HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1897-4-22, Page 3OUR OTTAWA LETTER
"THE BOY ORATOR," THE GLOBE
AND THE CANADA PACIFIC.
The nstimetee--,Slx /dill lona to he Dor-
rowed--A Sorry Exhibition -The Papal
Delegate -The 'Session's Work.
[Froze Our Own Correspondent.]
Ottawa. April 13. -This has been a
wane of perturbation for the Ministry;
of unmixed amusement for the Opposi-
tion; of disgust for very many anensbers
of the Liberal party. The co -entry has
been treated to the spectacle of a Govern -
natant supporter being maligned and
vilified for that he has had the courage
to nold an opinion inimioa to the views
of the party's greatest organ and whieb,
if it be adopted by the Administration,
will mean a serious financial loss for the
president of the Globe Printing Com-
pany. Young Mantles, the "boy orator"
from British Columbia, was the cause
of the trouble. He had the audacity to
accuse The Globe of "Cant and decep-
tion." In a nutshell,the case amounts to
this: Mr. McInnes believes that the GOV-
ernment, and not the 0 P,R., should
control the Crow's Nese Pass. The other
day the young man from Vancouver
made a long speech in support of his
belief that it would be in the interests of
the people of the Dominion for the Fed-
eral Government to disallow the British
Columbia statute giving to the British
Columbia, Southern Railway Company
the right to build the line and the owner-
ship ot coal lands valued at many
lions dollars. McInnes ventured the
opinion that the C.P.R. people were the
"masters" of the Globe, and that an uns
derstanding existed whereby tbe Brit-
,ish Columbia, Southern line would be
nothing but a C.P.R. branch. To this
statement of conviction The Globe, which
has essayed to place itself On a higher
plane than is occupied by any other
Cantelian newspaper, replied by announc-
ing that Mr. MoInnes was and is, "a
liar and a slanderer." Gone were The
Globe's theories regarding the desirability
of taking high ground in the work of
jourrailisne No arguments were adducet1
to shisw MInn tii be in the wrong. In
plaee of this the young man was des
mameed U4 e liar and a slentliTer who
availed himself of the privileges of Parlia-
atom to itesail his ries. lett elannee
:says that he leis tie enmity to The Globe
or the t'. IL He is, he eon.. ti'
of t h 1 11 i h & eletabiani, and us. such
1111 ..'ot to his teat pens.
meat. 1. st tz s Ina-. 1 at:: tee hietery (if the '
enete '1 a 1 I: tee 1 11a Itenele use),
by aint 1.1 shenel tele ;slag. wee itolurtil
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1,.. aisslites, the eonstsuetiou ef
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IS Itt; 11,01,4 allai tho t'.P.R. would and
email nateare the line wen, The whole
pl:int Ls, her Tile Globe's friend,: ere
net. met inst eltossallter too swath ler act-
ing ite kind of hatkers between the 13.
C. ra. and i be C,P,R. Manilas Faye that
if the teligal Gtivertiment lead out the
Northwess emintry will he given greatly
rethesed freight reties by Sir Wm. 'Van
Horne. Perhaps this is so. But there is
one fact certain: that the esteemed and
hitherto impeccable Globe is trying to
snake the people of Canada believe that
it is acting in their interests while the ,
fact is that it is doing the bidding of its
owners and masters. Under George Brown
The Globe achieved a reputation for sin- '
cerity tbat has been greatly smirched by
its action of the past few week. In the
short debate that followed McInnes' tir-
raiginnent of the party's chief organ the 1
Ministers were very non-commital. Some
of them, notably Mr. Davies, seemed to:
think the disallowance projeot totally at
variance with Liberal doctrine. But we .
must remember that in these latter days ,
Liberal doctrine runs on a sliding scale.
The Estimates.
