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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Star, 1901-03-29, Page 34.-`71.11'," 4' • ' 41) 17IE VERY LAM MX 41.1, THE WORLD OVEN totergithm Wand About Our Ow Country. °met Britain. the "Asked State*, sad Ab. Pinot*: the thabs, Coadoinie4 and Assorted tor Easy Wading. CANADA. Brontford's tax rate this year is 20 milk. London, Ont., will spend 35,000 in improving the new Victoria Hospi- tal. The meal at WoLseley Barrackte.Lon- don, have orgtualzed a bioyole corps. A superannuation fund for public mahout teaohere is talked of at Ottawa. The Medical buildin‘g of McGill Uni- versity id to have another large ad- dition. The Hamilton Radial Railway ronY be extended from Burlington to Oak- ville. Sealing schooner% report the catch off the coast of Labrador the best in Years. An English phosphate eompany may locate in Kingsley and employ 400 hands. Two of Montreal's firemen will be dismissed. T hey Ware in to.fica ted waille on duty. - . Enveral of the Doukhohors who loft Manitoba for California have return- ed" to Canada. dt is reported that Han. Dr. Borden is; eonaidering a scheme for pensions ner the permanent militia corps. A Winnipeg desputch says a rich bed of bituminous coal haa been locat- ed at Souris, at a depth of 200 feet. Joseph Dean, a Stratford boy of eixteen years, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a roger. The Ottawa Car Company has a contract from the Imperial Govern- ment to build 800 transport wagons for army purposes. Lieut. -Col. llo I mes , D.O. C., at Lon- don, has received ordera from head- quarters to recruit men for the Hali- fax garrison. Windsor will ask the Dominion Gov- ernment to grant the vacaot lot ad- joining the post -office building for the site for the Carnegie library. A suit for 25o Wag tried at the Divisional Court, Hamilton, the other day. The plaintiff succeeded. The defendant will have to pay 04.27. Henry Lauer, of Berlin, Germany, who, on landing at Halifax said his fellow -passengers bad mil...LA him of $4,000, turns out to be a fugitive from justioe. Representatived of the British Co- lumbia shoe manufacturers who ap- peared before the Chinese Commission stated that they intended discharging all. their Chinese hands and replacing them with white men, as a result of the evidence that has been laid be- fell:, the Gomm:lesion. GREAT BRITAIN. T.he Indian famine has cost the Gov- ernment 360,000,000. The British Houac of Onremons hes pasaed the se.cond reading of the bill prohibiting the sale or delivery of in- toxicants to pergolas under sixteen years of age. The Bank Of England's net profits for • the six Sim n the endilleg Feb. 28, were £725,598, making the amount of "resit" at that dale Z3,750,3411. Af- ter providing for a dividend of 5 per cont.,. the amount of ''rest" was £3,022,691. It is reporte,d in high circles that King Edward contemplates a big ex- hibition in London, on the lines of the l'aris Exposition, the idea being to enclose the Thames, from Westminster Bridge to Albert Bridge, including !he whole of Battersea Park. UNITED STATES. New York now owns suitable sites for the 20 Carnegie libraries. 'An Indiana court has awarded n woman, $1,500 for a stolen kiss, John J. Barry ems kicked to death hi a street fight at St. Paul, Minn. An elephant escaped front the "Zoo" at Indianapolis and wree,ked a barber shop. , The tin -can trust has been incor- porated in New Jersey with $88,000,000 capital. E. C. Humphries, leader of a Bap- tist church choir, St. Louis, Mo., shot 1111d killed himself. A landlord in Chicago removed "doors and windows" in order to drive out a sick tenant. It is proposed to unite all coal oper- ators of Illinois under one manage- ment, with ne capital of 375,000,000. Valentine Botz Of Buffalo, who has been blind for 28 years from the ef- fect of snaallpox, had his (sight restor- ed by an operation. IL P. MOi-gan & eo., New York, con- firm the story of the absorption of Rockefeller steel interests by the big steel trust, necessitating 8100,000,- 000 increase in the capital of the t rust. , GENERAL. At Naples 2,500 dock labourers are out on strike. An avalanche near Lake Como, Italy, killed eight men. The British expedition against the isoinalis is pushing inland. Two persons have died of bubonic plague in Western Australia. Thousands of persona leave Finland on account of Russian oppression. The explosion of a shell at Secun- derabad, India, killed seven sunners. A professor of history at the Mee - mew University is among those arrest- ed for sedition. Fifteen person.; were killed and many iejured by the burning of a darn at Cologne, Italy - An official at Seoul, Corea, has licen beheaded for complicity in a plot to murder ladles of the imperial notiRehold. Two thousand soldiers have been sent to assist the authorities in the soppression of troubles incident upon ihe atrike at Marseilles. The Manufacturers' Club at Vienna aants to put Austro-Atruerionn rela- tions on a basin of nomplete recipro- city and equality in regard to the elledotrie tariff and its administration. THE LEADING ilARKETS, -on The Ruling Prices in Breadstuff's and Live Steak. BREADSTUFFS, ETO. Toronto, Mareh, 26.-Wheat-Que- items aro follows: -Red wheat, Ai 1-2 to 68c; While wheat, 67 1-2 to talc, and gnome wheat, 67 1-20, low freights to New York; rod and white, meddle freights, 00 1-2 to 07e; Mane - foists, No. 1 bard, old, g.Lt., 98 1-2o, No 2, 94 1-2e; No. 1 hard, North Bay, 97 1,2c; No. ft hard, 93 1-2e. Mill feed --Sea rce. Ban Iota, at t mill door, Weetern Ontario pointer, sell as follows i-Tiran, 314 to 314.50; nri shortet, 315. Onrn--Steady, Amerka No. 2 site, trnek hero, 40 1-2o; 45 L2e. Peas-Pirmer, No. 2, middle freighte at file; and esat at 64 1-2o. Barley -Steady, No. 2, 0.P.R. east, 3' WSW Or 191V greighte t9 NeW Torht egisgu; No.3 Ware. 0001 ZIn. 2, oli the KW lend, Oe. ZyfeoSteadY. Car let.