The Signal, 1908-2-13, Page 5THE SIGNAL : ' GOI)ERICII ONTARIO
PEN AND SCISSORS.
('e ,t(r Maher,.,.
Thera esters atm
A star.
whew lustreu. light.
Fair as white busur•
In dream,,.
Meku, blight the uteri.
Lore, like that .lot
You are
' Its counterpart .
Powe weal Or wee,
You glow,
car u my heart
tient IC. McGillicuddy. In e►nedtse
liegawne.
Valentine's Day, the lith of Febru-
ary. was in former times celebrated in
England, Scotland, and in different
parte of the Continent, particularly in
some portions of France, by a very
peculiar and amusing - custom. lel
the eve of St. Valentine, a number of
young folk-waidr and bachelors
would arseunble together, and inscribe
upon little billets the names of an
equal number of initials and bachelors
ut their acquaintance, throw the
whole Tutu a receptacle of some sort,
:and then draw thew lottery -wise -
care, of course, being taken that each
should draw one of the oppoeile sex.
The person thus drawn became one's
valentine. Of course, besides having
gut a valentine fur one's self. one he -
ratite, by the universality of the prac-
tice, Nuhte other person's valentine
hut, as Miasma, a learned traveller in
the early part of last century, re-
marks, "the ,Man stuck faster to the
valentine that had fallen to biro, than
to her to whom he had fallen." These
imaginary engagement.. as 1nel
readily be supposed, often led to teal
ones ; beceatac• one necessary conse-
quence of them was that, for a whole
year. a bachelor remained bound to
the service of hie valentine. somewhat
alter the fashion of a medieval knight
of romance to his lady -love. At one
period, it was- customary for lath
sexes to make each other presents,
but latterly the uhligrtiou eeetn• to
have been restricted to young then.
During the Fifteenth century this
amusement was very popular among
the upper classes, and at many E;urup-
ran courts.
The connection of the custom with
St. Valentine is purely accidental.
In the ',geode of the different saints
of that mane recorded in the "Acta
Sanctorunt." no trace of the practice
peculiar to the llth of February is
found. It has been suggested that
the custom may have descended front
the ancient Rowans, who, during the
I-uppeercalia, celebrated in the mouth
of February. were wont among their
ollaervances "to put the Hailes of
young women into a box. from which
they were drawn by the men as
stance directed." But it it far more
probable that the custom of choosing
valentines is a relic of that nature -re-
ligion which was undoubtedly the
primitive form of religion in north-
western Europe - as elsewhere ; and
that it sprang from a recognition of
the pweuiIiarity of the heaeou. Hence
,h( explanation, that "about this time
of the year the birds choose their
suites, and thence probably cattle the
. natou, of the young men and maidens
chooeiug valentines or 'special loving
friend. on that day." Valentines are
now extensively inanufaclutel, the
demand being yearly in the incrcaee.
r .•,,.s., • 41.,.
1 h,. ter' morning 1 was tu;d
l wren -0,44r. I ked • cold.
1 ought to knew it. 1 .appw.
lleeau.e 1 uwu my Throat sod note
Nat, bring told. u • nr to toe
're hide myself. 1 plainly wee.
To take nor throat sod its Matter
way out to some rat wlld.rnme.
To take our nor with me and go
Where 1 oars blow and blow awl blow
To when ie comfort 1 ate Ream
Aud rough as much ea 1 dare plea.'.
And bink and Rap and wipe my eye.
%Slate nose le near ale to adobe.
And nurse my weary aching bun'•
Waling mac near to bar my groan.
Far oR from 'bat amSefous
Whoa greatest Joy rte preen' n he.
"The tyranny of the daily news-
paper" was well exemplified last week
when we had to do without our papers
fr Wednesday until !laturday, Pio
`` Car as anyone knew there was notb-
v ing going on in the world outside that
hail any vital interest for him, there
we. nothing we expected to see in the
papere that would be of any particular
importance or value to ie. and yet
people who are in the habit of reading
the daily paper. felt actually "loot'
without them. NVhen they did come
wt- learned that the Atlantic steamship
lines had putt up their rates, that the
Premier of Portugal had fled. that
there had been some more speeches in
Parliament, that archaeologists, had
made another dieeovery in Egypt!
we could have survived a few days
lunger.