The estimates for the next financial
year were brought down by the Finance
Minister the other day. Of course ray I
readers will expect that the gentlemen of •
the new regime made some attempt to
earry out their promises of economy. If I
they essayed to do so, they were most la-
mentably unsuccessful. The "main esti-
mates" only -there will be "supplement-
aries" to be asked, for later on -total the
enormous sum of $14,607.288. The sup-
plementaries will amount to perhaps four
millions more. Tie Mr. Foster's last
year's stewardship the Conservatives
spent something less than thirty-seven
ieillions, so that his successors ask for
nearly eleven millions more. It will not
be at all surprising ff the amount should
run up to fifty millions. The Adminis-
tration has begun saving at the spigot
.and spending at the bung hole. To Nova
Scotia Fielding proposes to give a tnillion
and a quarter of dollars, nominally on
account of railways built by the pro-
vince, but really to be used in the elec-
tions next week. If the Crow's Nest
Pass scheme goes through, as it is almosfr
certain to, there will be a bones for the
0.P.R. ; the Gemod Trunk line will have
to be priest for permission to run LC.R.
trains over roads which it now controls;
the fast lin.e scheme is to be carried out.
The savings that have been made are
very small. For years lefoldullen, the dis-
appointed of North Wellington.has ad-
vocated a reduction of the cast of man-
agement of the Internal affairs of .the
Northwest. To that end he has mamas-
ingly demanded a reduction in the num-
bers of the Mounted Police, Mr, Laurier
has fallen in with his idea, and. $150,000
less is to be spent on the force time has
been epent heretolore. Geatlesimis from
the Great Lone I anti say that this stop
has been very ill-advised. They point out
that the Yukon eietrict alone needs am-
ple policing, for the country is rapidly
filling up with gola miners, some of
them very lawless men. But to Mr.
Fielding belongs the "credit" of making
111115 1110811 remarkable cut. Henceforth :the
rate of interest in the Government Sav-
ings I3anks will be threennstead of three
and a half per cent, This will have the
desirable effect of dissuading people from
saving money. Perlsaps the astute Minis-
ter foresees that iu the future the people
. will have little to put by and therefore
has hit upon this Gaped' ; whereby he
'will be able to explain the falling off in
the Savings Bank account. The Minister
of Railways and Canals has not beep
modest in his demauds. Be is to get $3,-
100,000 more than last year for his de-
partment, while Tette is to receive half
a million additional. And where is all
this money to come from? The Govern-
ment itself expects only $88,111,028 of
the 41 inillion already asked for to come
out of income, The other six millions are
to be raised -how? Why, by borrowing
of course. So then we are to have about
ten million dollars clapped on to our na-
tional debt as a result of the Liberals'
first year of power? That's what it
amounts to. The promises of the G'overns
ment have had to be carried out. Nova
Scotia has to get its blood money tam
Fielding. Tarte will be on baud, when
the Quebec- elections come on; in fact,
he is on hand now, for snost of Blair's
three million increase is to be spent on
the St. Lawrence camas. Tarte will take
care that the righe men gee it.
A sorry Isxbibittoo.
And because of these things wbioh 1
have mentioned, the Premier, who never
bas possessed too equable a temper, has
developed a ourious petulance of late. On
Tuesday last he gave a sorry exhibition
of pettishness, The day had been set; apart
for Governmeet business, the Franohise
and Civil Service superannuation bills
being on the list for discussion. Now the
rules of the House provide that all bills
must be printed in both English and
Erench,and, Lariviere drawing attention
to the feet that there were no lama
copies on hand, alr. Speaker ruled that
the bills could not be preeeded with.
Hereupon Mr. Laurier became vastly en-
raged. He forgot that it was the fault of
the Government that the translations had
not been made, and he declined to allow
any other business to go on and ad-
journed the House after it had, sat for
something snore than three-quarters of
an hour. It mists about $7,000 a day to
CUn 51 II '
was thar money thrown away • Pimply be-
muse of the Premier's ill -temper The
members :lam the day in loafing: about,
while, time -ding to the Premier. the
Government had "an evening to spend
dietsueeing the atria." As a. matter of
fart, Mr. Leurier anti his Man Friday,
Tarte, sepia the evenitus with Monsignor
eb•t•ry uei Val, the Pepal deleseite to
Canada,
The Papal Delrgate.