% 4944 weAte end -660 *Mt. /illiehtitho8t,-91tliat. Vat' lots. weat. 140 .4.oted at '51% and teeth at ego. inkineteFirtmarel ittf air detautv4 Nu - White. ar.a. east. gilgeten NO. g white, north and Week 2414 to 1-20, Flour -In hetter dethend to -day. liolders of 99 per cent. pateot, binyerre bags, middle freighte, conk 32.65 Fer bbl; and exPorters bld $2.00. A fair - good twain** was clone on a basis of .2.60 to -day. Oatmeal -Car loth of rolled oath, in baton on treat here, are quoted at 38.25 per beg, and in Wood+ at .3.35 per bid, DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Toronto, March 20. -Dressed hogs are steady on the alreet, at 117.75 to 38.25. Car Iota oontleue mama and light, are quoted nominally at 37.75, on track bare. Proviaions firm, and a in good demand. Quotations are t -Dry Salted shoulders. 8o ; long. olear beet/14100e% in ear iota, 10e; and in case lots, 10 1.-.4 to 10 1-20 ; short clear pork, 320 to 3e0.50; heavy mess pork, 319' to 119.50. Smoked meats -Hams, heavy, 120 medium, 12 1-2 to 130 ; light, lee. PRODUCE. Toronto. Merch 26.-Fgres-sSuPPlies large to.dety. Fresh sold at 12 to 12 I.,n; and 'thin afternoon the market was weak. Poultry-Reoeipts light ; privets for britcht 'estpdir. ere as follows :-Tur-, irebtr: It te+ 123?; geese at 8 to 8 1-2o ohioltens, at 40 to 50o; and duoka, a fel to 80b; oold stored turkeys an, gethe are quoted at 1 to 20 per under bright stook. Potatoes -Steady at 280 for oar iota, on track here. Sales, out of atore are made at 85e. Field, produce, ete.-Turnips, out of stare, 30e per bag ; onions, 70c per bag carrots 35c per bag ; apples, per bbl $1. to 32 ; sweet ,potatoes, per bbl. $2.50. Dried apples -Dried appleg sell at 3 1-2 to 4 1-4c; evaporated, at 5 to 5 1-2e. Honey -Firm. Stocks on hand here are now small. Dealers quote from 10 to 10 1-20 per lb.'for 5, 10 or 60 -lb tine, according to size of ordee. Comb heney sella at 32 to $2.25 for dark ; and at $2.50 to $2.75'for isholce olover, per dozen sections. Hops -Steady. Demand quiet. Choice 1900 growth are quoted at 14 to lac; and yearlings at 8 to 9o. ! Beans-iSteady, ordinary white beans bring $1.60 ;oboice 'hand-picked beans awe tempted at 8,1.70 to $1.75. Baled hay -Steady. Choke timothy, on track here, $10.25 to 310.50; two - ton lots, delivered, 3,11 to $11.25. Straw -Car lots of straw, on track here 35.50 to 38. Toronto, March 26. -Trade all round iv -as light, with prices well raaintain- ed, but not quotably cluinged. We had a snail rum of export cat- tle, which sold out quickly at the prices of last Tuesday. The hest grades brought 5c per lb. Good to choice butcher cattle sold well at from 9 9-4 to 4 1-46 pen lb„ with 4 1-2e paid for a few picked lots. Prices all around were steady. There was no change in the market conditions of bulls, stockers, feeders, railch cows, or calves. Prices for aheep and lambs• were well maintained and steady. The supply was email. Hog were unchanged to -day. lb.; lit at 5 3-4o, and fat at 6 5-8c nisit "Si ars" are ?mated at 6 1-80 per per lb.,' . Hogs to fetch the top price must be of prime quality, and scale not be- low 160 nor above 200 lbs. Following is the range of quota- tions; Cattle. Shippers, per cwt. . .34 00 $5 00 Butcher, choice do. . . 3.75 4.50 Butcher,ordinary to good 3 25 3 75 Butcher, inferior. . . . 2 75 3 00 Stockers, per cwt. . .. 2 75 3 25 Export bulls, per cwt. . 3 75 4 25 Sheep and Lambs. Export ewes, per cwt. . 9 00 3 60 Butcher sheep, each. .. 2 60 3 50 Lambs,grain-fed, per cwt 4 25 00 Do, barnyards, per lewt 3 75 4 12 1-2 Bucks„ . . . 2 50 3 00 Milkers and Calves, Cows, each . . . 20.00 45,00 Calves, each. . . . . 2 00 8 00 Hogs. Choice hogs, per cwt. . 6 00 6 12 1-2 Light hogs, per cwt. . .0 00 5 75 Heavy hogs, per cwt. . 0 00 5 62 1-2 Sows. . . . .. 3 50 4 00 Stags 0 00 2 00 • -- Duluth, March 26 -Wheat - Cash, No. 1 hard, 77 1 -ac; No. I Northern, 75 1-8c; No. 2 Northern, 68 5-8 to 73 1-8c; May, 77 7-8e; July, 78 1-8c. Corn -39e. Onts-20 lo 25 3-4e. Iffinneopolis, March 26.- Wheat - Clash, 75 1-40; May, 75 1-2 to 75 5-8e; July, 76 7-8 to 77c; on 'track, No, 1 htard, 77 1-4c; No. 1 Northern, 75 1-4c; No. 2 Northern, 70 1-2 to 72 1-2p. Flour -First patents, 3t.05 to $4.15; second patents, 33.95 to 84.05; first clears, 33 to $3.10; second do., $2 to $2.10. Bran -In bulk, $13.25 to 313.50. Buffalo, March 26. -Flour - Steady. Wheat -..Spring, higher; No. 1 North- ern, old, 86 1-2c, in store; do., c.i.f., 85 1-4c, a floe t. Winter wheat - Nominal 'for Slate; Kansas, No. 2 hard, 77e. Corn -Firm; No. 2 yellow, 45 1-2e; No. 3 do., 45e; No. 2 corn, 44 3-4c; No. 9 do., 44 1-2c. Oats -Steady. No. 2 white, 31 1-4 to 31 1-2e; go. 9 do., 301-4 to 50 1-2c; No. 2 mixed, 28 1-2 to 28 3-4c; No. 0 do., 28 to 28 1-4c, through billed. Ilarley-Bid.s for spot too far bolov, asking priori for business. Rye -Scarce and firm; No. 2, on track, 57c; No. 1, in store, 58c. Detroit, March 26. -Closed -Wheat - No. I, white, 79 5-4c ; No. 2 red, cash and March, 79 3-4e; May, 81 7-8c ; July 80 1-2c. ,st. Louis, March 20. -Closed -Wheat -Calsh, 73 7-8c ; May, 74 7-8c; July, 73 3-8c. BRITISH MENACED. French and German Troeps at Tien- Tsin AggTessive. A deapatch from Tien-Tsin says that the anti-British feeling shown by the French and German troops is much more serious than the siding affair. The dislike is sharpened by a recent proclamation forbidding foreign Rol- diers to traverse the British settle- ment, and from going to low wine shops and other haunts of dissipa- tion, where they beeame drunk, and indulged in brawling. The officera agreed that the prohibition was wise, but the men resented it, with the re- sult that British officers, and ladles aro menaced, and even assaulted on the etroets. It has been necessary to substitute marines in place of the In- dian sentries around the eettlement. A despatch to tbe Standard from Tien- Tain says that the French *Mere are unable to oontrol their mon. CLEARING THE COLONY. more Prisoners and Refilgees Refteb BleeMfentein. A despetela from Bloemfontein, Or- ange River Colony, awyet-Sillitary operations in ebe eouth-eastern part of the Orange River Cbiony are pro- mising. Major Byng has brought 800 refugees, 16,000 cat- tle, end 40,000 sheep Crone the Wepen- er and Smithfield distrletg. Col. notb- une has trent in seventeen prisoners from Thabemohn. Three hundred prisoner' are now camped here. I IIITA110 tillISTIATURt What Nage* g• Aro Dolag 14.w. Mr. gGibeolt intrOdticinl Ren amandment to the Mosicipal Act. The. details 01 the thellitire Imre net rat been