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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1897-2-25, Page 7PERSONAUTIES. Professor George Park Fisher of Yale university has been chosen an honorary member of the Massachusetts Historical society. Henri Rochefort belabors the ricb unmercifully in his paper, L'Intransi- geant, and derives ft yearly incorae of $60,000 from the pastime. The late Charles Maron of Paris, whc believed himself to be a descendant oi the Roman poet Virgil, was a man 01 literary tastes and a brilliant conversa- tionalist. Henry D. Huggan, the newly elected president of the Boston school board, is a native of Nova Scotia. He has taken an active interest in the public schoolE of Boston for many years. John Mins, as administrator of tit father's estate, has sold at Rome, Ga., a bale of cotton which his father raised in 1872. The father refused to sell it at 22 cents, deeming the price too love, and had held it for a rise. It was sold at 5 4-5 cents. Professor Henry A. Rowland of johns Hopkins university has received official notice from the president of the Italian Society of Science, announcing that the Mattencci gold medal has been conferrea upon him in honor of his distinguished attainments in. physics. Alfred Greenebaum of San Francisco has recently given a library consistine of 1,000 volumes on the Semitio lan- guage and history to the University oi California. The books formed part of the library of his father, who was chiet rabbi at Landau, Germany. John Sherman once said. of the news- paper reporter: "He is the greatest enigma of the nineteenth century. I am interested in him always, respect him generally and fear him sometimes. Bat 1 never cease to wonder at his resource- fulness in searching for news." E. T. Merrick, ex -chief justice of the Louisiana suprero.e court, who has just died in Now Orleans at the age of 83, was a native of Massachusetts. He went to Louisiana in 1844.. When the civil war broke out, be and his two sons en- tered Vat) service of the Confederacy. STAGE GLINTS. Charles H. Hoyt has completed "A Stranger In New York," the new play for Harry Conor, Mme. Modjeska was greeted with en- thusiasm 'upon. her return to the stage in San Francisco. Georgia Caine will play next season the title part in "The Girl From Paris, " succeeding Clara Lipman, The run of "Rosemary" at the Lon- don Criterion has been interrupted to allow Charles 'Wyndham to take a vaca- tion. The English. law against acting by thildren has recently operated against Little Ellaline Terry, a /lieu of Ellen Terry. Max .Alvary has completely recovered front his illness of last summer and ex- pects to reappear soon upon the stage in Germ any. A pantomime by Catulle Mendez has made a great hit at the Folies Bergeres, the acting of M. Severin being specially commended. Walter Damrosch has announced that Lilli Lehman will not appear in opera at New York this season except with his company. "Dr. Claudius," the dramatization by Marion Crawford of his novel of the same name, has proved a dismal failure in New York city. Mabel McKinley, niece of the presi- dent elect, made her debut as a public singer at the Presbyterian Assembly hall in New York city recently. John L. Toole has just finished a long and successful tour of the British prov- inces. He has announced his temporary retirement from the stage in order to take a muoli needed rest. A new play, "Ye Mariners of Eng- land," by Robert Buchanan and Charles Marlovn, the chief, scene of which will show the death of Nelson on the Victo- ry, will be produced experimentally in the English provinces, Dr. Calot's claim that he can cure hunchbacks or at least that be can greatly bene.,fit such spinal troubles in children, has made more or less of a sen- sation in French medical circles. Large wadded bandages, plaster casts and oth- er apparatus are used, and about ten months are consuraed effecting a cure. , Alfred C. Harnisworth is called the Romig Napoleon of English journalh.m. He is only 80 and has been in lnnnue,,, but eight years. He is the preprietur 18 journals, 4 of them dailies 2 which are London dailies, and tlsie lz weeklies. His fortune, which he mtue himself, is estimated at a number (4, millions of dollars. Captain Jutui. Morales, who was a member of the railitarg court which re- cently tried the Barcelona bomb throw- ers and sentenced