If such a blockade a9 held up traffic
all over the Province bast week were
bt continue for two or three weeks we
should have to face conditions much
more e'rioue than that of the lose of
our daily newspaper sedative. Sup-
pose, for instance, a town should be
caught without a euMcient supply of
real or other fuel on hand! Or think
what it would mean to a large city to
be deprived of the milk supply for a
week! 1t is proverbial that large
centres of population, so far as the
food supply im concerned, live from
hand to th, and stocks of fresh
meat and butter and such things
would hardly morel%e a week', block-
ade. There 1. some satisfaction for
country people in the thought that
they live close to (he source of sup-
plies and that in a pinch they can get
along much more comfortablywith-
out connection with the city tan the
city people can if shut off from the
country.
Did you ever notice that, there is A
"cony" feeling about being shut in by
a big storm't Left to its own re-
source„ almost any community can
/tad within itself fountains of good-
tellowahip and sourcen of comfort and
recreation hitherto undiecovcrd, and,
although In the long run we realise
filet our complex civilization demands
intercourse with our neighbors and
with the world. it is pleasant to think
that for a while we don't need to care
if the roads are blocked, the wires
down and the• railways out of boli•
nese. The friendn within reach are all
the more appreciated. the opportuni-
ties we have are all the more veined--
becauseere feel that what we have.
however little, in nur very own. We
can say good -eye tit, the distractions
of the great outside world, put our
tired feet in the dippere of homely
eagle, draw nur chain up to the fire of
01d friendship, and murmur in deep
content:
"May, may el home. my heart. and rc d ;
Melee keeping heart, era h ppte't.
FARM WORK FOR IMMIGRANTS. PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT.
Mao Like Work but Think Wages Too
Low -Some Individual Experiences.
1Fro, The Tomato 01,1.,.,
In general couvers,tim, regarding
the now aerloue and Much /bemired
question of the uuennployell a query
often put to those taking part in au
srguluenl - be they English, Irish or
Scotch -is, "Why don't you take on
farm work?' Invariably the inter-
ppogator proceeds to follow up his
luquiry by numerous statement'
which he has either heard of ur read
about. It was after being an un-
noticed listener on several such occa-
siums that the writer decided on mak-
ing investigation in order to ascertain
if possible just how some old country
ilea looked upon the matter, and the
re.ulte were trellis -pa encouraging and
even surprising.
A young, sturdily -built man of dim-
inutive nature, who il-anil his accent
instantly proclaimed himself as r
Tyneside, was beard recounting surae
of the very enjoyable as he bad
known during at period of over eight-
een months out of three years in
which he haul been resident in Canada.
He Mentioned that he was from
Newcastle -on -Tyne, where . he had
worked in a prominent shipbuilding
yard as a machinist, "You surely
were able to get work in Toronto,
then:" he wan kinked when the fact be-
cause known that he ranked
among th,' unemployed. "1 did." be
replied, "but fancied farming from
what 1 heard of it, and managed to
get a good job, although the work was
very hard ay first," Ho stayed some
considerable time and returned to the
city shortly before Christina& with the
hope of again striking hie owu trade,
and by way of a chance into busier
everyday lite after his quiet period of
labor. "It was a had day's' work, how-
ever'," he said. "and if 1 got anything
like a chance would take up farming
for a year, signing papers to do so."
He has repeatedly thought such oPP4,r-
tunity in various quarters, but the
stipulated conditions were insur-
mountable.
Yearly Engagements.
•
Thin question of binding for twelve
Months bar no doubt proved a bane of
contention, but, of course. there are
two sides to it. For instance, the
next young man whose experience
ar,d opinion was solicited seemed
somewhat to support r fanuer's point
of view, that if a roan poly went fur
two or three months he might event-
ually leave hiremployer in the lurch.
and a difficulty y he caused in filling his
place for the larger and most im-
portant {wort Id the year. Still the ne-
gotiations between ibis ran and a
farmer front about tweuty-five toilev
out ot Toronto are worth recording.
In the first place he it said that the
looker fur p job had bud really good
(arming elfppxeriences, after which he
honestly relieved himself worth $JI)
a year to sign for that length of time.
"1 want :► goad, Snit -clime loan who
has been well through 11,0 mill," said
the farmer in opening out convenes -
Lion. Here. thought the applicant,
was an opening. but his mind was
very quickly made up when the
employer maid that ho Could nut pay
note than $ISr for the year, with the
neceswiry signed agreement.
"Tits, was absolutely out of the
:iuest.ion," cotuluentr•d the young man
in answer to the writer'" query as to
results, "kat I thought we might
strike an arrangement, so offered to
cut wood fur hien at 45 cents a cord,
board myself and pay tuy own fare.
