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VOL. 86. NO. 18 BE 8UHE YOU ARK R.I G fcTT ; TfcdMJNT OO AHEAD.-D Crockett TARBORO, N. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 30, '908. ESTABLISHED 1822 HEALTH INSURANCE' The man who insures his fife is wise for his family. The man who insures his health is wise both for his family and himself. You may insure health by guard* ing it. It is worth guarding. At the first attack of disease, which generally approaches through the LIVER and mani fests itself in innumerable ways UNLOAD E D CAR LOAD WHITE CORN CA K LOAD WHITE SPRING OATS R. B. PETERS GROCERY COMPANY. Phone 227. * V V V * * * r <» J[| * Funeral Directors aad Embalmers. # xaAtii,4Aim.kAAHiJul> iii * HARDWOOD METALLIC CLOTH COVERED AND EXTRA SIZE CASKETS STEEL GRAVE VAULTS ^ AND MONUMENTS IflJMlI <Tfi Phone One Two Nine. • $ AGAIN THE EQUITABLE’S New York State Standard Policy is BEST BECAUSE OF Some of The Things Left Out as Well as Some of The Things Fot in. If You Want to Know What These are ASK ( APT. GEO. J.STUDDERT AGENT Washington, N. C. i i PANOLA DAIRY Pure Milk and Cream I i | Patrons will phone their | orders to phone No. 243a. ! TAX NOTICE You are notified that taxes must be paid at once. All property, real and personal, will be advertised May 1st. If your poll tax is not paid this month you will not be allowed to vote in the coining elections. B. F. Dawson, Sheriff. April 3, 1908. WHAT TO EAT IS A VITAL QUESTION IN EVERY HOME EACH DAY We Can Always Supply Your Needs With The Purest and Freshest and Most Varied Assortment of Finest Groceries. eor’Quick Delivery and Satisfac. tiou Guaranteed.-^®# LILES-RUFFIN & CO The Pure Food Store. Phone Double Three. PITTMAN SANITORIUM. Dr. J. M. Baker, a member of the bqnxd of trustees of the Pitf man Saoitorium, has not received any official announcement from the national comittee<of the Chris , tian church in reference to the j probable transfer/ This announce ment is expected daily and is awaited with interest, as this- de cision will be final. MR. MCNEIL ON PROHIBITION. James D. McNeill, president rf the National Firemen's Associa tion, who recently visited Tar boro, has prepared, several articles against prohibition. Mr. McKeifl gives the history of prohibition in Fayetteville, during which two Chiefs of Police have been shot and killed, one policeman killed and one injured. He adds that a Law and Order League has been formed to help preserve the peace, an unknown factor whin the town was wet. The nqmber of courts ana necessary costs have doubled, the new jail is full i f prisoners nearly all the time aud two chain gan^s have been estab lished to take care of the excess of prisoners. This was unknown when the sale of liquor was icensed-tn Fayetteville. PARTIAL NEW TRIAL. Out of five of the contentions of Dr. L. X. Staton vs. the Atlantic Coast Line Railway in the suit tried last fall and decided against him, the Supreme court holds with him in ohe and grants a partial new trial. The following is a brief digent of the opinion: 1. The town of Tarboro holds its streets nnder trusts to the citizens of the town to use the same as public streets and high ways; for the benefit of abutting owners; for the preservation of abutting owners, rights in relation to the same by virtue of ownership of lots. 2. For any invasion of their rights abutting owners may main tain an action for damages anji for any special injury in respect to their use and enjoyment of such streets; and an ordinance of the town giving a railroad the rigbtlto lay its tracks on such streets dot s not deprive abutting owners of their right of action in case of damage. 3. The streets of i town cannot be subjected to the use of a rail road company-by municipal au thorities so as to prevent an abut ting owner recovering damage for injury sustained thereby, but where the tracks of the railroad were laid in 1870, prior to the purchase of the lot of the plaintiff and the spjur track eomplaiued of was laid in 1889, the court pro perly refused to enjoin the . use of either. 4. In 4 such case the right of action for damages sustained by the construction and operation of such tracks is barred after five years—jevisal 389. 