eight of them to death, has committed suicide in Madrid. Just before he killed himself he wrote a let- ter, which was found on his body. The contents of this letter the government refuses to make publio. WHAT WOMEN WEAR. Araong the pretty waists are those 'with bolero fronts and plain backs. Skirts with panels are not uncommon, and some of these are decorated in the most elaborate fashion with beads, era- broidery and jewels. Among the new skirts are those that aro very nearly straight—that is, they Eire destitute of the flare with which we have becorae so familiar. An evening dress of black velvet has 2 inch folds of white satin in every seam of the skirt This is" a rather star- tling fashion, but gives variety, which, of course, is the main thing. A new skirt is made up of five iflounces, one overlapping the other. They are slightly gathered and sewed upon a silk foundation. The ruffles are bound with ribbon, and the upper one overlaps the next _ by about 2 1-2 tithes. ery handsome waists are made of corduroy or ribbed velvet. The body is close fitting, the fronts are turned back and faced with silk of the same shaft. The full length vest and collars are of pale rose color, with an abundance of white lace. A novelty hat has a medium width brim and a rather flat, low crown. A wide section of bias velvet is lined with a contrasting color. This velvet is plait- ed so as to fit over the crown and the upper side of the brim. At the back it • is drawn up into a large puff, from which fall drooping pleanaes of cock's feathers.—New York Ledger. NOVELTIES. HORSE TALK. ()T.Tit OTT.LiW.LV LETTER. That may be true, If the very palpable ingmen. Neve e had a god a snore faithtul "jags" weioli Mx. Heyd's agents acquired pretotype; never did a politician $o fell' were the result of drinking methylated eollow out the apostle's advice to be "all spts, the member -elect may pride him- things to all niert." TARIFF COIVIMISSIONERS AND THE self Upon possessing a Dumber of mer- Inmidents of the Weelt. Lightning, 9:11, will be campaigned this year. Crafty, 2:09, win be raced again this year. Mignon, 2:103‘, has been sent to Billy Andrews, , The New England breeders will not renew the $13,000 futurity'. Pat My Boy, 2:163‘, has been pur- chased by Barney Deraarest Detroit olaims the third weekin Stay for its Blue Ribbon meeting. MANITOBA FARMBR, ceearies WilOSS stomaths are to use an expression which they will well tuader- The inceients of the .week have been, , . . . stand, "far above proof." But the balthe opening of the Local Legislature at Laurier and the Tariir—Methylated SPiritii, lot -box sealers assert that they were Torouto ancl the burning of part a the Versoote—ala itriele...Ark. quite sober. To the average observer et western blook of the Parliament build- Ftroae missio„ings here in Ottawa. Had A. S. Hardy, must appear that their offence is so much othe.rDismissal—Danced With Thera.ll. , the worse if it was committed in sober the new Premier of One:trio placed a [From Our Own Correspondent] Ottawa, F`eb. 16.—Sir Richard Cart - earnest , lengthy speech iu the bands of ate a,dmite istratoz who is taking the duties of the 1rrFitzpatriek'S Mission, absent Lieutenant -Governor. There was Our friend, Solicitor -General Fitzpat- not much of consequence in the speech. vvright and Iron. Louts H. Davies have rick, is hnow he his bney home ill'ellif The public had looaed for an ixtdicetioa returned erom Washington and have frApv:teorre tiheragtiliont oef atgePrgt4awoa that there was to be a change in the rais:,a spent the past few days in explaining to Government in respect of the School reference to the subject was not extended. g laws of the province, but Mr. Hardy s newspapermen that their visit, though queetion. The English Liberal press re- Mr. Conine% the land grabber of Algoma, resultless, wasan entire success, Vattile mains strangely silent respecting the era- listened attentively to the paregraph sn, bassy of Mr. Fitzpatrick, but the French question and doubtless congratelated these two gentlemen were at the -United Liberal editoes have not ceased to tell himself upon the action of the Govern - •States capital the lelleister of Finance their readers that the great and good ment in deciding to let him remain in and the Controller of Customs have been Laurier, like a consistent Catholic, bas undisputed possession of the half