That wan very low in every way. taut
all the satisfaction 1 got was that I
might peeve in the mining and he
would then not be able to get a good
roan." Perhaps natural curiosity led
the unsuccessful one to follow up the
farmer's endeavors, and this resulted
in hearing another loan ask !33'25 for
his services during the year.
"Tbe old mail nearly dropped,"
laughingly declared the speaker,
"and, of course, r (thing came of it.
but later 1 saw the farmer making fur
the station with a young Luau an
immigrant by hie dress --and a grip.
so he t have Nettled somehow,"
Whether the tertus settled upon were
tetter than three first offered did not
t ranspirr.
Wages the Stumbling Block.
Thin question of price cropped up
again with the next subject ap-
proached. Hie dialect was that of a
Scot, wbo had been in (',nada a trio
of year,, originally hailing from Glas-
gow. Out of this fonrteeu months'
straight fanning ham been his occupa-
tion, the other part of the time being
spent among lumber camps and on
railroadm. Here, then, was one who
should at least have some e accurate
ides of (Air remuneration. The al-
most mechanical question mentioned
at the outset was put to him and
brought the instant response : "1
have worked on a farm and would
certainly go back, but out of the
many times I have tried to get a job
not one has been at all lair, because of
the poor tnoney offered," The writer
hinted that perhaps a year's contract
did not fall in with his idea.
"1 wouldn't mind that in the least,"
he replied, "its it is give -and -tike, but
$2.10 Is quite little enough when yin'
make up the shorter hours of winter
by the - very long ones of harvest
time."
Several novices were later met with
who hal not yet seen the life. and
whale notions of Giir price were.
therefore, only from hearsay. Yet
most of them were willing to do their
lest, lot found an obstacle in having
to pay their own fates. Eventually
what plight be termed a semi -novice
was encountered, and his narrative
proved exceptional. Plymouth was
where he belonged to. and on arriving
in Toronto with a little spare cash last
sprint he immediately made up his
mind to try farm laboring in the West.
Perhaps he "stttick lucky." sante
might say, but whether so or not he
struck a job, hie only knowledge
being a fondness of 'tomes. Ile kept
hard at it, taking good with pad. and
returned to the city for Christunae
with fjt210 to the good. In addition
he had what wive iu some particulars
of more than Intrinsic value -a prac-
tical, if rather short, knowledge of
the work. With this he intends
again striking well not West for the
corning busy season. His emcees has
been the means of influencing others
who, after desperate efforts to get
along here, are determined to abow
what they can do. The grit which
many have exhibited during the ex-
isting conditions should prove of
:h benefit not only to themeelvem,
bit to those by whorl they were
hirer. Hut there are a great many
really good then wbo are only too
anxioue to get farts work if their way
is paid. and if an employer after care-
en inquiries has a fancy for a man
the difficulty could surely be eur-
mountad by mutual arrangement.
If there is anything which almost In-
stant] y� deters many a good man in
his efforta to getimprk, either farming
or otherwise, it he introduction of
even a hint that there is to be an "em-
ployment agent" In the business.
Speech from the Throne Read at Open-
ing of Session
The Provincial Legislature con-
vened on Wednearlay, February 5th.
The "speech frau the throne" was as
follows :
Mr. Speaker, and 4 euticuu•u of the
Legislative Aseentbly :
It affords Inc satisfaction to once
more meet you as Lie representatives
of the people in Parliament assembled.
Our thank* are due to Almighty Gool
that while in Sunlit sections of the
Ptvviuce the harvest wag not as abun-
dant se 111 the previous year, yet the
general intermit and activity ot our
people, displayed during the part year
with reference to business 1 c
Mercia) undertakings, indicate contin-
ued prosperity. It 1n also a matter of
satisfaction that our Province ear
suffered comparatively little from the
financial stu'un Lucy which has been
very ked in other countries during
the past few Months.
It will afford you gratification to
know that the tint payment of the
additional rubeidy (rola, the Dou,in-
iou, arranged for At the late Interpro-
vincial Conference. and payable under
the act passed at the last Nesriotl of
the Imperial Parliament, has been re-
ceived. No disposition has yet Leen
wade by the Dominion (lover:luent
of the territory extending nortbwand
to Hudson Bay and forming the
hinterland of Ontario, but :t decision
is exp.r,tas, l wooThe work ot the
revision of the Statutes has wade such
progress that several of the important
Acts will be laid before you for
approval.
