first part, but Men- delssohn was so pleased with his sing- . ing that he asked him to give the whole of the tenor solos. In a letter to his brother Mendelssohn paid mark- ed testimony to Mr. Lockey's sweet- mess of singing. It was, says Mr. Pountney, a remarkable perfrmance. Mr. Pountney recalls many notable *"Elijahs." In 1862, under Sir Michael Costa, Weiss sang the music, and in 1882 a wonderful singer was cast for the part -- Herr Carl Formes. Mr. Santley made his first appearance in 1861, and"sang uninterruptedly till 1891, when Mr. Andrew Black took his place. A notable prophet was Signor Foll, who first appeared in 1873. 7 and in very many instances the change to lower and easler-fitting collars brought immediate reilef. In the case of women wearing high stiff neckbands it was found that doing away with these had a similarly bene- ficial result. The doctor declares that nobody with any tendency to headache should wear high collars.--Pall Mall Gazette. $5.2 Silver Exclusive with Diamond Hall are these three remark- able offerings in highest quality plated ware. PUDDING DISH -- Full size, grey finish, with ap- plied rococo ornaments, removable porcelain lining. EERN POT -- Soft grey finish, rose decoration, porcelain lined. CAKE BASKET -- Swing- ing handle over top, ap- plied border, embossed rose centre. Wo send ehurgy Tibi sub pea our Many, housewives think it cheaper to buy than to bake, That is because their baking isn't siccéssful every time. Their failures run the cost up. Get PR Royal Household Flour and follow directions. The result will be light, whole- some bread or pastry every time. You pay a few cents more for Royal Household, but those few cents buy certainty and purity. Your grocer can supply you. WEALTH IN BRITAIN GREAT IN AGGREGATE, BUT INDI- VIDUAL ESTATES SMALL, Some Modest Fortunes Owned by Brit. ish--Reosipts of Death Duties-- During 1902 Reports Were Published of Estates Which Aggregated £58,- 045,142--Over One- Fourth of the De- | ceased Had Lived Over 80 Years. The Chancellor of the Exchequer in his budget speech estimated the yield of the death duties for the fingnclal year ending March 31, 1903, at a mil- | Mon less than in the year ended March 31, 1902, when the revenue from this source--the largest ever obtained--was £18,513,714. The amount received in the financial year 1900-1901 was £17,- | 033,512, and to the extent of about £1,- | 200,000 the excess In the following year was due to the payment of duty on Baron de Hirsch"s shares in the Jew- ish Colonization Soclety--in respect cf which there had been prolonged litiga- téon--and to the arrangement which the Chancellor of the Exchequer explained that he had made "to clear up a good many outstanding arrears for the bene- fit not only of the Exchequer, but also of the partfes concerned." This ar- rangement appears to be still in force. The receipts from the death duties up | to the present time are nearly as much as in the corresponding period of last year; and it seems probable that in- stead of a decrease of a million, which the late Chancellor of the Exchequer estimated, his successor will have to report a gain on the estimate of three- quarters of a million, or perhaps even a millon. During that year reports have been published of estates over £100,000 each, with an aggregate gross value of £58,- 045,148, upon which death duties have been levied, including: Over. £1,000,000 each «...5 £10,073,218 From £500,000 to £1,- 11,678,585 000,000 each From £300,000 to £500,- 9,473,696 9,400,790 6,919,682 From £100,000 to £150,- 10,504,361 wae 206 £58,045,142 Wealth Slowly Gained. For the most part this wealth has Total | been slowly galned by people who were careful in their investments and lived long. Of fortunes quickly acquired by speculation little trace is to be found in the calendars of the probate regis- tries. The average of the age at death of the persons who had at their dispo- sition these fifty-eight millions is near- ly seventy-three years. One-fourth of them had lived for eighty years and upward, and of these six had their ninetieth year. Mr. Benjamin Buck Greene, a direc- tor of the Bank of England, was nine#y three; Mr. Benjamin Weir, formerly chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, who left the greater part of his wealth to found ghospital, was ninety-four; Mr. Thom: ingston of Cambridge, ninety-six, and the Rev. Bamuel Hopper ¥owell, of Sharon Lodge, Ripon, had lived for ninety- seven years; but no centenarian has been noted among the persons whose estates have been charged with duty on more than £100,000 each. The real age of such people is usually known. Among the estates reported during the year 1902 have been those of: Eail Fitz William, K. C., aged Vif Panaghi Athanasius Vagliano, 87, Greek merchant 'Wiliam Richard Sutton of Golden Lane, carrier James Dick, 70, of Glasgow, rubber merchant see... 1,077,034 Stephen Augustus Rall, 713, erchan 1,088,524 2,888,095 2,089,795 993,568 1901--Marquis of The average is un millions each; It mind, the late Duke of ; estate was under 'a million, the settled estate Ww. p death was probab) vO or | twelve times as much. We | time to time from the Un of persons whose wealth is to be ten twenty, or ffty. each. It is probable that be two or three very rich United States who have thi greater fortunes than any, in this country has at his o disposition. Trustworthy st private wealth in