dozen at Iltrinnipeg, holdieg sessions of the sought the benediction of His elholintesg counties whose mining right he has pre - Tariff Commission. In the golden west, ontheethesuebpjjentsetin efhtehne Liberal weEnglishare oe empthd. The leader of the Opposition, Mr. J. P. Whitney, made a clever speech as in every other part of the country, the editors we shall probably find that, £14- in the debate on the address in reply to members of the Commission have had cording to them, the visit was not one of the speech from the throne and showed conflicting testimony laid before themany importance. But the Sobel., the chief himself to be well wortb.y the honor which_ Liberal newspaper in the district of Q,ue- In Winnipeg their c 1 has been. aecorded Thehim. Patrons in hief discovery was bee, tells us that :— I their caucus have decided to retain the that there exists a lumber combine and "The question with the Vatican is one railway passes which are forwarded, to all that the combine's members are all good of simple legal interpxetation. Yes or no; members of the Loeal Legislature until Liberals; Certain farmers called for a has Mr. Laurier obtained for the Catho- the Government shall have mede some lies what the Privy Council has decided, im- steps he the direction of providieg enema reduction in duties on agricultural - was theirs? In other words, did the judg- bers with easses. In former years the plemente, while they test:Wee that under matt of the highest court of the Empire, Patrons returned the tickets AT soon as Ike pi eseet system of proteetion, wheat to whom all the interested parties sub- they wore received elided their case, order the. re-establieh-1 Them will be no delay in the openieg was worth more in Manitoba than across i meet of the schools abolished by the the border in North Dakota. Of Mersa of the Hous ' es of Parliament on amulet law of 1890, or did it only prescribe the oe the fire of Thursday morning last this gravelled Mr. Fielding, who cannot modifications exacted by Mr. Laurier and Quantities of valuable papers have been forget his Free Trade heresies. "Why, granted by the Mitentoba Governerient?" I I destroyed and the total loos will be about then is not the population of Manitoba Wbat do our English-speaking Liberale a third of a million. Nobody seems to • think of this? The highest court in the as laege as Dakota's?" asked the Min- kuow jest bow the fire originatede Mr. later of Finance. 1}ar, Fielding, forgets that there are many other causes than prices which bring settlers into a country, When Mauitoba stood isolated Dakota had. ample railway communication with the east. And in Dakota lives to -day rating a farmer who twelve or fifteen years ago was brought steross the Atlantic by Can- adian immigration agents and who was literally stoles). by American agents as he passed. through Minnesota on his way to Manitoba. That is one reason why the population of Dakota exceeds Manitoba's. But the soil is not so productive in the state, and the people are not so well off a las their northern neigbbors. The Minis- ter of Finance reasOes upon an altogether fallacious basis. lie will never come out of the clouds of theory to tlm solid Rachel Ray, dam of three with marks below 2:16, will be bred to Patron. Winnie's Baby, 2:293, has been sent to England. This pacer stands but 13.2 hands. Torn Settle has located in Kentucky once more at the Sherwood farm, near Midway. Kentucky Union, 2:07, is being wintered at Kansas City in charge of Ras Ecker. The Detroit Jockey club claims dates for its summer 'need/1g, Aug. 10 to Sept. 4, inclusive. Nathan Smith has been awarded the lease of the Point Breeze track at Phila- delphia for the ensuing year. Billy Dunspaugh, Buffalo, has pur- (lased the well known race horse Thorn- cliffe, by imported Macaroon. The young brother of Azote, 2:004, owned at Palo Alto, is reported fast and will be seen in races next fall. J. P. Haramett, Yates, Mo., whose stable of fast ones is in charge of Tom Donahue, has recently purchased Taber - flack. Ed Tipton's Montana circuit will give $160,000 in purses. The first meet- ing will be held at Colorado Springs, opening June 3. Black enameled pencils and penhold- ars are novelties. In gold andsilver novelties there is a fad for feet. Lamps, boxes, trays and dishes stand on tiny feet Very compact and convenient to carry Ore the new