5. But w here there was evidence tending to show the careless use*of such tracks, the keeping needlessly thereon of engines and box cars all night, the unloading of objection able merchandise, etc., on the streets, there was evidence suffi cient to go to the jury on the question of a nuisance and the non-sui' is set aside and a new trial ordered to be confined to the question ot damage sustained by reason < f the illegal and improper use of such tracks. A LESSON IN GRAMMAR. In the mountainous sections of the Middle West the teachers are appointed with little question con cerning their grammatical ortho doxy. Occasionally, however, a wave of school reform sweeps througn tne valleys ana unaesirea examinations are thrust upon em< barrassed pedagogues. It was during one of the periods of intellectual discomfort that the following sentence was given :“The bird flew over the Iiouse.” Ac companying it was the querry, “Is ‘flew’ a regular or an irregular verb!” One teacher after another shook his head hopelessly, despite the slow, though inspir.ng fashion in which the examiner repeated the perplexing fact that “The—bird-?/ flew—over—the—house. ” Finally a npan rose in the rear and, with the assurance of one who puts his trust iu logic and a prac tical knowledge of natural history, he volunteered a solution. Said he: “If that bird which flew over the house was a wild goose.it went in a straight, regular line, so the verb is regular; but if it was a peckwood that flew over the house then it went iu a crooked, zigzag line, and so the verb is irregular.” All but the grammar bound examiner were satisfied with this s msible and raiional explanation. —Youth’s Companion. Bears tie KM fa uw Always EflilglA j rr ERNEST BAINE SHOOTS WIFE. Ernest Baine, son of Col. T. H. Baine, of Goldsboro, prominent in the State militia, shot his wife early Thur. morning at a boarding house in Goldsboro. Mrs. Baine received three wounds aud is not expected to live. THE NEW STYLES FOR WOMEN. “If the new Summer gowns have a conspicuous note at all this year it is in their trimmings, which seem to stand out in bold relief,” says lirace Margaret UoulU in Woman’s Home Companion for May. ' “Much soutache in all widths and heavy cotton braid are used, in white and dyed to match the fabric.” In the skirt and coat suite the outline of the coat is Shown by the line of braiding, jmd either braid or buttons not infre quently trim the back. “Tassels are very much used wherever a place for them cau be found. The heavy and fine laces a e fashionable in combination for both gowns and separate blouses. “Very narrow satin plaitings are much as a trimming ifor silk voile and net gowns. They are often introduced in some brilliant shade, such as Empire given, or viu a ul ucuuai nut. i laiuiu^o of this style frequently simulate a bib « fleet on the bodice and outline a tunic effect in the skirt. “Buttons are used not only where they are needed, but where they are not needed ou the m w gowrs, For the tailored suits there are the fabric covered buttons and the braid buttons. “The white and colored cotton crochet button js extremely high style, and for lingerie waists there are the new pearl bsad buttons.” WILL MOVE TO WILSON. Orren W. Turner, who for sev eral months has been a partner of S. R. Alley in this well known photograph studio, has arranged to move to Wilson, where he has purchased the studio of Mr. Win stead, the praminent photographer of that place. Mr. Turner is one of the best photographers in this section, and his many frie’Wis wish him success in his new fir d. ^DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. There is to be presented to our State Supreme Court within the next few days a handsome bronze tablet or miniature of the Decla ration of Independence, with the autograph signatures of the signers and a central etching of the proup of signers affixing their signatures to this historic document. It is about ten inches squa»e, and is mounted on a rich velvet back ground and framed in a massive gold and mahogany frame suitable for hanging on the wali, the whole encased in heavy plate glass. It comes as a gift to the NortM Caro lina Supreme Court from Hon Walter Francis Burues, of New York, grandson of Captain Otway Barnes, of the United States privatder “Snap Dragon,” one of the famous craft of the Wrar of 1812: It is on account of its asso ciation with this hero of the early days of the republic that this tab let or medal is presented. FIRST BALLOT DANGERS. Let Mr. Taft’s boomers remem ber that fate has a feud with the republican favorite of the moment who fails to carry off the candi dacy on the fiist ballot. Seward in I860, Blaine in 1876, Grant in 1880, and Sherman in T888 had long leads at the outset iu the conventions in these years, but in each case the nomination went to somebody else. Lincoln won the candidacy in 1860, Hayes in 1876, Garfield in 1880 and Harrison in 1888. Hayes and Hariison were far down in the voting bn the opening ballots iu those conven tions, while Garfield was net thought of by anybody iu connec tion with the candidacy until after a long contest between Grant, Blaine, Sherman, Edinu ds and other aspirants, mame iu xsoi, was the only reDublican favorite who, failing to carry the conven tion the first ballot, won on a sub sequent division. He led from the start, aud got the nomination on the fourth ballot, aud was beaten 'at the polls. All the omens, there fore, are against Mr. Taft He is ; hardly so much of a popular idol as Blaine was, aud Blaine’s fate when he reached the people wag not one that any Presidential aspirant should anticipate with satisfaction.