criniPleited. but the generet Per - Pone a the =ewe la to prevent the recurrence of ouch 6aties as that of ithathe.41thd 1411041 v. the Townutitip which laas been for liaMe time before tbe eourts, at great ex- pense to all Concerned. The effect Of it will be to make the deo/done of the drainage reeereeni practically final, tO abollsb altogether appeals to the Supreuae Court. BEET ROOT SUGAR BOUNTY. Hon. John Dryden, in moving the second reading of hie Beet Root Su- gar Bounty bill. gave some interest- ing information as to the beat root auger industry. Last year teats were made at three points in ithe prov- ince -at Welland. Newmarket and Aylmer. Mho highest tonnage was 00 tons per acre, in one of the Aylmer districts. The seoond highest was 25 1-2 tons, at Newmarket, andithe third highest 24 tonal at Welland, The aver- age was 10 tone per acre. This was very eatistaotory. The highest nor- ceetage of sugar or saccharine mat- tter in the beet roots wag 17.2, found at Weiland ; the next bigheet, 113.8 at Newmarket ; the third highest, 10.1. in Aylmer. The average percentage was 14 1-2 per cont., whirth was also very satisfactory. In the matter of purity, the highest percentage was 89 1-2, In one of the A.ylener distriote. It wae nearly blanilar in Weiland and Newmarket -88.8 and 88.4 respective- ly. Thie was eminently eatisfactory, No point in Michigan could show so favorable a record. The average cost per aore ha the Ontario experiments was 328.37, leav- ing the grower a net profit of 343 per acre. There waa still no market for sugar beets in this country, and one reason for this !was that large capital was required for the manu- facture of the beets into sugar. It would require $500,000 or 3600,000 to ereet a plant, which could be ma- oessfully operated. It should be cap- able of producing 600 or 600 tons per day. IA factory -owner wished to be assured of a full supply of sugar beets before he erected his factory. Con- siderable expert labour was required izi these establishments, including chemiets and other scientists. Ohe of these plants would consume two mil- lion gallons of water per day, ten thousand tone of coal (per year, and two thousand tona of lime per year. Sonae four, five, or six thousand acres of beets would also be necessary to keep the factory running. Another essential was proper transportation facilitiee. The railways should grant reasonable rates, so that factories might draw their supply of beets from a distance -40, 60, or 100 miles. Under all therm oonditions Mr. Dry- den thought that such an induatry in this country would be a sure success. it ought to supply at lea& one hun- dred Million pounds of sugar a year for home consumption, which would mean three or four Million dollars spent in this country, instead of be- ing sent abroad. The pulpIwood and the saw -log policy had fostesed home manufacture. Why, asked the Min- ister, s,hould not the beet sugar in- dustry be deeveloped tool FRAUDULENT APPOINTMENTS. Hon. M. Gisbon'S to penalize those who frauduleutly obtain ap- pointments ad deputy returning of- ficers and poll clerks, and those who vrilfully miscount ballots, was con- curred in by Mr. Whitney, and pass- ed its second reading. SMALLPDX OUTBREAK. In reply to Kr. Fox, the Provincial Secretary gave the history of the sev- eral smallpox outbreaks. Seventy lum- ber comsplanie.s bad been notified to vaccinate all the men in their employ - Ton camps, where there were suspect- ed casco, had been quarantined. TIMBER IN TEMISCAMING. In reply to Mr. Beatty, of Leeds, Hon. E..). Davis Said it was the. Gov- ernment'a intention to digpose of tim- ber in the ,,Temiscaming park when it appeared to be in the public interests, and under such conditions ;is would make the supply of timber in the park as permaraent atr possible. BEET ROOT SUGAR PRODUCTION. Mr. Joynt moved that the Govern- ment adopt 1301tie'lllearlf, of collecting information as to the different soils in the province and their effect on (he percentage of sugar in the sugar beet; also that seed should be forwarded to the different localities in order that it might be grown and. afterwards properly tested. Hon. Mr. Dryden said that this was practically being done by the depart- ment. Arrangements were made to send Med if the Board of Trade, Farm, - ere' Prostitute, Agricultural Society, or any representative body in a truunici- pality furnished the names of a mun- ber of farmers Who would undertake the culture Of the beets. RDMOUNT STATIONS. Hon. Jothn Dryden moved the adop- tion of a m,emorrial to tha Governor- General asking him to transmit to the British GovernMent an address r the Legislature, urging that a remount station be establis'hed in the province. Speaking to the resolution, Mr. Dry- den saki that horae-breeding in this country had received much less t ten- tien than in former rare. In 1892 the value of horsea in Ontario was $55,- 812,290. In 1897 the Nalue had fallen to 336,111,806, but sine', then there had been a change for the better, the val- ue in 1899 being 1042,713,557. In 1893 10,- 606 horses were exported from Canada to the United States, and in 1900 1,526. The falling off was du to the di +Place- ment of horsed by electrinal power in street railwayrt, the increase in the American tariff, and the fact that large American cities were being sup- pflied by horsed bred In that country The attention of Canndian breedere and dealers, in consequence of this, had been turned to the British market In 1893, 1,946 Canadian horses were exported to Great spritain, and in 1896 the h igh est poi n t was rem bed -17,182 The speaker referred to the large purohases of Canadian horses by Ma- jor Dent, of the British War Office, and to the excellent record of them+ horsea in the South Afrieen war. Ma- jor Dent was so kiatiefied that he re- commended the eatablitihment of a re- mount depot in Canada OR a perman- ent recruiting point. It would be patriotic to undertake to develop this Lnduatry, and it would present to the farmera something defi Re in I he way of a market. STATUE OF QUEEN ORI A . In connection irifh'ilits,vot of 510,- 000 for e memorial of the late Queen Victoria, the Premier ti.d atatue would be erected' in Queen'e park, and would probably be a