pocket chess and cheoker sets bound in. leather with silver mount - WO. The combination of silver gilt with blue and white enamel in delft designs be to be eoen on the newest leuckles for belts and garters. An imported novelty is the combina- tion bread platter, in which the wooden platter lifts out of its silver rim, to be replaced by three glass dishes for cheeses, butter and biscuits, —Jewelers' Chou- -Lee; LITERARY INDUSTRY. Enmire has given its decision. Vlore es no appeal from its finding. No private litigant has any emote:se, after the Judi- cial Committee has rendered its decision, to any other tribunal. And yet the Gov- ernment of Canada, each member of which has taken the oath of allegiance to her Majesty, sends an agent to Rome to obtain the views and the endorsation, if possible, et a foreign potentate. None cif us bas anything against our Rumen Catholic fellow -citizens, Most of them, aux bappy to say, are good Conservatives. ,And none of us will bold that the relige thus question enters into this statement of coeditions, The cold. fact is that per- sonage, not a British subjeet, aud ignor- ant of British law, has been asked to review the judgment of a British Court. The thing is absolutely leeward of. His Holiness is surrounded by advisers who are able to cope with the trained diplo- mats ef the melee states, Cardinal nedooldowski, the Prefect of the Propa- ga,nda, is one of the most astute states. ground of fact. Countires are not gov- anen in Europe. Mgrs Ledochowsiti will erned by political ecouomists. Those G ee probably see to it that the Laurier ov- us who have taken a university eminent will snake numerous concessions course well know tbat when one goes into the if the approval of the Popo be given. It world after having taken honors, perhaps, will be a straight case of bargaining. The in political economy, WO find that we bave been getting up a lot of arguments and conclusions based upon the assump- tion. that the conditions of various parts of the world never vary and that a black emu in Senegambia is in every respect the same sort of individual as is the white man in London. This sort of thing is excellent mental traintng, lant Mn. Field- ing should. know better than. to pretend that 11 has anything to do with affairs. During the whole of the journeyings of the Tariff Conansisioners the Minister of Finance has taken the part of Devil's Advocate, always ready to take issue with any witness who was at all inclined to believe that the country bail made • any rogress under protection. Laurier and tho Tariff. Campbell composed his poem, "The battle of Hohelinden," in a single day. Jeremy Taylor took the last three days of the week to finish his sermon for Sunday. Burke spent at least 18 months in reading, writing and study for his great speech on Warren. .Hastings, All his orations were prepared with great care. Thackeray would produce, mider pressure, a novel in six or eight months. He did not like to work, and, as he of- ten stated, only did so under compul- sion. The composition of the first part of. Goethe's "Faust" was done at odd in- tervals during nearly 20 years. The preparation of the second part contin- ued over 26. Fox spoke without apparent fore- thought and once said that .he never wasted. an hour in preparing to speak before such a body as the English house of coinraons. Chancer's biographer says that about five years were consumed in, the com- position of 'the "Canterbury Tales." This, of course, comprised the neces- sary time for making the revisions. FIGS AND THISTLES. The man who is envious of evildoers 'Will soon bean evildoer himself. When people find out that it is blessed to give, they neves want to stop Make the devil let go of the children, and he will soon have to give up the World Do not refrain from doing because you can only clo a little. Remember that God can make that little much. It is impossible to discourage the man who has learned in whatsoever condition he finds himself therewith to be content. The an= who sits on a limb and saws it off is a Solomon conapared to the one who thinks he eau sin 'without having to suffer.