—Leslie’s Weekly. For the first time in several years it has been boldly declared j and succ ssfully maintained in the House of Representatives that the ‘•President is not the Commander in Chief of Congress.” t What’s the matter? CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Han Always Bought RICHARD BUNN INJURED. Richard Bunn, son of Register 01 Deeds H. S. Bnnn, was injured Wednesday evening in tbe base ball game oa the local diamond. In attempting to slide to third base, he ran against Boaz Gam mon. Richard was taken out of the game owing to his injuries. MANY COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSED. The school session for 1907-J08 is rapidly drawing to a close. All the schools in townships .Nos. 1, 2 and 6 have closed. Jn townships Kos. 9 and 10, all schools except in Macclesfield and Piuetops, res pectively, have closed. THE MANY SIDED SPRING. Serious an’ funny Is the spring - a song an’ sigh; Bees are matin’ honey, An’ we’ll rob ’em by an’ by. Doves\o’er the meadows wingin’, An’ larks—a merry throng; Mockin’ birds a Ringin’, An’ we’ll sell ’em for a song. An’ the chubby perch are bitin’, An’ your time to them you give, An’ at this rosy writin’ It is.powerful sweet to live! —Atlanta Constitution, HE GOT WHAT HE NEEDED. “Niue years ago it looked as if my time had come, “says Mr. C. Farthing, of Mill Greek, Iod. Ter. '“I was so ruu down that life hung on a very slender thread. It was then my druggist recommended Electric Bitters. I bought a bottle and I got what I needed, strength. I had one foot in the grave, but Electric Bitters put it back ou the turf aigain, and I’ve been well ever since.” Sold under guarantee by all arurgists. 50c. A COMMUNICATION. Editor Southerner: As a subscril>er, I am constrained by my conscience which has dic tated to me to address you per sonally, commending you on the last issue of the Southerner, April 9th. I was deeply impressed and in fact made exceedingly glad in perusiug its columns and contents to observe such a high and worthy notation of a deserving young col ored man, in the person of Nathan Williams Jr , formerly of Tarboro, his successand achievement on the Fall liiver line of steamers, in rec ognition of his efficiency, by the steam boat comp my. Truly, sir, you have said the right^aud spoken the truth, concerning his Christian father, and his good citizenship, which has served as a light, notonly to lighten the path way of his son, but the race in general. After I had concluded reading the article in question, I could not refrain from giving a loud and hearty Amen. Aa a birthright citizen of Tarboro and one who is deeply interested in all that concerns her and especially the welfare of my race, I rise in an humble capacity to give honor aod credit to whom it is due and add ray warmest expressions of grati tude and thanks to you for your honesty and convictions in giving publicity to such an exemplary Christian man aud citizen, and I pray God that others of the race will profit by striving to emulate such examples. Bespectfully yours, E. C. Simonson. PLENTY OF TROUBLE is caused by stagnation of the liver and bowels. To get rid of it and headache and biliousness and the poison that brings jaundice, take Dr. King’s New Life Pills, the reliable purifiers that do the work without grinding or griping. 25c at all druggists. DINED THE NEEDY. George Maithewson, one of “the J^est of our colored population, Easter Monday gave a dinner at his home toithe widows and needy women, members of bis church. Methodist. Eighteen of them were there They dined sumptuously and are yet siuging the praises of their host and hostess CONGRESS CONVENTION MAY 21. The Democratic committee of this Congress District met a Bocky Mount this afternoon' to name the time and place for hold ing the convention to nominate a candidate for Congress. Only J. W. Grainger, chairman and B. G, Allsbrook, socretary were present in person, all others being represented by proxy, with Idr. Grainger holding the strongess hand hence Kinston was chosen as the place and May 51st the dite. This date is much earlier than any one here exp cted or desired. „ —“E. C. DeWitt & Co., Crhi-. cagb, 111.