replier' of some [(moue statue In the Old Land M.ANIROOD SUFFRAGE BILL Dr. Barr Moved the necond reading of hie bill to extend manhood suffrage regietration to t mine other than county tovrns, and to rural muni- cipalities. Dr. Barr sheeted that mnny sounty tovvna were souther than ot her towns in the same counties. The Attorney-Generel thought (here was no &mond for sueh a measure. rho bill WAA declared lost an n k INSPECTION OF 110TbEllet. Mr. Otracallen'e bill for the proper inspection cd stationary boilers and Enginee and the litienting of persona eltarge. ot tittnth, WAN Xiderxe. teethe epee141, ,pqapaKtoe. otonaidatati. ieut Yrur. Xt. 4rdoilion o *Ow imitoemoguiank °Wave ineursono pre miume seek ae,wne • geste4, '14r. lirydea'14 th'siractOry Act, Xt ov0414 Ontf,' ta have et POW ino* epection. *ether. &vete* !MVOs- Ages ging eve Rie 00 at -rooks et Ili* On Oa t Tionistrite looked, Set et her rodadew sod SIM OW OM? *Mit OW 91 *igloo wen ton* la wont lihe R4o* 04 *4 laakaa Wettin tolitniintO inn: OW* etreet. Then it imbed ligsleat the trail woOden Naga* penithee it trend**. For Se nnetelent Ibirgarite Will pars- kined. Us weir,* into theme% thiongh the doorway and windows. setting the furniture gloat. Unless something wee done, aad dithe VW- lly, they would all be drowned. The girl collected her settees. Her *other* end *tetra were all in the wathee._ghe four.year-old twins were clinging; Gna floating obair ; the oth- er three childelie were holding to the bedstead. She quiokty litted the twins and de- posited them on the bed, telling the others to climb up there also. The water rose higher, and darkness was owning en. The little one-story house could not long stand against the flood. From other houses Margarita oould hear the vetoes of men milling to their famine* There waa no man here, nobody but herself to save tho other five. Margarita had to think quickly, tor the water roao fast. She moon deoLd- ed what to do. Sho tore a aheet in strips and faatened all tho ohildren together with it. Then she pulled the bed to tho doorway, took the door from its hinges, and transferred the children to thin improvised raft. Wad- ing through the doorway, she push- ed the preoloua load before. Steps, logs, barrels, debrIe of all D041111011 PABLIMLENT, •1.1.1r. Notes of Om Proceedings In the Canadian House of Commons. TO ASCOT, cHatiNA.I. CODE. Mr. German introduced a bill to emend the Criminal Code. He wants to repeal the clause which wee insert- ed in the law last year releasing pollee magistrates in oitice and towns from the obligation of making returns to the clerk of the county. RAJTAVA.Y EMPLOYEES. 'Mr. Morin was informed by Mr.Blair that the number of 'hands employed in the Interoolonial rallwaY has in- creased from 8.531 to 1= to 088 Lit 1896, and 5,949 in 1900. CARRIAGE OF GRAIN. Mr. Reinp was told by Mr. Blair that last November and December the rate per 100 pounds from Parry Sound to St. Jobn on export grain carried by the Canada Atlantic and Interool- onial railway was .-Wheat, 9 5-4c ; rye, 10.7,6; corn. 10.90. The rate per 100 pounds aceruhag to the Interool- onial railway as its proportion from Montreal to St. John want -Wheat, 5.6o; rye, 8.8o; corn, 6.4o. The quan- tity carried was 695,700 bushels. It Wag net possible to turniab an estim- ate of the gain or loss on eaob ehip- ment. The elevator built by the Gov- ernment at Halifax oo.st 8159,728.75, including certain lands, the contribu- tion from the eity. The number of bunhele of grain shipped therefrom since it waa built was /36,425. It em- ploye two men. DOUKHOBOR DISCONTENT. Mr. Wilson. was informed by Mr. Sifton thot a petition was received from bite Iroanigration Commissioner at Winnipeg last July, purporting to be signed by 29 Doukhobors, making certain objections to the land, mar- riage, and registration lama( of Can- ada. The Government communicated with Mr. Maude, the English Quaker, who was chiefly instrumental in their immigration to Canada, in or- der that he might remove their miss apprehensiona with regard to Cana- diain laws. The whole trouble had been caused by a Rusaian who de- sired to ruise difficulties, and the de- partment had no reason to believe that the petition represented the vie WS of atny substantial portion of the 7,500 Donkhobors settled in Can- ada. 'CO LEGALIZE UNION LABBL. Senator Ternpleman bas introduced a bill in the Upper House to legalize the union label. This bill haS twice passed the Corrunons and been thrown out in the Senate. It is, therefore, proposed to introduce the naeasure in the Senate first this Sessiomin order to hotter ensure itS chances of pass- ing. OFFICER NOT NECESSARY, Mr. Taylor was informed by Mr. Paterson that the eervices of David Hodge, preventive officer at Mallory- towm, in Leeds county, haS been dis- pensed with because such an officer was no longer conaidered necessary at that point. It is not the intention to appoint a succeseor. EXPORTS TO GERMANY. Mr. Smith, of Wentworth, was in- formed that the exports of Canada te Germany were, in 1897, $1,045,432; in 1898, $1,837,448; in 1899, $2,219,5691 in 1900, $1,715,903. Mr. Petersen was unable to say What wad the amount of duty paid thereon, or what por- tion of the goods were entered at Hamburg. The trade returns of Canada showed the countries' to which goods are exported but not the ports. POLAR EXPEDITION. Mr, Monk required what the Gov- ernment intended to do with the ap- plication made by Copt, Bernier for aid in equipping a ',awl for a polar expedition. Sir Wilfrid Laurier promised to elate the Government's intentions in Um mutter at an early date, RAILWAY BILLS. frhe bill to incorporate the Union Railway Company was read a second time. The hill respecting the Guelph Junction Railway Company waa refer- red back to the Railway Committee after a prolonged discussion ati to the financial position in wiach the bill would leave certain of the direbtors, who are tot be retired. It was claimed that as it stood the measure left the old .directors liable for atom stock, and it was claimed that in justice they should be paid back what they land paid in, with reasonable interest and relieved from further liability. The Railway Committee will see what can be done towards