After all tlesir trent& inilueing the
Lege. 4.44 ..1.(411 tIt I V41 14, 1,7tttl'atitt
3t1r. Tarte tutu Mr. Snarler lied that he
is by no nittoie chny 111 the fuj)4.ht of
T11" jot tt.r. - ase -gate has ha4 nualy
iteerviewe with Itarte, end ho,
le to la :wee t lee le.• panne 1111(1 Len
for lame.;i jitet hese thinee 141 ,,1. out
bait% 4.4.: 141 1.: 114
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00 la., LI! el the tlevernmerit, a (41,4144
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e• • 1 I 'net. '
pat siee. lied lee fleiettaie imve tele many
privet., le slew,. Inepired le"earte,
11 144.1t1'1(41i 114 OILW endeavoring tO 1l441".
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1
.„ is a • - • •
ing nothing to do welt eaular melee's.
Buis Mgr. del Val penal out that It line
lean held for tauteries that bissimps of
Mother Cantrell ate entitled to, in feet,
are expiated to '1 1V' i heir people advice
in secular 0401 4114. liow Innen more,
therefore, has the delegate from His
lionnese himself ale right to eonnsel
end, advise+ in seteiler Tht, truth
is that Tarte at. t o. are mightily eorry
now that they ever asked that del Val or
anybody elee be seine over to get, them
out of it hole, for they find themselves
WOrS0 bemired than ever.
The Session'', Work.
The eeseein of the Ontario Legielature
terminated thee \Woe:. Ozi naturday the
Governutent vets defeated on the °Muse
of the liquor licente am, providing that
the municiptilitit.s decide upon the tient-
tier 'of lieenses to be issued within their
limits. The vote was nearly two to one
against the Government, but Premier
Hardy declined to resign on the ground
that the matter was not one of vital im-
portance. The real truth is that Mr.
Hardy wanted tbe clause defeated, and
put up German, one of his ablest sup-
porters, to fight it. The Prenaier was
simply making a granct stand play for
the benefit of the temperance people
wbext he inserted the clause. It is well
known around the Parliament buildings
at Toronto that Mr. Hardy was no more
in accord with the proposition than was
German, but the temperance people had
to be placated. In the same way the Gov-
• ernment has made a bid for Methodist
support by purchasing the old Victoria
College building at Cobourg. Of course,
the Church has every right to sell its
property to the best advantage. Nobody
will say that the Methodists are in any
way to blame, but there is a strong sus-
picion that if the buildings had not be-
longed to one of the most important re-
ligious bodies in Canada the Government
would never have bought it. The session
that has ended has been remarkable for
no act of constructive legislation. Mr.
Hardy has handed over 100 square miles
of rich mining lands to his political
friends J. K. Kerr et al; he has bam-
boozled the temperance people; he has
promised one thing and done another
with reference to Sabbath observance,
and be bas announoed that he is greater
than Sir Oliver Mowat. •Truly great ie
Little .Arthur Sturgis!
Crichton's Accomplishments.
;Tames Crichton, better remembered as
"The :Admirable Orichtoo," could read,
write mad dispute in twelve different
languages. He was an expert swordsman,
a civil and milithey engineer, a mathe-
matician, a dramatist, and. although but
28 years old at the time of his clea.th he
was the master of all the • sciences anti
learning of his age.
Great Sacrifice.
Husband -I have made all sorts 01
sacrifices for you. Now, -adult did you
ever give up for eae?
Wife -What did I ever give up for yen?
Well, I never! Why, I gave up half a
dozen of the nicest young men in town.
A HAUNTED FAMILY.
itemarkable Sights • and sounds •'With
Which its Members Are Tormented.
Yzeures, a picturesque little town in
Indre et -Loire, nob far from Roche Posey.
and Fontgoixibault, was till recently. a
placeof which the existence was un-
known even to most Frenchmen. It had
no history, but it has now begun to ob-
tain that perhaps unenviable notoriety
attached to the possession of a haunted
house. It is not, however, quite correct
to call the dwelling in which the "mann
festetions" ocour a "haunted house," for
it is less the building than the fatally
inhabiting it that is haunted. Twenty
years ago M. and alma Sabourault, then
a newly married couple, who took up
their residence at Poitiers, first witnessed
the extraordinary phenomena which still
occur at their house. At Bourneau and
Laudue, ether° they lived successively
beton: coining to Yzeuxes, they were the
victims of the same persecutions, the
phenomena sometimes ceasing for awhile,
only to reeonamence with renewed inten-
sity.