—Ram's Horn. Of course, it is potent to everybody now that the Laurier Administration can make few changes in the tariff. In order to keep up appearances, a shifting of duties may be resorted. to. The sugar re- finers, some of whom lost anouey last year, have ever been hateclby Sir Richard. and other Liberals. It is probable that they will be corapelled to pay through the nose for the privilege of continuing their business, for they will be brought into competition with the gigantic Uni- ted. States sugar trust. The Sugar Treat two years ago made the Senate al the have gained $8,000 a year apiece. And, in the terminology of the day, "money United States obey its mandates. There talks." is little chance of our small refiners' be- Another Dismissal. in,g able to fight it successful. By reason of the light protection accorded there they have been able to undersell the Americans. With this protection with- drawn they will be swamped, their work- men will be thrown helpless into the streets, and Canadians will be in the hands of a tremendous combine, of which the President, one Haemeyer of New York, is the dictator of sugar prices for the whole of the United States. Wb.o can say that the protection that our sugar refiners•have received has been misplaced. "Methylated sew ts.e Forsooth. bishops of Quebec are not satisfied with the terins of the settlement. Arobbiehop Langevin, of Se. 13oniface,also has sent his Statement of the case to the Vatican. The cardinals evill say, or have said, "Now, if we guarantee the expression of the papal approbation, what more evill you do for the Catholics of Manitoba." And the Administeation at Ottawa will be com- pelled, 10 order to obtain their request, to give the Cardinals -what they ask. Israel Tarte was the author of the suggestion to seed Mr. Fitzpatrick to the Holy City. When Clifford. Sifton arrived hem in Ot- tawa, he was snuch put out at the Govern- ment's decision, but Mr. Tarte reminded him, in so many words, that he was a new member of the Cabinet, and that he had to thank drournstances for his eleva- tion. Sifton saw the point, and these two getalemon, a few months ago as 'widely separated as Dives /led Lazarus, between whom there was a great gulf fixed have now became warm friends. Discordant elements very quickly became harmoni- ous when peouniary or financial interests are identical. Tarte and Sifton. both need- ed places Tarte and Sifton both needed money. They bridged the chasm. Under "the sunny ways of patriotism" perhaps, these gentlemen now agree perfectly. They have lost their admirers, but they Tarte has given us a fine exaraple of Ms- ing the stable door after the steed has gone, by issuing an order agathet stok- ing in the building, In the weary days when they sat on the Speaker's left the Liberals never ceased to protest their unalienable pusety. Should a Liberal be unseated for the rank- est bribery, and, in the bye -election, a Conservative be elected. in his stead, the weary followers of the several leaders which the Libexals owned for a time and then displaced, were ready to cry, "Boodle, boodle." And yet, though they were always glad to make this statement, there is not on record the case of a single Conservative being unseated after a bye - The Postmaster -General has been vaunting his claims to having drafted a hope of remedy unless she can induce system whereby the department of which the child to use his right hand. Dr. C. he is head will save many thousands of W. Wright, of North Adams, a specielist dollars a year. As yet we have had no on the eye, after a number of examine - detailed statement from the head of the tions of the boy's eyes, has arrived at Post -office. But we have seen his work. the conclusion that the child is, to use The other day Mr. Dupre, the postmaster his cern expression, "a freak of nature." of Beauharnois, Quebec, viewed a noti- He does not, however, think that there fication that, on account of his services is any unusual orossing of the nerve fibre to the department, his salary was to be of the eye. The doctor, in all Isis years of increased by one hundred dollars a year. experience, never met -with an analogous This increase was given by recommenda- case. tion a the post-oince inspector for the Some years ago a returning arctic ex - district, a gentlenean who never has plorcr told of a number of Eskimos whom taken any part in politics. I3ut, two days he met in the north of Greenlaud, who, after Mr. Dupre received his good news, when he gave them some colored litho - a well known Liberal worker of Beau- graphs, persistedin hanginebthem upside bornois, went