—Gentlemen: In 189x1 had a disease of the Stomach and Bowels In the spring of 1902 I bought a bottle of Kodol and the benefit I received all the gold in Georg a could not buy. May you live long and prosper. Yours very truly C. B. Cornell, Boding, Ga.. ! Aug. 27, 1906.” Sold by B. E. L. Cook- ‘ J. S. GRIFFIN MAKES ASSIGNMENT. J. S. Griffin, a saloon keeper of Robersonville, made an a gignroenl Wednesday. J. Franlt Riles went to Robersonville in the interest of loeal creditors. Mr. Griffio’s la bilities amounts to $1,500 with assets of $1,100. HOW PROTECTION PROTECTS. The census of 1890 showed that the value of manufactured pro ducts, after subtracting that o: materials used, was $1,210,393,207 while the sum disbursed m wages wa§ $1,891,228,321, or 44.9 per cent. In 1900 tl^e net value of manufacturing product was $5, 658,986,492 and the wayes paid amounted to $2,322,333,877, or 41.0 per cent, while in 1905, though the product of our manu factures was worth $7,369,087,134. the sum paid in wages, $8,016,711 706, was only 40.9 per cent of it. The change is not gjeat, b«fc it' is unmistakable. The artisan and laborer are getting a lessened share [ of the profits of even that single branch of industry which the tariff lawr singled out for special stimu lation.^-If. Y. Evening Post. A TWENTY YEAR SENTENCE. “I have just completed a twenty year health sentence, imposed by Bncklen’s Arnica Salve, which cured me of bleeding piles just twenty years ago,” writes 0.8. Woolever, of LeRaysville, N. Y. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve heals the worst sores, boils, burns, wounds and cuts in the shortest time. 25c by all druggists. MR. BRYAN AND THE NEGRO. Under the laws disfranchising the negro by demanding educa tional requirements in the South, the negro has an opportunity to get within thelawr by coming with in the qualification; But I want to say to the republicans in the North that under the Jaws which they have fastened upon the Filipinos, not one of them can vote under any qualification. The negro in the South h s the protection of living under the laws made for the black man and the white man alike, but the Filipinos are kept under laws mad i for them and not for us. The #hite man in the South has disfranchised the negro in self protection; and there is not a republican in theNorthwbo would not have done the same thing under the same circumstances. Those republicans in the North who dispute this or say that they are different from the South either are not frank with themselves or are assuming what is not true. The white man in the South will not allow a few men to t se the solid black vote t » further their own financial and political inter ests. And that is w hat was being done. I wrant to say light now that, the white men iu ihe South are giving the negroes better la.'S than the negroes wiuld give to the white men if they were making he laws Why, right in Washington they disfranchised every negro, even if thay had to disfranchise some WilibU mt.u iu uu ii, i uc n uivc men of the South a e determined that the negro will and shall be disfranchised everywhere it is necessary to prevent the recur rence of the horrors of carpet bag rule.—A^5pee; h by Mr. Bryan in New York. THE PANTHEIST. God and I in space alone, And nobody else in view, And “Where are the people, O Lord?” I said, “The earth below, and the sky oJer head And the dead whom I once knew!” “That was a dream,” God smiled and said, “A dream that seemed to be true There are no people living or dead; There is nothing but hie and you.” “Why do I feel no fear?’’ I asked, “Meeting you here this way. That I have sinned I know fuli well; And is there a heaven, and is there a hell, And is this the Judgment Dayf? “Nay, those were but dreams,” the Great God said, “Dreams that have ceased lobe There are no such things as s n o fear; There is no you; you never ha'e be$n; There is nothing at all but me.” —Nashville American. —“Health Cotfec” is really the closest Coffee Imitation ever yet produced. This clever C ffee Sub stitute was recently produced by Dr. Sboop of Eacine, Wis. Not a grain of real Coffee in it either. Dr. Shoop’s Health Coffee is made from pure toasted grains, with malt, nuts, etc Keally it would fool an expert—who might drink | it for Coffee. No 20 or 30 minutes tedious boiiing. “Made in a min ute” says the doctor. Sold by D. Lichtenstein Co. THE GYPSY. O'), she was most precious, as the Wind’s self was fair, What did I give her when I had her on my knee? R *d kisses for h*r coral lips and a red comb foi her hair. She took my gifts, she took my heart, and fled away from me. Oh, but she was fanciful. She found a savage mate; He scorned her, he spurned her, he drove her from his door, She hnddh d in his inglenook and laughed at all his hate; She took his curses, '‘took his blows, And never left him more. —Metropolitan Magazine. NEW KNOWLEDGE IN FARMING. An < ditorial talk in the April 25th issue of Farm and Fireside: ‘•It’s as plain as a