Progress in the North.
The con•tructiun of the Teu,iskaw-
ing and Not Ootaria, Railway has
been nearly completed, the rails
having been laid as far as a point two
hundred and eight mile, Beyond North
Bay, and about forty miles south of
the probable junction with the Grand
Trunk Pacific Railway ; while the
earnings have continued to be satis-
factory, and largely in excess of the
outlay incurred in operating the neut.
Very fair progress hes been wade iu
the development of the mining in-
dustry at Cobalt and vicinity ; and the
investigation and working of the
Gillies limit have been very satisfac-
tory.
Immigration Mattern
The Minister of Agriculture pard a
visit to Great Britain dining the poet
sunuurer for the purpose of iuvesfl•
patiug the conditions surrounding the
immigration problem, While there, he
wan able to take steps for the careful
superviaiou u( intending euligrante
to Ontario. Ily alpreeme'nt the dis-
tribution of itunugrants has been
taken over by the. Dominion Govern
Ment, thus making it possible for the
Provincial (hneniutrnew•devote wore
attention to the caret selection of
dubitable settlers. A denoustrat'
fu•u, has leen established at I)rift-
w•iaol River, north of the height of
land, in a good agricultural ,uuutry.
Hy experiments in crop -raising con-
ducted there, much practical informa-
tion will lo• gained for the 1184' of in-
tending set tiers.
Important dlocumeuta and rep rtal
relating to the distribution if electric
power under the rtatutc will he laid
before you.
At the request of w,' Ministers, the
Honorable Mr. W illougbby, Or.
Clark. euperintendent of the Asylum
for the Insane, Toronto, and Dr.
Ityan, superintendent of the Asylum
for the Insane at Kingston, pro-
ceeded during the recess to Great
Britain and the Coutinent. in order to
inverligate nmaletus methods of caring
fur said treating the insane. 'rllrir
very interesting report will be laid t,e-
f'oe you.
Piston Labor.
•
Iti accordance with my reference to
the subject Tart year. my Ministers
have cora iidered the question of prison
labor. with a view to pl•eveuting c
petition with free labor. and the Pro-
vincial Secretary and other gentlemen
proceeded to several of the prisons in
the United States in order to observe
the system, in operation then. The
result of their visit will be laid before
you, together with inter'e'sting and
valuable information obtained Ly
thew.
My Ministers will propose for your
consideration a scheme of law reform,
with a view to decreasing appeals, ex-
pediting trials and lessening the cost
ot litigation.
A bill Op rearrange the constituen-
cies of the Province, in order, as far an
pesible, to equalize representation,
will be paid before you.
More Morey for Urban Schools.
The large increases in the appropria-
tions (or teachers' salaries, addi-
tional normal schools, and various
other educational purposes. have re-
ceived the commendation of the pub-
lic, and you will be asked 000v to con-
sider increased appropriations for
urban schools. The policy of throw-
ing open the publication of text books
to public competition has led to con-
siderable reduction. in the prioee of
school reading books, and it is con-
fldentally hoped that reductions in
the prices of other books will result
(mini an extension of this policy.
13i11. will be laid before you in
amendment of various enactments of
a public nature, now on the statute
look, including the mining lawn, the
Liquor License Act, the Act creating
the Railway and Municipal Hoard,
the Public bands Act, the Free
Grants Act, the Supplementary Rev-
enue Act and the Ontario Shops Reg-
ulation Act .
New Judicial District
Owing to the steady increase of
settlement, it has leell,found neces-
sary to, create the new judicial dis-
trict of Rainy River.
A conference bias leen held with the
Dtrniinion (iot•ernnlcnt with a view to
adjusting the differences which have
arisen relating to the retlpeclioe juris-
dictions of the Dominion and the
Province in the subject of railway and
otbor companies, and it is to he hoped
that a satisfactory solution will be
found.
You will be glad to learn that the
revenues of the Province are largely
111 excess of the estimates, ant nlut•e
than sufficient to rued the public ex-
penditure during the year. The pub-
lic accounts will be laid before von
for your consideration, at the earlieet
moment, and the estimates for the
cuing year will wbo, he submitted
for your sphroyal et an early day.
Silence Not All Golden.
"We thought," seid the reporter,
" you might (acre to Pay something
shout these charges ,paint you.
