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important part Mr. Galbreaith, in his official 

 capacity as honorary secretary of the City 

 Improvement Society, had played in the 

 city's Improvement. He reviewed the his- 

 tory of the society from its inception, and 

 gave Mr, Galbreaith a lion's share of the 

 credit for its birth and its successful career. 



Mr. Galbreaith made an appropriate re- 

 ply. 



The last item on the somewhat lengthy 

 program was the presentation to St. Vin- 

 cent's school of the handsome flag won in 

 the separate school competition. The pre- 



sentation was made by Mayor Morden, who 

 wound the flag about the neck of Rev. 

 Father Holden, superintendent of the sepa- 

 rate schools. As he did so James Johnson 

 began to sing The Maple Leaf, and the 

 audience rose and joined in singing the 

 chorus. 



A large number of plants, as well as cut 

 flowers, used in decorating the room was 

 loaned by Webster Bros. The collection 

 included some Eulalia grass, which attracted 

 much attention. 



Fig. 2708. The Incline Railway to the Mountain Drive. 



EAT APPLES AT NIGHT. 



up VERYBODY ought to know." says 



L/ the Family Doctor. " that the very 



best thing they can do is to eat apples just 



before retiring for the night. The apple is 



phosphoric acid in easily digested shape than 

 any other fruit. It excites the action of the 

 liver, promotes sound and healthful sleep, 

 thoroughly disinfects the mouth, and pre- 



an excellent brain food, because it has more vents indigestion and throat diseases." 