to Ottawa and lodged a down, and when asked why they did so °barge of partisanship against the post- declared that only when they were so master. This gentleman had worked hung did they appear natural, assiduously for Mr. Tarte, who was de- To these natives the actual individual thated in the riding in June last, and he or object seemed to occupy a proper pose esteemed, himself deserving of a reward, tion, but in the ease of pictures apparent Bus quest was successful. Mr. Dupre was le- they found it necessary to reverse dismissed, and the Liberal heeler was them in order to appreciate them—New York Herald LATEST MAIZICE'17 REPORTS: Toronto, Feb. 91. PRODUCE. Eggs—Supplies of new laid are larger and prices are easy. The top price now is Ifie. Limed and held fresh are very dall. Quotations are: New laid, leo; held fresh, 8 to 100; limed, 9 to lic. Poultry—Nice bright stock is very scarce,. and will sell readily. Quotation% T are; urkeys, 10 to 11c; geese, 8 to 90; chickens, 80 to .50c, and. sleeks, 50 to 75c. Potatoes—car lots, on track, am quoted at 21 to 23e. and out of store lots a 30 to 88c. Field Produce—Steady. Quotations are „ as follows: Steen lots out of store, tete- nips, 25e per bag; parsnips, 40c per bag; and onions, 75o to $1 per bag. Beans—Quiet. Round lots of choice band -picked are quoted at 60e, delivered; single bags of same, 7010 75e. Ordinary beans are quoted at 40 to 50e per bush. Apples—Slow. Round lots of dried, de- livered, are quoted at 2 to 2Xc, and evap- orated at 3 to we. Baled Hay—About steady. Car lots of choice to fancy- sell at $10.25 to $10.50 on track here. No. e is quoted from $8 to $9. Dealers quote rwo-ton lots of No. 1, delivered, at $11 to $11.25. Straw—Demand flat. Car lots of oat straw, on track, are quoted at $5 to 85.50. HIS VISION PERVERTED. A. Boy Who Writes lesultward, but Sees IS as if Written Correctly. A remarkable case ot what, for want of a better eame is termed perverted vision is just now attraotiug =oh atten- tion in North Adams, Mass. The victim of this strange malady la John Gbidotti, a fayear-old boy who at- tends the public schools of thitt atty. Physically and mentally, so far as scient- ists and physicians eau determine, he in no way differs from other boys of his age except thee it is practically impos- sible for bile to write in the ardlnaly manner. Be uses his left hand, writing from riglat to left, forming his letters and, sentences backward. This peoulierity of the boy was noticed as soon as be began to take writing lessons. He Imitated the letters quickly and wrote rapidly for one so young, but his writing was invariably in the reverse order. &teeing from the wrong side of the page, he would cover his copybook with obaracters evbich looked unlike anything called writing, but if the page was held before a mirror the reflectiou was per- fectly legible and appeared, like ordinary writing. Sttauge to sag, he makes figures in the proper raannee Yet he minuet explain the difference between writing Bermes from left to right and let- ters just the reverse. It seems impossible to teach this child that there is anything peculiar about his chirography, and he persists that his handwriting is like that of any other person. One may guide his right hand over a line of copy hi the proper manner, but the moment his hand is released he in - gently changes the rencil to his left Jean,' and commences to write in his through the looking glass fashion. Another peculiar feature of this per- verted vision is that apparently he has no difficulty in reeding the handwriting of other persons, although there is such a difference between his own and that of others. His teather, Miss Alice C. Buckley, says that he evidently tries very bard to do as he is told, but it is as diffloult for him to write in the ordinary manner as it would be for another to praotice his -unique method. She cannot make up her mind. whether his difficulty comes from a defect in his eyes or frora the fact that he is left handed, but she has little BREADSTUFFS, ETC, Wheat—The Western markets had, a, better thus to -day, advancing about lo all round. The tone here is firmer, but not much is being done, Holders ask 77o for white wheat, and 730 for red,'f.o.b., outside, Manitobas have a rather better tone, but eagairy froni millers is light, owing to the dulness in the dour trade. Flour—Holders' views are