" No," replied the crookwl public offi-
cial "1 believe that 'silence, is golden."'
"Well," replied thereporter, "perhaps
the public might believe 11'e merely
gilt In this ogee."
IMany s man who dictates eto hie
demographer lakes ordere Kuhl his
aa' lie.
•
THE MARKETS. I nearly two millions les, than (ur the
year 'wrote.
Liverpool and Chicago Wheat FuturesIIre
number of rhath•I •tgagevt I
registered egainat int -mom on areuuut
Close Lower -Live Stock- of exuding indebtedness decreanel
Latest Quotations. (aerie 111,511 im the year hast monied to
• llouduy 1•;ceming, Fti, n• 1I,94:I•in 11111. told the a,lllllint t• e:civil 1
L(rerlxal wheat fulun•s closed tu•dnt front alter wed one-half Millions to
1•.d to nett lower than tiota•day and coin $L'.7141,11Mt
futures !yd to bel lower. It would .e1.111 f1these figures that
' at Chle ago May wheat closed ti,' lower fernier* have le•t•n 11111411g to better
than Nalurday; May corn '4u lower ctrl account the itnere:tsed incomes which
Mut' tuts Svc luw,r.
Winnipeg Options. 1 have been 'eeeliaol dining the Gat
ye,u•s than have those engaged in
Fallowing are the elowing ,I m,utetlulul on other callings,
%v innipeg grain (uturea to -day: 1'11, tuuhties 111 w'hieh Un• atuuunt
w he:e - Feb. 31 07 bid. May 01.11.• LW.
)als--17c bid. Mao 61,N•. of rb:ttlrl 'Igagea against antlers
Toronto Orale Market. l" gruut.'st aro Nirmcta', *270.tall;
Krol. $218,'101: (il•oy. $Ilu,1aa1;
Grain- '
Wheat, siring. bust, llt0 rl l0 1....
Wheat, (all, bush n 1g
\ileal, goose. hush 0111 • ....
\vtuat, rvN1, Ludt 1 re
Bye, bush , 0 t4 ••
Peas, bush 0 B4 ..-
Buckwheat, bush 0 M 0'LS
l::,l Ir)', Hall, 0 7n
1',1l', bushel 0 57
Toronto Dairy Market
heater, dairy,, 1b. tolls 0 23 038
Butter, tuba0 23 0 .4 •,
Hug,er, creameryit. rolls„ 0 21 0 :a
Extra new -laid, dozen 6 se
Eggs, cold -storage, dozen „ a 21
(•trees, large, Ib 0 IN
Cheese, twin. lb 0 10ri
New York Dairy Market.
vI:W YORK, 1•'et. 10.-tlulttr-1%nn; se-
erlptr, 450. creamery, special., :Howe; e
Iran, 34c; third to (11x4, :3c, heel.
second to special, 3.e to rte.'; state daft,•.
euremon to noir. 21c to 24c: emcees, IA,
Mild 10 speclal, 14t to 21 . western fm• -
ton', first, 2.7t•; do. held. 21:•c; J:nitatiun
rrr:w,rtti, (fret, 25e to 27r
Cheese-Flrnc receipts, Zai Full Crean,.
specials. 1G•. Mate. full creurn, small 'ga-
oled sod Willtd fancy, 1o4,c; 4o.. tare,.
colored fancy, 16`ac; do.. white, fancy,
1114': do., glad to f rime, tiye• to lode; do
late October sad early November mad...
1i' c tit 1414,•; do., winter made, 12' to 13c;
do.. common to Lair, for to L34r; skims.
1r to 11c
Mugs --Earl; receipts, :479: stale. Penn.
rylvania and nearby fancy selerted,whlle.
Plc: good to choice. ear to 21e•; brown and
nixed far,ct, Zia- to 26c: Bret. 23u Io 2M;
Western (trot 23C; second. 211ic to "'"c -
CATTLE MARKETS.
Cables Easier -Hoes Are Weak at the
Chicago Market,
1,0N1)0N. Feb 'n-Lnndor cables era
steady at neer to 12t0e per m... dressed
weight; refrigerator beef is quoted at
She to 0tac peu'Ih
Toronto Junction Live Stock.
'111RONT4) JUNCTION, Feb. 10. --
Receipts of live stock were light, con -
Mating u( 18 carload,. containing 407
cattle, 29 hogs, 3 sheep, IO /salves and
75 horses.
Exporters.
Export M'•Fas w,dd front 66 to t:,. 30 per
ret. Export bull( at H to 84.31 per we.