reconciling these conflicting views. CZAR ALARMED. Threatening Letters Sent to Three Ministers. A despatch from St. Petersburg says :-The attempt of M. Lagowski, official st al ist ician of Samara, to shoot M. Konstariline, Pobiedonestzeff, pro- curator -general of the Holy Synod, has considerably deepened the impression of the seriousness of the prevailing un- rest, and this ;lam been turther Inten- sified on its becoming known that M. Muravieff, Minister of Juatice; M. Sipiaghin, Minieler of the Interior; and Gen. Kroupa !kin, Minister of War, have each received threatening let teria. A special meeting of the Min- isters was held on Sunday, at Tzars- Iree-Sein, at whieh the Czar preaided, to consider the position. The. (general opinion is that the situation is to be regarded as critical enough to jus- tify severe repressive mensures. The diacontent among the working clarasee employed in the St. Petere- burg factories im growing, especially regarding their long holm( of work Two or three thousand employes of the Obuchower Metal Works paraded the Nevski Prospekt on Sunday, and attacked the State brandy stores. Eight hundred Criesacke attacked them with ewords. Details of the affair con hardly be obtained, as en- miirirs bring upon the investigator uncomfortable police attentions it is rumoured that severe' peraons were nr wounded. It iR1 feared that the demonstratiens thrente ed for Sunday may have tragic eons, wieners TRANSPORTING TROOPS. What Great Britain Pays Some of the Big Companies. A deapatch from Liverpool says. The close of the finrincial year of the Li verrsoil Commie dra we a I tent ion to the emmint of revenue derived from the iewanela chartered. by the Gnvern- ment tor troopships The Cunrird line occupies the fcrremnat position In this regard. the a.mount netted being con- siderably over £500,000, 32,500.000. The Aurania han been in the Government service since the commencement of hos ti I i t t company being re- Munerated at the rate of 340,000 month. %fore Abe is family reletmed the eempany will ha ve received her value t Wale over. Tho White Star Compriny'a earninge from the same Murree are estimated at over 4250400, 31,960,000. WOO PROLVB 70.1a wOWC 110Malk The Ammo 44 11041 7,0444 el° never thiveght oi working boron ea the term or reed without blindo or Wham, T weakener** 19? tutihn' bwoollion 013 a grpixtbod here, could not te Worked without blinde. writes hir. W. W. Styrene, But 1 hareal o blind bridle Qn the farm now and do not think shall ever own one *gala. The argument used by thou who laver the tune of blind* is the! when a bone cannot aee his driver or the maohine or vehicle behind him he goes along much atoadier end without getting orolted, and drives freer and shirlot his duty les*. The other side Le that when ho hi broken without the blinds, he hag more confidence him- self and in hie driver and is not so likely to +mere at anything he wiee be- hind him, or shy at thing* be half semi on either side. No nurse with open bridle is continually finding ghosta, or shying at bicycles, baby cabs, road dampers and the like. I know from experience that one can get a horse accustomed to reilroad trains, traction engined or threshing machines much quicker by using open bridles, or wheal he oan gee plainly inatead of having two-thlrde of his vision obscured. It is true that a horde broken with blind bridle will not foolish when a change is made to an open one. The reason it4 simple; it is like breaking an animal in the Drat pine°. When hitehed up, instead of hearing tho rumbling or rattle of the wagon or raaohine behind him, he sees it fol- lowing olosely after him. He will probably try to got away from it at first. It takes some time to get him used to his new surroundings, but if he is carefully handled he soon gets down to work and is very much more tractable anti level-headed. I know of but ono kind of horse that works better with blindo than without them, and that is tho alug- gard or regular shirk. With the blinds on, at each cluck of the driver he does not know but he may get a lash of the whip. He aiurges along and keeps up his end. With the op- en bridle he soon learns to know when the whip le in the hando of the driv- er and governs himself accordingly. I like to have harnesses, as well as bridles, as free from unnecessary weight or eneumbrance as possible, for it adds to the comfort of the ani- mal. We should give this matter a thcrught as we go along. I hear a good deal Bald again/it the over-ohook and it is all right ag a rule to discard it, but I would for the same reason lot the blinds go the atone way* •••••••••••••• SOWINGr OLCYVER ON SNOW. A Michigan Farmer's Institute leo- turer, aays he had a successful catch of clover where the seed was sown on snowbanka three feet deep. Seed gcrwn that way settles into the snow and keeps always below the surface as the snow meltd. lf the snow goes with a hoary rainfall the seed will be washed into channels, but even then not much harm is done. Where a rain followa directly after wheat or oat harvest geed can, he says. be sown an the stubble and harrowed In with spring tooth -harrow with almost certain success. Where clover is /KIWI] in spring this writer never pastures after harvest. If necessary to weed killing he clips the clover with a mowing machine early enough to let the °lover grow up again five or six inched and still late enough to prevent weed seed ripening. One of his neighborg, he says, goes so far as to say that a man's wife should never be allowed to walk in fall over spring - sown clover. --- REPAIRING AND OILING HARNESS At this season do not neglect the harness. Take out all the strings, wires, nailS and chains that have been u.soci eases of emergency, and hare all the weak or broken places properly mended. Or if the harnesa is an old one, fix it yourself with a few rivets. Uae the No. 8 copper rivet nand burg. They are the strongeett and oopper does not injure leather an does iron. Have the harness repaired before put- ting a drop of oil on it. Take apart and put in a tub of warm water. Let it soak until the dirt starts easily. Use doap or soap powder. Wash each picric' until clean, then plane in such a position so it will drain. A small etiff bruah