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April 4th 1912. I Sr. IIIâ€"E. W'hitmore, R. Camp- bell H, Brsoks, F. ICatton, H. Everett. Jr IIIâ€"R. Search, C. IMcGirr, M. 'Pilkey, H. Hutton, P. McKechnie. Sr. IIâ€"E. Browning, B. Everett. L. Smith. S. .McCrae,:.M. Vollet. Jr. IIâ€"F. Nichol, H. Kress, A. Brsoks. R. Snell, J. Allen. ‘ Sr. Pt. II~O. Milburn. J. Law- rence. C. Wiggins, E. Wright, 'W. Clark. A. Graham, R. Davis. ’ Jr Pt. IIâ€"E. McQueen. L. Milâ€" ?bum. G. Miller. W". Thompson, E, \Vitl‘. my bid furnace l have tink-fi well through u. eury months of grief“. and groun. and l mu smoted up and1 clinkered. my reason hitters on its: throne. And so ['11) glad that spring; is Coming wi'th balmy winds and skie‘Si of blue, when humming birds will be al humming. and .katydids their stunts; will do. The furnace is a weird inven- ' tion that. makes men Wish that they were dead; its whims. too numerous to mention. drive patient guys tol painting r d. On balmy days it earns ‘ its wages. and throws out fifty kinds of heat: but when a. bowling blizzard rages. it soldiers till-you freeze your feet It stores up heaps and heaps of ashes, and when you shake the blamed , things (10%, they spoil your whiskers i and moustaches, and eke your silk hat I Rind your gown. Around my furnace1 E I have pottered and Wished the man ‘ ;who made its grate was rounded up‘ ' and neatly slaughtered, and buried in 1 ia basswood crate. And now spring1 l harbingers are harbing, the wintry ldaysare almost gone; and soon my . HONOR ROLL FOB. MARCH DU BEAM SCHOOL. ; H. S. DEPT. 'qrm III-W. Hunt. N. Burns. V. twfi’n'd. \V. Petty, A. Ramage. 'orm IIâ€"R. Farquharson, S. isev. M. Findlay, B. Saunders, J. THE FIERY FURN Iâ€"â€"-M.' Huttoh, E. McMillan . E. Moody, J. Peter. P. S. DEPT. â€"-N. Lenahan, M. McKech- McCrie, M. McIlraith, '1‘. W S. BINNIE, Te 3T quharson, M. :Dan- 1. Torry, .M. Hart: Ice 'dL'I One afternoon in the midst of a. fierce snowstorm. there came a. sudd- en report, like a sharp clap of thunder. The ice was breaking! I rushed outside. but the snow was blinding. and I could not even see the shore-line. All round the thunderous reports were sounding and the ice was quivering strangely. I was frightened. but as I had no compass, there was nothing. I could do butkeep warm and trust. to luck. So I went back to the but and started to fry some fish. In a; few moments the place was filled with it most uppetising odor, which. I pre- sume had smuethiug to do with What, i'ollmved. 3 The gray wolf 15 generally believed to be extinct in Michigan, but accord- ing to Dr. M. A. Leach, who tells in the \Vide World Magazine his- exper- ience with an animal of the speciese there was one there no longer than two years ago. The doetm was in a. fishing but on the frozen surface of .Lake Michigan, fishing through the. ice. gem in for ultra-fashionable society. iMrs. Clark, he says, is occupied gu'itn hex studies, ther children, and {himself. His home is for his lfriends, and his art treasures are 'gODen to inspection of any respect- ;a‘ole person. form in flynet; gar-hing, I'il mosey forth to mow the lawn. When I’m a- bove my mower crouching, an old straw but upon my brow, you’ll hear me ranting round and gzouching a- bout the same as I do now.â€"-â€"W’a'lt Mason. This is the statement of ex-U.S. Senator W. A. Clark, owner of ad- mittedly the finest home in the United States. His wife and him- seif he declares to be too. busy to Beasts at london Zoo Whose Kin ' Are Passing Away Tom died recently. He was the last, of the great rhinocer<')ses in the Lon- don Zoo. There are only two left. and each is a child. Moreover, each of these two children is African. Jim died eight; years ago. He was an In- dian and lived for forty years in cap- biviby. hating it all the time. There is no Indian and no Javan in the Z00 now. Indeed, there are very few of the great beasts. - They are dying out; I heard a series of low whines om;- de: then ~something scratched at the nor. 1 Opened it. thinking thatsmnc , my Surplus mp0 animal A WOLF AS PASSENGER DYING LEVIATHANS. Openm on the DURHAM CHRONICLE. DEIVG not only from their places of captiv- itv, but from their own-homes. Even the elephants are growing fewer. sax's the London Standard. If you go into the elephant. house at, the Zeo you will find the first pen w- can: that is Where. Tom lived. Hi5 kin came into the world long before