Butchery.
('hole,'. picked butchers' 0n111 at 84.1,,-10
6.+ S; loiida on good. 14 %! to 14M, medium.
31 to 31.10; cutntnnn. i T. to 14. yews, 83
1 o $4
Feeders and Stockers.
Thera n, -re eels
Milken and Springers.
Nona w err eese•r,l
Veal Calves.
Prices were than at 11 ".l to 16.30 per
Sheep and Lambe.
Expou1 ewes sold from Si to 84.5') per
cwt.; rants, 33 Irl to 11.76. butchers' sheep
eyeerllag,L 3.75 to 85 par cwt.; lamb.,
059 to 3.50 per est
Pekes unctanget1 for holo Moon',
(motes *5.115. fed and materiel, at market.
and 84.110, t. o.b., ears, at roma' y polite,
to JMvws.
Montreal Live Stock.
011.NTREAL, Feb 10.-(Speclal.)-At tae
Montreal stock yards. west end market.
the rrcelptr et live stock for the week
en,Iing F.U. 8 were Elie cattle, 157 sheep
and boobs. 107 hogs and L2 cah•0s. That
supply thin morning for local consume -
nee ce,nwleLed of 41ti cattle and 133 bogs.
The attendance. of local buyens was
large and as they ,all wanted some beef
• Soon trade was done. considering that
I l,n snpplY was very limited. The demand
was prtm•Ipally for email lots to fill ge-
tout osprirernents, consequently they all
managed to get ruffhaeat beef to see
them neer until inter un In the week,
w hen It 1e expected that euppltete will ba
more plentiful, it no more storms etrtkw
the country fm the meantime. Choler'
,reser told at 514- 10 Pie, good. at clic
to Pic; fah., •1 le to 14ie- common, et
„eie.4o "syr, and Inferior. at tike to 811'
NO* lb. There were no sheep or lambs on
lb. market, bat priests were reportad firm
rind choice lam'le were quoted at eke to
�'•:•'; gond, at 14.' to is and common el
'lye to 5,4..; rhMrr sheep. at ac to 414e;
good at 3•4c to ,',eye end culls. at 3, to 11yr
per 11.. A strong feeling hall develotetl
In the market for bogs and pricey have
advanced SM_ to 10c per cwt., since this
day week. This has leen due entirely to
the .rarctty of supplies on account, of
the severe weather of late and the gem-
. ral npinion Is that the present talus.
8111 not be inalntalned when receipts be-
am. normal again. Salem of smell lots
of eelected stock were trade at 88.60 per
wet., weighed off can. Cable advice,
foam London .and Bristol nn Saturday n-1
t'an:Winn baron were .tronger and noted
an advane•e 1.1 prices of Is 8d per cwt.,
but the Liverpool market was weaker and
",. to 3s lower than a week age.
East Buffalo Cattle Market.
.
t ' )
EAST LLFF'A Lc Feb. 10. at la- e-
--C t R
crlpt.. 1100 head, heavy, steady: others,
motive and strong to We higher; prima
eters, 0.75 to 1; whipping, 86.10 '10 85.05;
huteher•', 14 40 1r 35.05: heifers, 13.11 to
1.:.e; cows, 13 to 44.70; bulls, 1325 to 44.78;
stockers and feeders., 13 to 14 30: mock
heifers, 82.1, to 13.20: fresh cows ■nal
• pringere, stead:: to 12 higher, 020 to 867.
Seats-Reeelpts, 000 head; active, 330
higher, 0 to 316.
lfoge-Herelpte. 16,701 head; fairly -ae-
ti e, 15c to 20c lower: heavy, 14.65 to 14.10:
mixed and yorkera, 14.70 to 04.71; pigs, 44
to (4.73: roughs, 13.60 to 84.10; Magi,. 1.1 U.
17.70; denier, 14.01 to *476: closing, slow.
ilheep and Lambs -Receipts, 18,000 heed
melee: ewe. and mixed sheep. 10, 1n ;>
Wolter; lamb•, 7-c lower: Iambs. 16 to 17.70,
n few 17.60; yearlings, $8 25 to 114.71; well•
ere, 16.7x1 to 30; ewes, 16 25 to 16.00; sheep,
mixed, 62 to
New York Live Stock.