America ever, easily accessible, port about other peopl mon curiously umtrustworthy. The @ ity of people generally about wealth is unbounded. So fag ful student of wealth statis! an opinion, the number of pe the United States worth $500, 00° fs not lKkely to be greater thi number of those in the United Ki worth £100,000 each. But an "esti of $500,000 on the other side oftéhn gets changed fa £500,000 in the cOUrS transmission to this countrys Telegraph. oan. ow TRA A Colossal Fool. On the other hand, the girl wh with any married man is & such colossal foolishness that almost past praying for. No n would do it. That curious preg instinct whieh forms the wh oply of feminine armor warns right away that in even the harmless flirtation with a mari she is playing with edged tool that she runs the risk of cuttl self with them. And, more tha sooner or later she will cut probably even to death.--John 'Winter. oid Arsikg CLovER SEED -- Mr sin the market for all brated has the world-wide ng the most perfect cleat vented, so that \Isike Sced to dizpose of willconsul their own interests by delivering 1 it Mr. Purdy's storehouse. AvpLEs WaNTED. ~ Mr, T.'Noxo: Af the Port Perry Evaporatar is al ready in the field for all the Apples in this district and is prepared to pay the highest price in cash for ali zpples suitable for evaporating de- iivered at his Evapotalo} Noxon is an expert at "the business and thoroughly understands the value of appres af a glance, so that farmers will get full value for their Jas, Lot } MA] d factory work Sager arity of ny goods é ing porshasers wil giving men exll he Yen he suited | New Granite and Marble 'BLACK MIXED p 3 26c, 308, 40¢, 50c and 60c Per Lb. © At all Grocers. i i) IN PORT PERRY. = Port Perry: re N 7K EE Removal I . R. STAFFORD & SON to the inhabitant of Rot Perr; and surround country i (3 hn rh A i 0] ck, All work first-class a fi ] ving had large experience extending over very 'many yearsin: this ne bf business we are confident we are in a position to give teliable in. formation regarding values. and we will supply all pertaining to the business at such prices as cannot fail to 'satisfy all. = Patronage solicited. Kindly give us a call. Port Perry. July s, BHOIOEICORIBORISK HOY Roller Mills IN FULL BLAST I take greal pleasure in announcing that my New Mills are now completed and in full oper- ation and that I am better than ever prepared to meet the requirements of my [friemds and the general public in every line pertaining to my already extensive and rapidly increasing busi- Correct business principles, prompitude and courteous lrealment may be relied on. JAMES CARNEGIE Port Perry, Dec., 1902. RESICISICHIBICISICRICIORX Ok 7 ok / => ness. RS Tl 24 ZNZINZIN The nnders gned won d take thik opportunity ef thanking his nu- merous customers for the liher., patronage received wince opening business io Port Perry, and would juform the public that he haa moved his business from .he Market building to the Store Willard Block Queen Street where he will be pleased to fill all crders for Meats in a manner that cannot fail to please customers. Having new and increased frcilities for the tr ion of husk he feels fident t he can give better satisfaction than heretofore, and in order te ae-ify this state he solicits all to give him a call in his new premises.g va GAME AND FISH IN SEASON. I. J. WHEELER. "| which Iam ahoot to largely extoeud in- PORT PERRY. F EARTILY thanking the public for the liberal Joiionage received during the anil Port ir ed lig 4 announcing that I have removed MY LIVERY ! 'to my former place of Sings o he Division opps OOUNTY OF ONTARIO. 1906. 1. WHITRY ©. Macd Whi Sh, RS Ty tery Inbar 6 Fen, 1000, rember: OSHAWA - Clerk, D. 0. Macfonell, Whithy---Jamt- wry 10, 3, rh hE Ee 2. BROUGHAM--Olerk, M. Gleeson, Greenwood--Jant- ary 11, March 6, May 8, July, 5 September 10, Nov. ember 7, Jan 11, 107. 3 PORT PERRY Clerk, Iw. Doha, Port Perry 11, 9, Senr13: hol. hi Md Water Street crease facilities so that the public may be Detter accommodated with safe and desir able RIGS AT MODERATE CHARGES R. VANSICKLER. Port Perry, June 21, 1900, Located in Our New Premises S.T.CawkeraSon {7 ISH TO ANNOUNCE that W that they are now comfort ably ensconscd in their new pre mises in the Purdy Block where the Public will always find an ample supply of Golo 'that cannot fail to please A full supply of Meats of the ver best grades, and cut in dimension: to please the most fastidious. All orders will receive prompt attention. : S. T. CAWKER & SON March 5, 1go2. t UE a a Ta Jul; rides anuary LS 3 21 November 13, Ju. 20,107. 5. CANKINGTON--Clerk, Gen. Smith, Cennington-- "January 11, March 15, May 17, July 19, September . November 3, Jun. 18, 1001. B &. BEAVERTON Clerk, Geo. F. Bruce, Bearerton uary 10, March 14, May 1%, Septem] Tor Novembor 31. Jan. 18, tour. "7 7. UPTFRAROVE- Clerk, Thos. P. Hart, Uptergrove "March 13, May 15, July 17, September 18, Nov- em By order, 4. E. FAREWELL, Clerk of the Peace. Dated at Whithy, Nov. 1th, 1905. General Blacksmithing The undersigned having opened business in the Ship Jatley conned by Mn, B. Bal Just west of Drs. Archer & Archer's Office, 1s prepared to do all kinds of of General Blacksmithing at Reas: ounahle Charges. HORSE-SHOEING - A Specialty apd Satisfaction Guaranteed. Patronage Solicited. S. W. SWITZER Port Perry, Sept. 16. 1an2. 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