men. and he always resentnd their pre " ence. Sullenly be looked Lhmngh h s Dig-like eyes at a" who ('a me to :9!) him, }'I(" n'wer n l ‘rat d h s Rape,“ sud the cleaning of his pen was always rather difficult. With tw” that. are left the case is diffeient. Billv whn lines in the last pen of all ix‘mdy a hz-th, not three» \e'nls uh! Wham he was sent; as a gift t) the King he Wasa vex) little baby so a b)nck.SWahill boy was sent to take. can: of him. B-i_lly_ Weighed rather less 13 .311 a. ton. and plaved- with his black kuepey in loving way. \Vhen the boy went back to his own people the great baby was inconsnlable for a. few days. Now he is afi'ectinnate, but he weighs a great; deal more and his Paressvs ure- hig enough to crush a man. is slopes of the C spruce need not: be and western fir for cedar has no limit. fifty years ago are into shingles.-â€"Jona cago Tribune. empire TH ”5". _.' v.â€" The passage given him was St. Luke’s dramatic description of the con- spiring of Judas with the priests and scribes. of the last supper. of the be- trayal by Judas. of the three denials of Peter and the scene in the house of the high priest But young Webster was equal to the test and read the whole passage to the end in a voice and with a fervor such as Master Buckrninster had never listened to be- fore. “Young man,” said he. “you are qualified to enter this institution.” and no more questions were put to him.â€" John Bach McMaster. “Daniel Web- Exeter to be entered at the famous acedemy founded by John Phillips. The principal then and forty years thereafter has Dr. Benjamin Abbot. one of the greatest teachers our coun try has yet produced. As the doctor was ill the duty of examining the new pupil fell to Joseph S. Buckminster, then an usher at the academy. but destined to influence strongly the reli- gions life of New England. ‘ It was the custom of the doctor. we are told. to conduct the examination of applicants with pompous ceremony. and that. imitating him. young Buck- minster summoned Webster to his presence. put on his hat and said. “Well. sir. what is your age?" “Four- teen.” was the reply. “Take this Bi- ble. my lad. and read that chapter.” a; Daniel Webster. 1; IUI FINED F1 F1 Y DOLLARS EQUAL T0 TH l! H Imp costs () eter Acade 16 Boy. at and trees burned now being turned 3 Howard in Oh!- fine: of 11ft- x'nesn \Vhit Red 'ee yea” on the Western is W33 farm. lot 10. on the 9th concession. Gem-g9. gels south of the river and Mcâ€" Carthy the northern part. It is :11- mnst; an equal division. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Milburn visited the Pear-ti fam- ilies the first part of last, week. (Earthy BUY SALT AT TOBACCONIST’S If you want to buy salt in Italy you must go to a, tobacco shop to get it: for both salt and tobacco are govern- ment monopolies. In France you can buy stamps and post-cards at tobacco >hUpS. which are under govemment jurisdiction there as well. In both countries you can send telegramr. at as low a rate as 1-4 cents for 10 words, and ~~pcciul delivery letters will go for six cents in Paris if you remember to write across your envelogg “Pneuma- Lique” which means th~ . letter will be shunted through D umat-ic tube in no time at all. anfl elivéred almost as soon as a telegram. W ll \3 (‘SS \\ D it V6 ll'( l't )h n .'\1 Delz-mt Winning by the 11:; seventeen vanes. T Thomp~on 1340: (I the January mu Ch! istie defeated Th joxity of 4S and his garded as a signal Vi tion in Owen Sound. The. councillors elected were \V. J. Heming, 1246; J. \V. Campbell, 1332: Henry Lemon 1290: and R. B. Miller, 1215. The latter is the only local op- tionist elected. Among the fallen are: A. McMillan, J. D. McDonald and Dr Howey, local option candidates. and J. A. Armour. anti-local option. Dr. Howey it; was who pressed for the dismissal of Chief of Police John MrAulay. but who with four other councillors was short.- ly after declared unseated by Judge Widdifield. . The xesult of the polling makes the numerical standing in the council ten opposed to local option and seven in favor. '0! absorbs the dust, brightehs the floor, and cleans your carp 6.3:. One week free trial. . - Yours for health, DUSTBANEZ. ALL CROCERS A handful in a line WHEN YOU SWEEP 1. 1340: Christie, 132%. At any municipal election efeated Thompson by a, ma- 8, and his election was re- a signal Victo ry for local 0p- l‘h H margin 0 :ures were FIVE li£