NF:W YOHK, Felt 10-Amen•--lte-
' Iplr, 420; steer• and cows, generally 10•
lower. Some males, 13e lower; bulls,
steady; bologna cows, stead)': ate ll. 10,1')
to 86A; oxen and stag, la to Kral; bulls,
ii 71 to 0.45: cows, 41.110 to 14.00: tope, 14.16.
Calves -Receipt•, 444; market, iso high•
.'r. Vesta, 15.76 to 00.10; rune, 14 to fin;
primeerviestw,estern calve*, 16; barnyard calve■,
n
Nhrep and Lambs-Recetple, 1011Y.
steady. Lambe, a shade lower, I:nt M111tat
.nor, freely; eh•irpp, 14.76 to 111; western
wethers, 16.75 to N; yearlings, M to 124,
lan,be, 37.10 to 17.06; ono deck. 0.07
elatep-igs, Itnw.Rera1.1pts, 19,10; market rower,
Chicago Live Stock,
('Ittcaou, Feb. 10.-C-attla--RerMpte we.
thirsted at shout r,000; market 10,1 to Ina,
lower; steers, 0 20 to 1.21' caw►, 3 to
44.16; heifer•, 12.01 to 16.20; `..die, 00,26 In
44.60;'Rives, 16.711 to 17; eloe'kara end (Mala
ere, 12.00 to 44.70.
Ouse -Receipts estimated at nhoM 7s..
001: market 101 to 1:.' lower: rho1•e heave
.hopping. *400 to 14.40; butchers', M.16 to
44.45: cholee light, 14.16 1u 0.40; light nal.•
-1 34.60 to µ.ti,: packers, 14 to 14.33; t'tie
33.:0 to 14.20: bnik of maim., $.5, to 3.66,
Rheep and Lanibw-Rerelpes •atlmatmd at
shout Mem: eawrsrt Maud); eha.ep, 44.s
to 06.46; latnbs, 14.5 to 31.t4; reentries,
ti to 04.10
Profit in Specialized:Farming,
Weald)' hon.
A statement cot eying the t !uubr'r
and Amount of chattelt22aRee Lo
secure existing indebtedness in 1In•
tat•ie has been issued by the
Bureau of industries.
This statement shows that the tolsl
number of such murtgag'n in the
l'rovince ham been red', 'CI' from
19.525 in ISM to 14,31181 In 11611 Inst that
the amount of the indnhtalness me -
cured by these instrumento has been
increased from twelve million donsre
to fifteen and one-quarter millions in
the same time. The amount of the
indebtedness in 1gt111 was, however,
Nandlumber! 1, $122.1'4111: Lawblin,
$IIa1,t11* In all lather counties thee
wnuuut is Mader 111110,1110. It is worth
noting that the e ties in which
dairying and truck far • g have been
Ill0at largely develutxvl are oohing
Ileac soaking the heal. showing. Ila
AYds and Oxford, the two chief dairy
tics of the Province, the amuuut
of chattel tgages registered
against farmers to ,uvea. existing
debts was $431,1475 in the cash of the
homer and $:111,124 in the caws of the
Like to Try Psychine
'•Please rend me a bottle of
Psyekine. 1 have a child afflicted with
hlbereuloaie, and have been advised
to try sour medicine by our family
doctor, as be save he cannot do any•
lluog more for my child."
MRS. tr. STEPHENS.
Arthur. Ont., .duly 14, 1907.
Psychine tures when doctors fail.
Many are entry they did not try
Psychlne• first. Throe t, lung and
stomach troukloe yield tm its curative
power. At all druggists, foe and .1.00, or
Dr. T. A. Slocum, Limited, Toronto.
AN
\ib
SpriiigSarnples
are dere
hundreds of thein, con-
sisting of the very newest
in English Worsteds,
Scotch Tweeds, ('hc1'iots,
ete. These samples
will
interest you. as they cer-
tainly arc the finest lot
20th Century has ever
shown. •
Try a 2OthCentury Brand
Suit for Spring
and get the very latest
New York touches in
styli'. Every garment
made by experts style
tip to the minute. Prices
515.00 to 522,00 -
i
HATS
Spring Hats are here al-
ready. Brown stills pi 0-
nibe epular
theise cotoiming vseason.ryop
We
have the newest shade
and shape.
___ '1
1 Walter C. 11
Pridham
The Rnght House for Clothing
and Furnishings.