In this ease a girl of about 12 years of
age, Mlle. Renee Sabourault, seems to
be the involuntary medium. In any case,
it is she who is at the present time pars
ticularly persecuted. For instance, when
by chance she goes on a visit to friends
or relations the phenomena follows her to
the place where she may temporarily re-
side. The manifestations which have ac-
companied M, and aline. Sabourault
ever since their wedding day have been
'Various. Tbo displacement of objects has
seldom occurred, but fantastical shaped.
phantoms have been seen more frequent-
ly, especially in recent years, by Mlle,
Renee, and noises 01 44.11 sorts have been
and are still constantly heard. At rze-
ures a large number of the inhabitants
have heard.the sounds, which they regard
as supernatural, but sucli stories would
scarcely merit any attention whatever if
they had not been supported. by more
trustworthy 'testimoey,
M. Raymond Daplautier, a barrister at
Poitiers, having ledrned that pee of this
friends, M. Urbain, and. several other
persons nein.. Yzeures had heard the
.uoaccountabre sounds, resolved to go
with a few stroeg nerved friends to ex-
pose the fraud. They went to Yzeures
four times -once in December, twice be
januery and once in February. On eaoh
occasion "N. Duplautier and his friends
spout a night in the haunted house with
the Sabourault family. They commenced
by InsPectina every nook and corner,
and then spent the night la the bed-
rooms inhabited by the members of the
Sabourault Lanilby, lobo were thus kept
under strict observation the wbole time.
Generally lights wers kept burning the
whole night, But when that wee not
dem- the lamp was lighted on the first
sound beine beattl. The phenomena
therefore oak plac'e in full light,
111 a long dee:Ilea imeount of his four
visits to Yzeures 141. Duplatither declares
Rua fin the firet oceasion he and his
friends heard six lontl leiter:Its on the
• sinks. '14)0 :second night they spent 1)41 -
der 144,;sale iura It's a): if was" a lit tie
ware in s ersatingt After Lee in the
morning a gnat dtta of km:eking eta
oilman on lee eteite, on the wells: alai all
O retina. .4173111' 111 4110 WOWS soomillp: Iv
51 11,01. ill lltt. tat' several melee; elate.
14,• of 11441 11140tt. Than eztens ecrateln
ate tits a (111'l 11.141 Wa 11. folliewiel by thO
Ttoist.. 441 4.110 Wttlit1114.'' of a man in a gar-
ret alesve alto t 'if a ewe
anitii a. 1 eimeniaesly thee linen
tseuld were leard. N, Ottplett-
t eat bit fie. nes , :;0111::14(1. 11310W Ow
rtatut:t iron; weeell 1. •,. evened to ladle,
but voillit aisseever wheal mead
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' Was (418414 .11 t re sis. • e. s, el, but. 44,4(44
again loin:cella ss ly it VtltS tensed:120 r 141)4
inspeet ain 442 ths• itean. 'Myhre the 'Card
11311114 Iles maninste, ions. woro Story 141141-
1114!' in 110441' ( It /AT) tat the Suttoilii.
Vilt oh M. DttplatilitT's fourth visit
tlbw wet • ler tin Poit tors ittliT.P.tor (11141
lib; felon:le vitt luore extresirdituutey.
Some ineitasfe band, whiell from, the
sound might la nothing Ian bone, began
knocking at a 1'1'" 4,411 wall as early as
lo inelecek in tbe evening. The quest inns
put by M. Duplautier were invariably
ans.-awed by three eheir knocks and ener-
getic, smalltime et the wall. After that
five home elapsed without anything ex-
traordinary mattering. But at 3 feeleck
isx the morning the wooden stairs were
heard to ertii•k and groan under the
weight of a colos-al though invisible
being. Describing what occurred Al. Du -
plata ita says :-
"We heard on each step of the stairs
the lease of immense eau shuffle heavily
down ono after the tither till the last step
was reeehed During all the thne the
stairs, thougb they ass new and strong,
groaued and cracked. Then it -was the
turn of the partition wall separating the
passage front the rooms leading out of
it which was shaken by sudden and ener-
getic blows. With a light, we looked
about everywhere. We searched the gar-
ret, the staircase and the passage, which
was absolutely empty. During the rest
of the night distant knocking was heard.