red barn on a side hill that the business of farm ing has reached a sharp turn in the road, that the ranks'' of the soil tillers are rapidly being separ ated into two camps; the Do It As *uaa Lna its ana the .New Knowl edge Group. Eight now, of course, the members of the New Knowl edge Group are in the minority; j the old linev farmers can outvote them on any proposition and not know that there has been a con test. “But just the same, the agricul tural colleges are turning out every year au increasing number of young men who cau tell the vet erat farmer a whole lot about his own game. Bed; of all, the New Knowledge youth can give a reason for the faith that is in him; he can tell the why of what happens in the corn field, the wheat field, the pasture, the meadow, the barn yard and the dairy house. And the best part of it is that he is farming with an open miud instead of closed eyes aud the tools that Dad used No young man can loday take even the ‘short course’ in aD agricultural college and not come out with the knowledge that the best and biggest thiDg taught him there is that the world is still moving on and that he must keep on reading and studying and list ening aLd thinking or else he will fall so far behind the procession of progress that he can’t hear the baud play or the bystanders cheer.’’ LOCAL BARACA CUSS. The local Baraca class, which meets every, Sunday in a class room of the Missionary Baptist church, now has a membership of 20 young men. The class is grow ing rapidly and devotes one hour each Sunday to the study of the Bible. All young men are cordially invited to attend. * DEATH OF MRS. JORDAN. Many people in the county have learned with regret of the sad death of Mrs. Lemuel Jordan, at Wilson’s Mills, Johnson county, Thursday, April 16th. Mrs. Jordan was formerly Mamie Edwards, daughter of the late Lafayette Edwards, of near Speed. She was a member of the Episcopal church, Lawrence. TARB0R0 WELL REPRESENTED. Tarboro will be represented in many of the graduating classes of noted colleges this year. Walston MacNair is a member of the ’03 class of Georgetown University. He will graduate from the law department in June. George Fountain and -Mercer Oates are members efthe^senior class of the University of North Carolina. They will graduate in arts. Thomas Hines and Basil Muse, of Rocky Mount and Ernest Ruffin, of Whitakers \rill graduate from University of North Carolina. Misses Delha Austin and Mar garet Redmond will graduate this year from the Greeusboro Normal. Miss Mary Keehlli is a member of the senior ela-s of St. Mary’s, Raleigh. GUANO CO. TO EMPLOY HOME LABOR. The Royster Gnaoo Company will employ home labor only for the rest of the senson. Today 35 colored laborers from Wilmington* who have had been employed at the factory left for their homes. A sound reformer is not dis tinguished by much sound. Four battleships or the Congress men are undesirable citizens. ' The Germans have this proverb; “A good life keeps off wrinkles, and anot her that is akin to it, ill got, ill gone.” Mr. Bryan and Teddy’s man, Taft are so near nomination that they might as well begin on their speech of cceptance. Bean th# Signature of ASTORIA. ,Tha Kind Yon Have Always Bought Aim luujwioftinajo i POWDER Absolutely Pure The only baking powder mmfe with Royal Grape Cream of Tartar No Alum, No Limo Phosphate A JUDICIARY MORGUE. The present involved sitnation in regard to the White Mountain and Appalachian forest reserve bill naturally directs increased attention to the Judiciary Commit tee of the House. That committee is notorious among all who follow Congressional proceedings as the “morgue” to which bills are sent which Speaker Cannon desires to have “put to sleep.” Ia the irrev erent, but not alwajs inaccurate slang of the Capitol, Chairman Jenkins, of the Judiciary Commit tee is referred to as the Speaker’s “hired msn.” Congressman Little held is the one member of the committee conspicuous for legal ability—as a body the committee is generally regarded as composed of men of inconsiderable legal at tainments -and, unfortunately, Mr. Littlefield is about to retire. That the committee, ad at present | constituted, exists chiefly to pre vent legislation is easy illustrated. Althouth a very large number of measures have been referred to the committee, the motion to ask for formal permission to hold ses sions d erring the actual meeeting hour of the House has twice been turned down. According to a member of the committee, it has met only upon its required days twice a week, and, even in -the midst of a discussion, has then adjourned on the minu'te of the meeting of the House, apparently with the alacrity of a railroad gang hearing the noonday whistle. This description means to any one fam iliar with the work of Congression al committees that the Judiciary Committee has been doing its best to prevent legislation, rather than to shape it wisely.