"No nalrn„-11,t i�.•. 1�,,
St. George's
Baking Powder
('.lad of it, tan' 1 don't get
any more complaints -hut lots of
compliments, •
So nut with these old lines."
write The National terns� Pc Chemical
Co.^f Canada,. 1,1113114,1, for their rave
ihit, re Coo► i'a k. 14,,
AreYou Making
`5 We will gi.r 4„u
Money i kg Cash Comm,
mens end Veinal*
Pn,rJor each Sub a option strum'. Nose
of the Mlle. are re imentiYou ran find
out how you ran do than y w01105
M[TItOPOLITAN MAGAitre
let particulars concerning its great Subfcriphon
Campaign and the indureMent, which err
being offered to Representative.. Equally
iaemtinq in old and ynung. Address
The METROPOLITAN MAUAZINI:
.l West Twenty -Welk Stn'1
New Toyer CHF
'IHUgaLAY, Fein miry 1.;, 1bUd
GIN 41011/11100/1.
GETTING DOWN
TO BUSINESS
We are going to close out the following at
I(1 O1Ce Cost or leas.
�.1.k,tichewan Hhtfale Rubes. *4.m.
All Horse Blankets in stock
.411 sires and kinds of Skates
All Winter Mitts nod Blot,
'All Heating Stoves
A11 Sleigh Bells
All hockey Stich,
We are clearing out several other lines.
which will be sold at cost or less, one of which
is
o _,K•, package, 11 Slot k I,,,,,I I„r _ •.
On Saturday only we will sell any piece of
granite ware at 50 per ccnj. or half the regular
price.
.ALL FOR CASH.
Howell Hardware Co.
Successor to E.
Ng
P. Pauin.
NEI
tattoo, In Lincoln,the fruit garden
of the Province. the total automat
registered was only 8'.9,.38: in Print...
Edward, one of the chief ceutrvr of
the canning itdnsrrv. the amount
was less than 8:313,100. It is evident
I hat in those sectious in which agri-
culture is moat thoroughly specialised
f:trusers are most prosperous.
Even though thin is leap year, the
girls should look before they lump.
White Pine and Tar
!WITH WILD CHERRY
The best Cough Remedy - - 25c a Bottle
Sold by
BED 1.ORU
BLOC t:
/�OPrIUf/$: GODERICH,
ONTARIO
:- ... 1a186°
r
1
GM 100MMININI
THE VERDICT
taxa. in our favor. 'I'ht lou y was mt:ule up ut G.alrrdch
people, not twelve but hundreds of thecal. and they
were ntl:allilmote,
Our Almond Cream
with 13.;, uu, for rough skiii and chapped hands, was
on trial. The verdict was • short wont, ELEGANT.. it
There's no appeal from (ii-.
25c for a Large Bottle
at
Butland's Drug Store
GODLRICH
'l he Stole that Pleases.
GREAT STOVE SALE
P
n' r of
We require our floors space for summer
goods and are offering the balance ofour
big me stoves at cost.
We require our floor s ace for summer
goods and the balance our
1g line stoves at cost.
Below is a list of those we have to
offer and the prices.
HEATERS
:1 No. 35 Art Garland with oven
1 Ideal Jewel with oven
1 No. 14 Empire Garland with oven
1 No. 14 Empire Garland
1 •No, 1 Buck's Prize
1 No. 211 Crown Brilliant
1 No. 16 Volcano
1 No. 17 Otitk Ileater
No. 13 Oak I f caters
1 -No. 1:1 Oak Heater
3 Dandy Heaters
2 Telephone ('ity
%i
.It1.
841+.00
414.00
:10.00
:16.00
26,50
:11E011
16.00
20.00
17.00
14.011
t2.00
12.00
RANGES
NOW
$•10.00
40.00
:12.00
20.00
•'6,00
:10,00
12.00
15.50
12.50
10.25
S.75
8.00
In range* we !Nivea large moldier at tem:Illy as low pricey+ as
leader,.
11' you will need anew Mute w1tliu the next year or two, yaati
will to making a profitable intesttucul by bityilig not
were not tent the mtove selling /KAMM 1e 11110111, 1ner, we ((11,111 t
pit justice to u1,rrelves quote the alnwe low prirul, but they trust
go to make room for otiter weals,
1>1,t'1t IN(i, 11KA'I'INUe I•;LF:critl(! WrltlSt: and TIN•
Berri I U given verbal attenti.al, and all work frilly guaran-
teed.
Store 'Phone :.'
House 'Phone r r.l
CI'IAS. C. LEE
I I
irellIMM011111111111 1111/11/11
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