rather firm- er, but buyers are not anxious to do business. Straigbt roller, middle freigets, Is obtainable at $3.75, Millfeed—Pirm. There is a good de - =and for bran at $8, middle freights, to ship east. Holders ask more, awing to good local demand et points west. Qatineel—Car lots of rolled oats, in bags, on thank here, are quoted at $2,80, and :mall lots at 22,90 to $2.95. Peas—About the same. Car lots, higla freights west, are quoted at 390, middle freights at 400, and erist at 410. Oats—Easy. White oats, bigh freights west, axe quoted at 17e, and 14e freight at 18 to 18efee. On the Micliamd, and on the Northern white oats bring 19 ts MO, to go north to luraber camps. Rye—Quiet Car lots west are quoted at 340, but demand is very quiet. Baxley—Remains about steady, with little business doing. No. 3 extra, 14o freiglat to seaboard, is quoted et 23 eo 24e. Feed sells at 21 to 22o, and No. 2 at 28 to 20e, ited No. 1 to fancy at 31 to 85e. DAIRY PRODUCE. Choice daily, in rolls or tubs, and good ezeameries are in demand, and. will real- ize full quotations. Supplies are only moderate. Qnotations are: Low and medium grade dairy, tubs, 7 to Oc; choice dairy, tubs, 11 to 12c; large dairy, rolls, 10 to lec; small dairy, roils, strictly choice, 12 to 13e; creamery, tubs, 19 to 20e; and creeraery, pounds, e0 to 21c. Cheese—There is no pressure to sell emend lots on the part of outside holders, and prices here are firm. Summer makes here axe quoted at 10%.c, and late makes at nee to 12e. in sraall lots. DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Trade Continues in the same groove. There are quite a few lots offering, but they are mostly of light and heavy fat hogs, which are not particularly wanted. Choice light lean hogs sell at $5.80 to $5.50. Light fats sell at 85 and heavy fats at $4.50 to $4.75. There is no change in provisions. Quotations are as follows: Bal.:relied pork, shoulder mess, $9.50 to $10; heavy mess, $11.50; short cut, $12 to $12.50. Dry salted meats—Long clear bacon, cur lots, sy to 53le; ton lots, 514o; ease lots, Wee; backs, 7o. Smoked meats—Hams, heavy, 9ee me- dium, a% to 10e; light, 1014e; breakfast bacon, 10c; rolls, 7c; backs, 9 to 10o; picnic hams, 6.ee to 70. All meats out of pickle lc less than prices quoted for smoked meats. Lard—Tierces, 69to; tubs, 7n1o; and pails, 7eee; -compound, 6 to 6e.le. LIVE STOCK MARKET. given his position. election for anything that in any way Danced 'With resembled the action of the Liberal Them AIL boodle -distributors. In lialdimand oc- Wihle the Tariff Commissioners have curred the only case of a Conservative's been casting sour looks upon the protec- being unseated. In the bye-eleotion in tionist witnesses and beaming genially South Brant two weeks ago the Adrain- on the Free Traders, the titular leader, istration sent hordes of personators into the Premier, has had little to say concern the constituency. Ma Robert Henry, the Ing the tariff commission. Perhaps he Conservative candidate, whose defeat thinks he has said too much already. Me was owing to the action of these ener- Laurler's attitudes on the fiscal question getio gentlemen led a 'salty of electors put one in mind of the miracle of the into the Liberia committee room, and Ifincloo god Krishna, that Ernest Renee was successful in capturing one of the recounts in his "Memories of the Journal Liberals heelers. While the Conservative des Debats." When Krishna Mane to cutting -out party was in possession of earth, M. Renee tells us, all the shep- the Liberal rooms Mr. Iffemy captured a herdesses in the beautiful meadow of bottle of whisky, the sole survivor of Bradj fell desperately in love with him. many cases whice lead cheered the hearts Krishua„ being amiability in itself, and fired the aanbition of many a Liberal withed to please all of them. As a god "worker." ste first the Government press be possessed the gift of miracles, and of acknowledged that the bottle contained the most astounding of miracles, the whisky, and stated that the agents of Mrmultiplication of himself. Tbauks to this Heyd, their candidate, had rmen inclulg- supernatnral gift, he divided himself into ing in the festive juice of the rye to ao as many Krishna's as there were shep- large ae extent that they had made herdesses, Ho danced with all; all were "errors of judgment" in being too ones - convinced, at