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cugog Council Te Court 4f Revision and Council t pursuant to adjournment on Sat- day, June 15th, Members all pres- except Mr, Wm. Jefirey, The sment roll was returned by the Bsessor, was carefully. examined. by Court, a few slight errors. correct- and there being no appeals in, Mr. PORT ies Davey moved, seconded byMr. j porge Hood, that the assessment I as now revised be and the same is eby confirmed and adopted as the essment roll for the Township of to on} Scugog for 1912, and that the Court adjourn.--Carried. The Council now in session. Min- : of last meeting read and con- The treasurer was instructed to pay Mz. Jobn Reader $6.50 for gravel, and $5 for work done on Ham's hill. On motion fof Mr. George { Hood, the treasurer was instructed 'to pay Mr. John Reader $2.25 for shovelling snow. and Mr Thomas Rcdman 7sc. On motion of Mr. George Hood, a By-Law was introduced and passed, appointing Dr. David Archer medical health officer for the Township of 0g. On motion of Mr. {George Sweet- man, the Reeve and Mr. Jas. Davey were instructed to purchase five arm chairs for this Council. = : On motion of Mr. Geo. Sweetman, the Council adjourned to meet the last day in August or at the call of the Reeve. "THOMAS GRAHAM, Clerk. County Council "The County Couneil,' after sitting for five days, during which very Tittle was accomplished, - adjourned until the 18th inst. Being a member of this body at $4.00 a.day and mileage is somewhat of a sinecure to those belonging to it, but at a cost of over a hundred dollars a day, with very littieto show. for the same, the ex- pense £0 the ratepayers is about dou- ble 'what it ought to be."--Ontario A grant of $25 was made for re- pairs to the Scugog and Cartwright roadway over the marsh lands; on the understanding that the Counties of Northumberland and. Durham spend a like amount. Reeve Sweetman, of One hundred: dollars: was granted for repairs.to_Scugog bridge, to be The Camisitte on Education . re commended" that the statements of claim for proportionate cost of main- tenance of County pupils be -accom- panied by an affidavit verifying the same, and that the Clerk be and is ward a p .| nearly a thousand -- TRAVELOGUE B [Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act.) THE PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF OTR KING Canadians in London for the past few years have nearly all taken advantage of the glorious motor car trips through the green lanes 'and smiling fields of England to Stoke Poges Church, whose 'ivy-mantled tower," of Grey's Elegy is familiar to all our school boys and girls, and to Eton College and Windsor -Castle. But how many know that this lovely motor trip through one of the most interesting parts of rural England, was conceived by a Canadian. Mr. James L. Hughes, and has proved such a success that it is now one pf the most popular of the many delightful low-priced motor trips in Great Britain i For miles before Windsor is reached the great castle looms high above the trees and meadows, the huge Round Tower surmounting all, = From the top of this tower isa view of park lands and forests, the far-stretched pros- pect of distant hills, the winding Thames ina vallly with a succession of villages, mansions and estates; a panorama of unequalled magrigcene Nd beaiity, which on 4 clear day includes parts of twelve counties: Berkshi Buckinghamshire, Middlesex, Surrey, Oxford, Hartford, Bedford, Essex, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Kent, and Sussex. wo Arr @"Windsor, the visitor is surprised at the proximity of the town to the Castle, for the former nestles close in the shadow of the latter. Windsor Castle has been the home of our Royal Family since the .days of the Saxon Kings. William the Conquerer, charmed by the beauty of the spot on the winding shore of the Thames, exchanged some lands in Essex fox the site and built the first stronghold, and so founded what has been the principal residence of English kings from that day to this. Each suctessive Sovereign has added to it and enriched its treasures, until to-day it is the one unrivalled palace in the world. Probably no palace in existence has so many visitors, for it is open freely to all to examine the priceless treasures and magnificent state apartments, and no one ever visits England for the first time who does not desire to spend a day here. King John lived here whem he. signed _the Magna Charta; Cromwell held his republican courts 'at Windsor, and Charles I lies buried in the Royal Chapel. * The Castle stands upon the summit of a hill and consists of buildings covering thirteen acres. Itis divided into a great number of apartments, many of which are memorable in history, and all are rich with the ast treasures and heirlooms of our kings and queens. In one of the great corri- dors haygs a landscape of much interest to us in Canada, for it is the work ~ of one of our greatest painters, Homer Watson (of Doon, Ontario). It was purchased from the artist by H. R. H. Princess Louise, during her residence in Canada, and taken by her to the honored place where it now hangs. 'A day is all to short to sec the Castle properly, but one can gain'a fais. = idea' of its immensity by visiting St. George's - Chapel, 'Albert "Chapel," the Round Tower, the Library Terrace, the Audience Chamber, the Van the Queen's Drawing Room, the'King's 'Closet, the Armamy 8° . the King's Drawing Room, St. Ceorge's.' : etc. In these state apartments are cabinets of exquisite workmanship cen taining ancient ~ Japanese porcelain and curios, supérior, so the Japaiese' assert, to anything the Mikado himself can show; and a superb dinner service of Serves made for the French King Louis XV], ocknowledged by all to be the finest in the world. Most of our kings were born and have died within the Castle walls. From timé to time they nave lived and acted herc their part in the drama of Em- i During ihat time all that is best in art has been attracted thereto for years, and the men whose genius has raised them high above their fellows, whether British or foreign, have 'been hospitably enter- tained at the Castle, so that there is hardly. anything in the place: without "In. St. George's Hall, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" was first petform- d before Elizabeth and her Court, Shakespere having written it in four at the Garter Inn in Windsor Town, by request of the Queen; to exhibit. ¢ The Throne Room is bung and carpeted in Royal blue, ems she Onder of the Garter... Hete oir Inte Queen sul on' osca- of state and received her guests. Water mber is an im- hich is turned into a theatre on special occasions. he 1 x