is a good thing with whic.b to start the dirt from the cremes. By the time the last piece la washed, the first partd are ready to be blacked. Wipe off all vvater. Take one atrap at a time on a board and with a swab give both sides a going over, af- ter which wipe thoroughly. AA soon as earth piece id blooked, lay it in a clean place. A harne,sa should be blacked and oil- ed before it has time to get very dry, for the water opena the pored of the leather and the oil "dries In" match better. As Soon as all the harness is blacked, put on the oil, going over each pier* separately. Let the. har- ness lie over night and the next day go over it again and work the etraps through the hands, ma this metres them more pliable. Good neat...4foot oil is best. 11 the straps are very 'stiff, add a little kerosene. Two parts of oil and one of kerosene with a lit- tle lamp black make a good oil. nut if the harness has been blacked as di- rectiad, the lamp black Is nnt needed. Ten cents' worth of blacking will cover two harnesses. Two days is umally enough to get the oil well soaked in, then rub with old papers. I: a finished job is desired, go over it with oastile Map or Miller's dress- ing. The patent leather can be brightened up by using turpentine and soft cloth, then rub dry with a clean one. EVOLUTION OF DAIRTIN 1. Evolution applied to dairying monne developmen t and progreas. First there was the evolution of the cow. The primitive eow did not give much milk. Evolution, or development, has been brought about by environ- ment and change of foori, The beef cow is ono of the earnest types. The dairy Irrye la of modern development Feeding the cow better forRI, mak- ing her more comfortable, and breed- ing for milk have resulted in a row of the dairy typo, that can give in one year 10,000 Ite. milk containing 5 per cent. butter fat. There has also Isom an evolution of the quality of the product,' of the oow. Eapecially notieeable hat been the evolvtion of cheese and butter making. rarttlu- tirm has glimin us the separators, ehurne, butter workors, anti other im- plements that have twen brought to a state of perfection. Progressive delrying makea cialb4 on man's intern - genet, and akill and develop4 the man. YOUNG GIRL'S BRAVE DEED. Maw 'Margarita Raved Pier Brother.' sad Maier, The night of tho Oalvettton flood was a nIglit to try all hearts. flow one fifteen -year-old girl met the ena- ergeney la (bus told ! She was the bead and breadwinner of Gm household for her father bad died Mem years haters and her deaoriptione floated In wUd confu- sion, and she had to steer her way through. The water was up to her elbows, and still rlaing. She was afraid. but sweetly into her heart stole the memory of some rworde heard the Sunday before: "The Lord la my helper." She struggled onward, aim - big for the great, firmly founded gov- ernment banding. Onee she thought all waa lost, for a big phew of driftwood crashed againat her door with tremendous forma. Margarita warded off the next blow by receiving it upon her left arm. The arm aaved the raft, but afterward it hung limp at her side, broken ise the violenoe of the blow. For a few minutes more the strong young rigbt arm guided the raft, till Margarita felt the steps of the gee- ernment building beneath bar feet. It was none too tioon, for the water was up to her chin, and she was vveak with pain and exhaustion. With the words that had cheered her yet up- on her lips, the brave girl tried to olimb those stepS. Et was well that strong arms were there ready to batch her, for that effort was beyond her strength. They lilted her up and bore her inaide, and then carried the raft and Rs living burden bodily into the building. The &Wren were uninjured, but it was long before Margarita recovered her sensea and realised that her brave eight with the flood Inieltbeen crown- ed with 81.1000ba. KILLED HER FAMILY. Then Mrs. Naramore Tried te Take Her Own Llfe. A de.spatch from Celdbrook, Mass., skim -Mrs. Lizzie Naramore, while in a fit of insanity, killed her entire family of six children, and then tried to take her own life. The children ranged from, ton yeara to a babe of ton month.% and their lived were tak- en by the nuother with an axe and a club. Then she laid the blood - drenched bodies un the bedei, two on one bed and the other four on a bed in another rodeo,. Naramore then attempted to take her own life by cutting her throat with a razor, arid when disoovorad Ole was in the bed on svhioh the bodies of four chil- dren were lying. Although ahe lost much blood, it is believed ahe will re comer. At the time the party of vil- lagers found Mrs. NitraTIOAre she was asked how elm did the deed, and she said that she took the lives in four different rooms, and ad fast as slw killed one child the body was placed on a bed. SAFETY OF THE CZAR. How His Imperial Majesty Tried to AvOld the Assassin. A despatch front Cologne, says: - The Koelniache Volkszeitung prints a letter from St. Pelcislyurg declaring that the police who are entrusted with the safety of the Ozar do not quite trust all the niettalswri of the Im- perial ho u.se Ito I (I. 'I' he Meehan ism attached to the,,doore of hid Majesty's bedroom and etudy lately haul been altered so that only two or three per- sona know. hew to open the doors from the outeide. The study IR pro- vided with five writing tablet', which the (1zar uses indiaerinimately, that nobody will know exactly in whet part of the room he is sitting. The walls Of the study and bedrodm have been lined with eteel plates, and also pro vide d %%it h neveral secret drawers. The correspondent emeriti that there is great encialietie activity in Wareaw. Many arreatm have been made and the prissily( are overflowing. Large quant Ries of rev° lut ionary pamphlete arid proclamat long have beem eft i Ze , PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES An Outbreak of the Bubonic Plague Feared at Pretoria. A despatch from Pretoria nape - The local authorities are taking ev- ery precaution to prevent an out- break of the bubonic plague, or oth- er infectioua diseasee here Isolation hospitale for Kaffir.' err being erected and the town ha being thoroughly clean/led. The greatest trouble Is found with the Boer