—Springfield Republican. HOT TALK. Members of the Council at Mur phy, have sent a petition to Mayor A. S. Hill, demanding that he resign for the “general good of the town,” charging him with being too lenient in enforcing the town’s ordinances “to inspire the proper respect for the town and for the authority of the mayor’s court and its officers.” Mayor mu, m ms reply, says: “I would like to know who in ] these United States vested you , with authority to demand my resignation. It'I have not done the square thing, go ahead with im peachment proceedings. I was not appointed by your board. “You have blowedin $2,300 you have collected, and got nothing to show for it. If the people get too hard on you poor aldermen, I would suggest that you resign and not try to take your spite out on me. You certainly are a nervy set.” Tarboro Loses to Bethel. In a loosely contested baseball game Friday afternoon at Bethel, the local tigh school boys were defeated by the score of 19 to 5. Errors, weak stick work and rank decisions of the umpire marked the contest, which was nev.r in teresting to the spectators. The umpire mrde several rank decisions, which he reversed after much criticism and which caused the local boys to loose all interest in the game. Added to this was many errors by Pender and Cobb. Theliheup was: Tarboro, Bryau, ; c; James, p; Fountain, ss; Taylor, , If; Jenkins, 3b; Cordon, 2b; Bourne, cf; Pender, rf; Cobb, lb; Bethel, Carson, lb; Blount, 21>; Bullock, ss; Whichard, p; Carson, c; Gardner, 3b; Rollins, rf; Keel, If; Craft, cf. STATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Elections were recently held in \\ ake county for a special school tax for schools and for roads, re sulting in defeat of both measures. The blame by some is placed ou the liquor people. It is quite like ly that impending prohibition, * hich means an increased tax rate was the determining factor. Notwithstanding, the Chainnan of the Democratic State committee advised the holding 6f primaries and county conventions after the prohibition election, the Craig people went right ahead holding them to boost their mau, to create the idea that the State was for the Blaine ma»>. Craig is not a man to take adyice. The committee ad vised against a joint canvass with Pritchard a few years ago, but he paid no heed to it. State Entomologist Franklin •Sherman has completed a very careful inspection of orchards and has found a great many which had not been on the list, including a number of large ones. He finds a plenty of San Jose scale, but says that this is being kept down very well. The orchard area in the State he reports is rapidly increasing. Haywood is the leading fruit county in the State. It has 59 orchards of commercial size, con taining 62,000 apple aud 13,009 peach trees. Moore couuty is second with* 20 commercial or | chards with 65,000 trees, practi cally all peach. Wilkes is third and Surry is fourth. The report of Col. Stringfield, inspector general of the ^National GuardSj shows the condition of the force to be much improved over last year. The property is ia better condition than ever belore and the personnel of the force is good. The report of Col. String field, shows that the strengtn oi the first regiment was 545, the second 599, this covering the officers and men present, and not including the band, hospital corps, etc. The report also covers the light battery at Charlotte, which is shown to be iu good condition. In the republican Congress con vention for the Eighth District, held at Taylorsville, Charles H. Cowles, ofWilkes, was nominatel for Congress, winning overL. C. Wagner, of Iredell. SCHOOL FIRES. The Insurance Press gives statis tics f howiDg that in three month* from January 1st to March 31*t, no less than 58 fires occurred in school houses in the United State-1. Compared w ith the total number of such buildings in the country this percentage is small, but when we consider the helplessness often of those attending, these figures shot Id be a sufficient warning to take every precaution to make our school buildings fire p:oof from ordinary causes such as defective flues, inflammable roofs and tha ike. Many of these fires were at tended with fatal results. How H Edgecombe in the matter of safti guarding her children from fire! The danger to life in our o^e story structu res incase of fire;* not great, though not entirel/ absent, but in our growing towns, we are erecting more imposin; buildings, two stories an t more i 1 height. Are these fire proof! We doubt if there is one such in the Stat°. , -->» Bear* the Signature of 01 ne MIHl