at Paris, and in visits and excursions in England and Scotland; both having relatives in the last highly interesting country. During their absence the Monetary Times business and work was conducted so successfully, that at the end of the year, when profits were declared, a big slice went back to those whose management and faithfulness contributed to the result. The typos were not left out. He rightly regarded it all as their extra earnings while relieving him of care and worry.

In the summer of 1903 Edward made another trip to Europe, taking with him his daughter Nellie, and niece Mary Stirling. The Rhine provinces, Switzerland, Italy and France, as well as Great Britain, were visited. This was more for the benefit of the young folks than for his own pleasure.

The winter of 1907 and 1908 was spent in Los Angeles, California, and a decision was reached in the spring to sell most all his remaining property in Canada, and remove to a permanent home in Hollywood, California. This was done in the early autumn of 1908. The beautiful home they have there is the present family residence.

In the same summer the Canadian owners of the Los Casados Silver Mine in Northern Mexico, persuaded him to make it a visit, which he did. As Edward could not claim any knowledge of mining, my brother Peter, who is an expert, just then from Nome, Alaska, was taken along, the mine owners paying the cost of the journey. Peter made a careful examination of the property below and above ground, and reported abundance of accessible ore for a great many years to come. Edward bought a good block of stock. The money to be used to install a steam plant and modern mining machinery. The Diaz regime was then in power, Mexican investments were generally regarded as good, though there were mutterings of the coming storm but it was not thought to be serious. Fortunately the new plant was not installed, as there would be then something to tax or seize or destroy. The mine has been working in a moderate way by manual labor entirely, paying its own expenses. Their immunity from trouble, no doubt, coming from the fact that there was little or nothing to steal, the ore was too heavy to carry away and there was nothing

that was readily convertible into cash. If a dependable stable government becomes established in Mexico, there is a possibility that Edward's heirs may reap some benefit. Poor Mexico! Other suffering countries have some hope, but there is poor prospect in Mexico.

We regard Edward as the best physically preserved member of our family. He early learned how to take care of himself, and he had a good doctor wife to help him. He kept up a moderate system of health exercises, which he and sister Jenny urged upon me. The value of gymnastics to young people I could readily understand, but had doubts about its needs to old age, though I well know that a moderate amount of muscular effort each day is essential to the maintenance of strength. Edward has certainly well maintained his. A year and a half ago, in the beginning of his eightieth year, he and his daughter walked from Hollywood to Pasadena, seven miles, and made the return journey the same day. Of course, I am handicapped by my loose hip joint, but my strength now would not allow me to make one-tenth of that journey. This fall of 1915 we much regret to learn that Edward's health is failing very much, so that he does not feel at liberty to make long journeys alone. While my strength and activity is much less than his, yet the general uniformity of my condition I think warrants me in making my usual Texas fall journey, soon to take place. Our remaining three brothers and one sister are all, as John Muir has said, near sundown; so it would be idle to speculate as to probabilities. It is satisfying to know that all are ready.

We must now leave Edward and make some extended reference to his life partner.

DR. JENNY KIDD GOWANLOCK TROUT.

Whatever may be the advantages of wide choice in the selection of a wife Edward had them over his brothers. Being the general agent of the Toronto Leader, his business brought him to all parts of the country, renewing old acquaintance and forming new ones. Good attention to business never left the young ladies out of consideration: and a young chap,

with the poise and dash for a successful news agent, was bound to receive their attention. What seeming chance conditions resulted in a first acquaintance with the chosen one is not to me at present known. When she taught a good, large country school near Stratford, Ontario, he would keep a sharp lookout after business in that section, and come around Friday afternoons with the fine fleet steed and good riding rig his employer furnished, and would take her home. Of course, that was a nice journey for her, and nice for him, too, to ride alongside of a graduate of the Ontario Normal school, who as teachers outranked all others; but the real interest was not in the teacher, that was only incidental, it was in the girl. There was sure to be needed business for Saturday, and on Monday another happy journey to the school.

Miss Gowanlock was born in Kelso, Scotland, April 21, 1841, and came to Canada with her parents in 1847. She was educated in the schools of Stratford, Canada. She was baptized, and took upon herself the Christian name and profession in Toronto in 1860. She graduated from the Ontario Normal school in the same city in 1861, and continued teaching in the neighborhood of Stratford, till in 1865, through marriage with my brother Edward, she became Mrs. Trout; and all her earlier married life was lived in Toronto. Having no children, and occasionally subject to troublesome nervous bodily ailments, and also with her studious disposition and time on her hands, it is easy to see that health matters should have first consideration; and be studied not only for her own sake, but for the help she might give others. Accordingly, she took a course of study in the Pennsylvania Women's Medical College in Philadelphia, and in due time graduated; but as that gave her no legal standing in Canada, she entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Toronto, and after three years passed her final examination in 1875, and became the first woman member of the medical and surgical fraternity of Canada, and first lady licensed practitioner in the Dominion. Edward in relating this to me shortly afterward, said that when calling at the office to take her home, he was roundly complimented by the examiners on behalf of his