Show OUR SCHOOLS our visit to the closing exercises of the third term of alie district school last thursday M attended with much pleasure and satisfaction were ec varal exceedingly commendable and eliat to those who uie u ie pres not fail to convoy alie impression eliat alie pupil had been in good chandri it as an exceedingly labor the education of our children hut wo arc proud of w ho have been entrusted avith the duty and cannot help but think that they are reap alis faction at babor crow nod with success 1 was unmistakably baat thursday wo are safe in making alie assertion eliat one of alie main channels from whence flow eccli successful results ia alie employment of competent and experienced perien ced teachers for one of the proofs of a neglected and condition of school government is afforded by the fact eliat young and teachers and w ready alie wise and gov of alie is acx illy n delicate and work lio fc are alie accessible accomplishments of eliat work how manifold alie difficulties to be encountered and how gad may bo alio results of failure to govern wisely and well I 1 it behooves atio to isec to it that every principle advanced every regulation proposed and aery consideration urged is mado thoroughly explicit and is unmistakably apprehended it is impossible for inexperienced attain to these requirements the instructors now employed arc so far as provo is concerned mainly those nh ohavo spent years of indefatigable earnest and systematic work in alie schoolroom and as a of this experience peri ence behold the hobt gratifying results THE total depopulation of iceland appears to be threatened A scheme has been set afoot in manitoba to transport to that canadian province pro ince the Ic elanders still in their native country together with their flocks a d herds this would be an exodus as complete as was that of alio children of israel from egypt there lias been a flow of icelandic emigration to canada for alie last years yet the population ia said to be abill too large for the resources of the island the wiping out of so interesting a people would be a matter of regret but iceland although the conditions of life are hard will doubtless continue to have attractions for i substantial remnant especially when alie su perilous population is draw n oil alio lc claudera settled in manitoba have grown so numerous and prosperous eliat they arc able to several newspapers printed in their own language the colonies of giali gimli and mow iceland are in a most flourishing condition and are already sending off shoots into other partee of the canadian northwest under the auspices of the icelandic society TUB decision of judge brady of the supreme court of kew york on labor strikes and conspiracies i particularly interesting and important just at time the point on which the opinion wa rendered arose out of a case in which a man was charged conspiracy in persecuting another wort man for refusing to join in n strike and in preventing him from obtaining work the court held eliat alie richt of workingmen to organize for on protection or advantage is freely conceded but similarly their right to prevent others obtaining employment doca not exist and the attempt to cx erciso aliis assumed right is illegal tho conduct of the indicted officers 0 the labor assembly to boycott a so called scab and not allow ing him to work is a criminal conspiracy punishable imprisonment it is to be hoped eliat alie decision will settle the point in question as a matter of law for once and all it was settled long ago in the opinion of all just and reasonable men new chinese treaty that has met the approval 0 the president and is now before alie senate is to run for twenty 3 cars it provides that a chinese laborer who lias 1000 worth of property hero or who lias a lawful husband or wife or a parent or a child in this country may if return one year or if detained by illness the time may be extended to two years no other chinese laborers may come in on adv terms chinese merchants scholars and students may come only when provided with certificates issued by an american consul the treaty binds this country to pay to the chinese minister within one year which sum shall be accepted as a full settlement of nil alums clums against the united states or her citizens for loss or injury suffered by here THE legislature at albany has appointed a committee to consider alie propriety of celebrating alie hundredth anniversary of tho ratification by now york of the constitution of tho united states the act of ratification took place july C 1788 at poughkeepsie and it is proposed to hold the celebration in that city the event was an important one in the history of the state and should be appropriately commemorated previous to the event of prohibition in maine there was not a savings the state in 1880 there were over 50 etith an aggregate deposit of |