refugeem who /teem to ignore the very rudimente of sanitary rept- bit ions. The houses occupied by them, which have been vatited by the author- ities, .have been found to be dirty, and in some Canes the floors have been torn up and used for firewood. Many of these refugees have been sent into crimps under ocin•as. Fmterie fever is rapidly abeting.and there are very few elutes in the hospi- tals The Weather la cold and the rain is coming down inceasantly. INVADERS BEATEN. .11•••••••• The Boers Left Forty -Five Dead on the Veldt. A deepsiteh frohn Claps rov,-....7A: 'rho fight between the British and Se bre perA eollirmaido of Boer invnd era in 1 he Junsenville dintriet. ationt 126 miles nortfh of Port Elizabeth, proved most direietrons to I he burgh- ers, according to reports reeeived here. Fort v five dead Boers were found as t weldt, in addition to some t wenty wounded. The Mora were oomettintly under a hot rifle and gun fire. MOM NAME', ode* lbe AWN'. Death * Woilan la Toros° 0 44 A deepsitoh fl'0104 Tegentet tilagreeed end dejected Over the ehnme tehe brought 911 her family, alluo annum* ot 44 Arthur street. who was arrested tor stealing nuantity et lace 'raltuki at yak la Gm W. A. Murray Otetnnatire last Wedneaday, committed suicide in the gent on Snodoi afternoon bY strangling thersielL The gaol sustrou. Baas IroualdWir SaW the WlailUILA notes, when She took her ammo food. end did not go agate to her oath which WM at the top at the building. freduil the Meet. until +shortly Ware 6 o'clock. A TERRIBLE DRAWL The terrible eight that met the matron's gaze woe the body of Mrs. Summers, sitting on * stool with a sheet, taken fauna the bed', vaapped twice around ter net*. and pulled tight in a toot. The WO1U/Stlea arma were JAM in death, but etill extended in a peraition &ad trying to plat} the knot tighten.. S.*had been dead ebout three hour*, the body being quite 90111. At tho time of her errand Mt& Sum- mers refund to give ter addrese, but, it being afterwarris obtained, end search made of the premiers., two trunks full of dry good* and millin- ery. *mounting to about 31,000, were seised by Detective Burrows, and taken to the detective department, wnere they were identified as having been at one time the property of the Eateon, Sinapaou, Murray and Beta - ford stores'. SUICIDE WAS PREMEDITATED. It is evident that the woman haa had the euleidal intent minim Friday, for on that day, iwhen her 10 -year- old daughter vieited her in the gaol and took her Immo delicacies to eat, she would hardly speak ; but, when the girl wee leaving *he called her back twlee. and keened her through the bars, tsaying; "I abed never live through this trouble." From the very first the woman telt deeply the disgrace to the family, and spoke continually of it. She refused to eat the prison faro, and &Gamely ever touched the food taken to her from home. At different Crime oho de- olarod to the gaol officials that her appetite watt gone. and that she would not live long in gaol. INSTANTLY KILLED. Marthine Started While the Man Was Cleaning it. A despato'h tram Toronto says: - John F. Roadhouse, an employe of the firm of Warwick Brothers, sad Rutter, wns almost instantly killed tn a printing prime shortly before 5 o'- clock on Saturday afternoon. It was itioaddiouSe's duty to olean all the printbag pressea at tlao close of the day's wtork. On Saturday he oommunood °leaning one of the ma. - chines in apite of the fact that it had only been stopped temporarily to [mike some alterationei ha the form. To get at an interior pant ot The preag, Roadhouse, tutnotioed, eraavled under- &mita it, and while he was there the printers, having fixed their form, ata r led the press to take off a proof. Oniy one revolution of the pre.ss was made, but it was enough to deal a death blow to the unfortunate man under it. A large revolving bar ritruok him a crushing blow on the head, fractur- ing his akull In several places, and rendering him unconeeious. Nobody witneamed the acoident, and t waa emu° minutes later that a passing pressman saw the prostrate body. Re was extricated, the auabu- emit) telephoned toy, and everything possible done for Roadhome, ,who was till alive. With all possible despatch to was driven to the Emergency hos- pita3, but when he was taken from he ambulance life waa extinct. He wad a well-built muscular man, 92 years of age, and leaves a widow, but no children, living at 81 Palmer- ton avenue. Ile carried $2,000 insur- ance in the Maecabees. BOER TREACHERY. wwwi After Throwing Up Their Hands, They Fire, Killing Several. A despatch from Standerton says: --On the arrival of General Dartnell's olumn at Intombi drift, the outposts were occupied by troopers from the ommender-in-chlet's bodyguard. Boer &mule were soot) afterwarda seen to be approaching. The outposts, re- maining unob.served, allowed the Boers o get close up, and then, springing out of their cover, summoned the scouts to surrender. They immediate - y threw up their hands, and the roopers were advancing to take pos- session of their rifles when the scouts reacherously opened fire, and three of the outposts were shot dead. On the appearance of a large ,Brit- sh force from the camps, the mis- creants were oompelled to surrender before they could make good their es- cape. One of the musderere is sus - pooled of being an oath -breaker and a spy, who had previously managed to get within the British lines. In all probability he will receive hie de- serts. TREASON AND MURDER. ••••,• Rebels Paid the Penalty for Wreck- ing it Train. A &Ism) tc I( from Cape TOW= says: - J. I', Minotwr, S, liforiaber, and J. A. Neuwnudt were shot at De AAr on Tueeday evening for treason and mur- ler in pursuance of the sentence of a eourt-inartial. The death sentence WAR passed a week ago, in connection vrith the wrecking of a train near Tambosch, by which five men were Kitchener confirmed the verdict. The garrison w-a,s paraded np, and the prisoners were led out at sunnet. Death was inetantaneons. A Dateh minister and relatives( re- mained with the prisoners till the end. Two others ocmcerned In the train- wrec k lug were sentenced to ternut of five years' penal servitude. GEN. DELAREY. ow.