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; | the lite.of many a girl 'who 1s com: i 8 5 the : ISympathy or 'One: of the most distressing {difficult problems lin' 'the administra tion of justice: bas. "been brought be-! fore the public recently i in the Carrie; Davis' case." The situation was such; as will show the. perils which beset! pelled to remain 'in a home without These girls are frequently snubbed and ignored by other girls who, perhaps, are quite infetior to them 1n charac: ter and ability. No one who has.not for miles aroun { 18 degrading. il honor and morality. d you with 'alarm of the. possible conse: | You are now 4 free woman." been in this position can fully realize the intense loneliness of 1t, caused largely through the 'snobbish notion i | that doing house work for other folk The remarks of the judge in con: [ curring 'with the verdict of . "Not Guilty," are worthy of reproduction.' Addressing Carrie Davies, Sir}: Wiliiam Mulock said: "You have heard the verdict?" "Yes," replied the girl, "A verdict in which I concur, 1 that is any comfort to you. The jury have taken a view of the case not ab: solutely in conformity with the strict rules, but they have rendered substan- | tial justice. - "I think when you killed Mr. Mas- sev, you had practically lost all control of yourself, and, therefore, were in- capable at that moment of having a guilty intent or really appreciating what you were about to do. His Lordship referred to her strict up-bringing and ber high regard for | "Thess: qualities li}in you caused you to take a stronger li | view of what Mr. Massey would have i} done than the facts warranted, but, nevertheless, your education, training, and nature 'were such as to fill you quences of meeting him again unpro- tected; and so, thetefore, from the highest motives you did a thing which | you will regret perhaps ull your There is nothing elastic about the law. Had the jury brought in a ver-| p dict of "Guilty," either of murder or I followed, and that would have meant disgrace and a ruined life for the girl, Such a case is unusual 10 this, re- | spect, that the 'girl having promised} || real friends because their duties re- + quire their constant presence. [| in for various terms. 1 have yo received word from the O. A. C. Guelph, that there will be a Lia of first and second year students who will-desire employment for the sum- {mer months, {rom, probably, April 16th, to September 15th. These 'men have all had more or less exper- e and desire farm work for the Summer in order to gain a more varied experience by learning methods {of Agriculture in other parts of the { country. If any of your. readers. are | desirous of securing help for the| summer, I shall be pleased to hear ffom them and will do what I can to help secure suitable help for them. , The Departoient is also" revising their booklets "Farming Opportunit- iesgn Ontario." This book.also gives a list of farms for sale but the-ewner's names are not published, being given a number Ly which his farm is known If any of your readers have farms for sale, they might send to me at: once a full description of their place and 1 will forward it to the Department. « Apphcations for asssistance from Ontario County farmers are always weicomed by this Office; and careful attention will be given to all 'requests as soon as possible. Yours very truly, R. M. TIPPER, Dept. of Agric., Whitby ¥ The Standard Bank 'Fhe fortieth Annual Report of the Standard Bank of Canada will be found elsewhere in our columns, and it is with pleasure that we call atten- tion tothe salient points in connection with it, and which we think require special mention. Attention is atonce directed to the remarkably strong position which the Bank enjoys to-day in the 'matter of quick assets." The cash on' hand alone amounts to $8,386,260., which added to the balance due by other Banks and other assefs immediately: available make up the very large sum fo $16,016,168 * During the year deposits increased over "$3,017,836." and the' pigyious year the increase was about $3, 001, 4 439 which together make $6,019,275, of an increase in the two years. + This em rkable i increase is 'an indic tion high 'standing in whiclipthe "is regarded by " the genéhal 3 =, "Tie Loans and Discounts also] cbe of last} Profits forthe year were 94, showing a gain of | $66,368.89 over those of last. year, |. Tand: hich Agures out 9.22% on the Comt tal and Reserve or on alone of 21 Fund is now 0, % = ix i {Secreta feoiit home Nestleton Oshawa,' We solicit your account lows SAVINGS DEPARTMENT PORT PERRY BRANCH Branches alo at Blackstock (D. P. MacF! gsr) Besemannlle, Brooke (D.P. Fas aviaha: Manager), Percy C. Born March 26, 1877. Percy C. An enterprising business. man bas been cut off in thé flower of manhood and a useful citizen has been removed by death from our town. Life and honorable prosperity seemed to open before Percy Graham but a month ago. To-day his work so well begun] has been suddenly ended, and no effort that could be made was able to save him. His interests in the town were many and varied. _ First, he was suc- cessful in his own business, = The fine' garage which he had scarcely completed, will remain a monument to his ability and energy, and to his faith in the future of the town His prospects in this direction were very 'bright, andin this particular the town in fhas suffered a distinct loss. ut aside from his assistance to the townzin helping to build up busiffess, he was heart and soul in_ sympathy with such organizations. as were for the general welfare of the people. The Port Perry Band, of which he was the ry- Treasurer, has had many practical evidences of ° this interest, "In the local 'Agricultural Society, of which he was a director, the same spirit was shown. He encouraged ndf the Society by making exhibits, and Ithen turned his 'prize money back into the treasury for the benefit of the work of the Society. Nor was is generosity confined to the Port Society. 'work - took' him many miles me, but no matter where "he he was Graham EE-- Died February 28, 1915 Graham much has been crowded into the few short years that have formed his life span; for at his death he was not yet a 38 years of age. He has been suc- cessively farmer, journalist, and sales- man, and in each of these callings he 'showed marked ability and enterprise. Percy Graham Was.a member "of three fraternal societies-- The Ancient Order of Free and Accepted Masons, The Loyal Orange' l.odge, and the Canadian Order of Foresters. Ineach of these organizations he was a willing and helpful member, and filled the' office of Vice Chief Ranger in the: C.O.F. The Masonic Lodge took charge of the funeral, and conducted the cere- mony at the grave. . Rev. Mr, West preached the funeral discourse. The members of the L.O.L; C.O,F: and Port Perry Band were present at the funeral. y Percy Graham has not been inr good health since about Christmas : time, but no serious trouble Was ex- pected. He did not quit work as he was busy with the erection of his new garage. Finally, however, he was: compelled to give up, and found him-* self laid aside with. typhoid. Evens then, it was not expected that his ill= ness would end fatally, But the heart was not strong, and though a gallant fight was made for his life, the Grim Destroyer conquered. : - Beautiful floral tributes were. sent" by the Masonic' Lodge, 'the Orange: Deceamd | e« is survived by bis nd young son, to whom ie Graham Lodge, the Canadian Order of Forest. 3 i pr es, the Port, Perry Bang, and two