least, that he had danced getio in their pursuit of -votes. In cold with them.. Prone that moment forth, English, without any ephemisms, this they innocently believed themselves to be meant that Mr. Heycl's friends had be the certain and continual recipients of come intoeioated before starting out on the god's favor. Is there not a stroug their personating expeditioas. Now, parallel? Has not Mr. 1,a -tarter danced though, the Liberale editors have come with the Free .trades, the Revenge to the conclusion that it would never do Tariff men, the Revenue-Tariffswitle to acknowledge that the pernicious stuff Iucidenta1-15ro1ect1onist, the Unrestricted ever obtained entrance to the committee Reciprocity onthusiasts„, and finally, in roman. They aver that the liquid found , Montreal, in the greatest city of the in the bottle was methylated spirits. Dominion, with the protectionist work - Trial by Telephone. Montclair, N. J., has a merchant who Is a very practical and wideawake man. He was cited to appear in court to an- s,,,ver a charge of obstructing the sidewalk ie front of his place of business. He was very, very busy—too busy, in feet, to go to come, so he rang up the Recorder on the telephone and pleaded guilty. "Fined $10," said the Recorder. "All right," was the mercleant's reply. "I'll send up the money right away. Good -by," This loblts like the We end of the wedge. It is evident that withesces can be examined ova: the telephone, and possibly jurymen may come to 1 -tear cases be the same man nes Under the influence of a wide); sense of thc possibilities of the telephone a busy merchant meeht sit in his ofdee, and, equipped with a telephone hood hear a divorce case, while • he dictates letters to his typewriter or talks politics with his customei s. nepe at an Oe. The act ot repentasece Is the undoing of a mart's regret. Repentattee 003110i after seeing the truth. You cannot feel rightly unless you see rightly. It is eaten ishbig bow much power is in the asser- tioe of the gospel. The sinner's oonver- Skin 00/1105 from what the mind 'thee If knoevledge be wrong, emotion es useless. The difference between cultivation and knowledge is we know not when it comes. —Bishop Hurst There was a brisk trade in shipping cattle, and prices ranged, from 0.50 to 24,25 and one load, sold at $4.80, while from 10 to 80c more per 100 pounds was freely paid. for thoice selections. Some of the best butcher cattle was taken by the exporters, and more would have sold. had it beer; here. Butcher cattle was also active and strotteer; loads of choice cattle sold around 8c and 3e.ec, while for picked lots 3 3-8 to 3 5 -So per pound was paid. Little, if any, cattle sold below eaao to- day. Not only were shippers on the alert to buy any prime staff on the market as butcher cattle, but the local demand was better, and consequently the prices of all kinds of stuff were materially advanced. Stockers sold well, especially stockers for Buffalo; they fetched from Seas to per pound, and are wanted. Feeders are -in fair request, at from 8 to 310 per pound. There is a steady enquiry for some choice bulls for shipping, at from 24 to 3aec and 8ee0 per pound. Very superior stuff will sell a shade better than this. Wheat, white, new 79 80 Wheat, red, per bush 00 77 63i Wheat°nose, per bush00 Peas, co, ramon, per bush... 00 41. Oats, per bash. .. 21 22 Rye, per bush 00 34 Barley, per bush oo 30 Ducks, spring, pee pair—40 80 Chickens, per pair 80 50 Geese, per lb, 08 09 Butter, in 1-1b. rolls15 16 Begs, new laid ' 16 17 • Potatoes, per bag..... .... 30 35 Beans, per bush 75 85 Beets, per doz 09 10 Parsnips, per doz 9 10 Apples, per ebl 40 1 50 Hay, timothy 12 50 14 00 Straw, sheaf . 6 00 8 00 Beef, binds 04 06 Bee, fores , 02 03e Lambs, carcase, per lb.— 6e 7 Veal,'pee lb 05 6 Mutton, per 1b 04 ' 05 Dressed hoes 4 75 5 be UNITED STATES MARKETS. *East Buffalo, Feb. 21.1--Clattle—Re- oeipts foto. load,s, 'the bulk of evbieln were mixed bat:oilers' and peddling lots,' which were taken by the local butchers and yard speculatoes at about steady opeelug peiees of tbe -week. The weather eolith:cues -to be clone cold, and favor- able, and the outlookis considered fair at present prices. Veals arid calvee'—Not over 50 head on sale; foe theee tee roar- ket ruled steady te a shade stronger lor good to choice at $6.50 to '6.75, and coma men light to good ones, at $4 to