= Ho is Said to Be Hard Pressed for Foodstu ffs. A despatch from Bloemfontein, Or- ange River Colony, say4 that Itoer Ormamandant Fourie, who was Piet re- ported OA Fier rounded nen r Thaba N'Obu, has brokecri through to the south. He left 200 prisoners 5,00n horses, and 140,000 aheep behind him. A large number a rellIOUnt.a, Nara - es and mules,arrived at Pretoria from Nairnwpoort on Wednesday. The Boer Cohruntuoisnt Oelarey now operating against Col. Cunning- ham in the Western Trammel There oontinual Skirmishing. It IR ev IdAnt that Delnrey is bard pressed for food-atoffte as be is constantly at- taekni6( eon voys with seppliea for the British Onl. Plumer's men are now camp- ed in Pretoria. They will take part in • wise of operations to the north - Ward+ , (.) ."1.4118238104-Mgessineadf now Bom Two of Hie Sono 444 la**41,04 SONO 1110040,_ diototeht Arm Alord, doted at Pretoria. isqv Vkillp &Os. * totOther Hoer onnamident-genona. !kW od on the Mooraluisg. X0a tuto Wren were wounded. 'The Homo ot thug* Rime 01400. have diebmidsd, ee4 Sot tee Wet hi in the rteighbourkood Hnithron." wieweisinlitsweew AT THE SIG STORE. This Kasen Pereeversines Was Temp lieveselstel. "Where are your ranar simper *MS the enetomen "Rasor strayer said rho goorwellten stroking his aide whiskers. "Fifth aka. to the right," The customer went to the AM ebb to tho righL °Razor Weyer bie asked. "limy straps?* tlie behind die counter said. "I think thee meet be in the notion department," "Where is the notion departmemtlff "Next section. Three aisles back." The customer bunted op the aotion de- partment. "Razor strops -straps?" he said. "You'll fled them among the household goods in the beeement," responded the girl ba charge of tbe hairpin subdeparP tnent. as went to the basement. "Where are your razor dr -straps?" he inquired of the first salesman he met. "Last counter on the righL" He went to the last. counter on the right. "I'd like to see some of your razor strops." "I think you'll and those in the Dodos department on the first floor." "Been there. They sent me down here." "Nearest we can come to it Is dog col- lars. Suppose you try the rasor depart- ment." "Where is that?" "First floor." The customer hadn't thought of the razor department. Ele went back to Me floor above and appeared a few moments later at a counter presided over by a girl with large bangs and a lisp. "Got any razor straps?' he demanded. He was becoming reckless now. "Rather thtraph/ No, thin You'll find thothe In the leather goodth depart- ment on the thickth floor." He took passage In the elevator tor the sixth floor. "Where'e your blemed reser straps?" be Inquired ot the sixth floor walker. "Eight aisles over. Loather goods de- partment." The weary pilgrim traversed the eight aisles. "1 want to see your razor steeps," he said, with Borne fiercenesa. "We don't keep 'etn," replied the man behind the counter.. The renully Skeleton. "I suppose you'll be telling people that I'm fool." "No, dear. Thi re ore seine tillage we must keep to oureelvea " --- ----- The Bright Side. "Oh, how beautiful she is!" cried Marie. "Rut very likely the Is a wicked ad- venturess," urged Kethryn, "and then who knows but she is :sided!" Marie looked up e "Ilow I wish I liad your faculty for looking always on bright side of thIngsl" she exclaimed, heaving a great sigh ' • A DOCTOR ON APPENDICITIS. W . J. Brand, it. M., litres Koine All•IC0 in Regard to MIR fontotaint. Reading "Nature'a Cure for Appen- dicitia," I should liko to say that I believe it people would live right that they would never get appendicitia; and what I mean by living right is, eight hours for Weep, eight hours for work, and eight hours for merlin, pleasure and exercise, No person oan be ln a perfect phyakal condition who does not have sufficient sleep; too much Bleep, on the other hand, le bad Mao. Tlem many say, "Well, I have worke.d eight hours, la not that suf- ficient exercise?" It IS, but this ex- ercise 1/1 usually indoors and the ex- ercise whioh ia needed is in the open ale. Air, the greatest of all God'd gifts; three minuted without air kills; three days without water kind, and Erree weeks without food king. gener- ally speaking. Of c,ourde we know that there are acme who have lived more than throe minutes without air, and some more than three dayil with- out water, and some more than three weeks without food, but there are not many cases on record. So vrhich is the most easential of alit Then, again many do not ever fill the lungs with air, as it is a little trouble for them to take deep inapirationd. As for eating, niftily do not kncrw that they have teeth for the purpose of maati- eating, chewing, their food, hence the indifference regarding the teeth. Lf the hunutn race would get some good "horse dense" and chow their food THE SAME AS THE HORSE and the remt of the domestic ani- mate, they would not know anything about appendicitis. They abonld al- ma take the game exercise. I have hod seventeen canes of appendicitis thoi year. All got well, but some of them were recurrent, returning, easel*. Soros had as many am four attacks- All he treatment that they received wits ice in rubber bags ael local applications. no food at all, plenty of hot and cold water to drink, rost in bed, with A tablespoonful of oaeetor oit, morning and night. Moat ail people, when they get a little atomnoh-aohe from some indbacretIon in dietetics, get a doctor, and the first question le: 'Doctor, ia it appendioitis, the new diseager the old-fashioned "inflam- mation of the bowela" L4 too oia. The doctor usually says; "Well, we cannot tell, we will have to wait a day or two and see what develops." Of course mast perSons immediately get sieker from fright, where, if they bad a good massaging of the abdominal wells end bowels beneath, with a good, large, copious enema, injeotion, of erarrn water, with plenty of bot water to drink, and rest in bed with no olothing In close contaot with the abdomen, they vronld get well in for- brty-cti:bat atozr. sta t reelnata :lute* wowartyldrrnoanot #50 to 32,000; an awful difference be- tween tlw small size of the vermi- form appendix and the largoneal et the fee. Reny dootons %leek and write about cosservatie4 the eonservatory part lei always to tie doattera alder 1