The blows seemea to be struck above the
house." •
M. Duplautier concludes his commun-
ication with the remark that, though
what he aud his friends observed at Yze-
ures is insignificant compared with what
the Sabourault family witness constantly,
it is sufficient to merit attention, as he
regards it as impossible to be explained
by natural causes ot fraud. -Paris Letter
in London Standard,.
Bicycles Driving Dogs Out.
It seems to be a fact that the bicycle
is ousting the dog from its old-time place
as an outing companion with men,
Whether large or small, a dog may, with
the best intentions in the world, become
a danger to his owner by runnieg against
the wheel, or by causing an accident in
some similar way. In the country one
sometimes notices a dog mauling with a
bicyclist, but on the city thoroughfares
they are generally tabooed. • Besides the
trouble they might cause, few dogs can
live with a bicycle for a, ten -mile run,
and they would be utterly done for a
longer journey. •
The men who once took pride and
pleasure in their dogs as companions o11
pedestrian jaunts, are now wheeling and
their CM:11MM have vanished. So it seems
that dogs are suffering from the xivahy
of the maohines as well as the horses.
An exception, to be noted here, is that of
A Harlem man who races whippets and
trains the fleet and lithe dogs by giving
them systematic runs after his wheel
over the 'Westchester county roads. But,
as a rale, dogs and bicycles go better
apart. -New 'Yolk Sun,
• Not Alive.
Teller (wrathfully) ---That fellow Petty
is too mean to live 1
• Grimshaw-Re does not. He reside
with his wife's mother.
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1TE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON IV, SECOND QUARTER, IN-
TERNATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 25.
eves of the Lesson, Acta 6-1.1-Atem-
ory Verses, 7 -0 -Golden Te4, Ps. xxxiv,
s7t-eacrnosm, otorhe y by tBev. D. 111.
5. "Peter was therefore kept in prison,
but prayer was made without ceasing a
the (thumb a -to God for him." There is
ao doubt but that God could prevent the
devil from touching one of Ris children,
bat such is not 1115 way. Wheu on earth,
the Lord. Jesus said: "In the world yo
shall have tribulation. Whosoever killeth
you will think that he doeth God service"
(John xvi, 33, 2). From the glory after
His ascension Ho saki, "The devil shall
oast some of you into prison that yo may
be tried, and ye shall have tribulation"
(Rev. it, 10). But this also wo are perfect-
ly sure of, that nothing can possibly come
to a child of God without God's permission
(,7ob i, 10, 12; Zech. 11, 5, 8; Rom. Nail,
28).
6. "Peter was sleeping between two sol-
diers, bound with two chains, and, the
keepers before the door kept the prison."
The enemy did his best to mak.e sure of
his prey. Two words in the Greek tell the
story of .Tames (anent) machaira) killed
with a sword. For Peter, God had other
work yet to be accomplished and suffered
him to be placed, itt these ciretunstances
that He might show forth His power. In
the hands of the authorities and under the
constant guard of four soldiers, to two of
whom he was chained, the deliverance
seemea hopeless, but the believers did all
they could do and cried instantly and ear-
nestly to God (margin).
7, "And behold the ategel of the Lord
mina" Double gnarls, chains, bolted
doors and prison walls are nothing to ono
of Mame holy beings thee excel in strength,
that do [Xis commandments, hearkening
unto the voice of Ms word (Ps, ciii, 20).
From heaven to earth (18 (1 flash of light-
ning, through storm or sunshine, they
haste to do His will and minister to His
redeemed ones (Hub. i, 14; Ezelt. i, 14;
Aets sextet, 20, 21).
8, "Cass thy garment about thee and
follaw 1110." Awakened ley the angel's
towel, Peterloosed from hie chains, arose
from Isetviaen the still sleeping soldiere
and in tbe light that shone in the prison
ended himself and bound on his sandals.
Tht•re is am a ssalth, nor injunction to step
lightly, nor e•ar of antakind, but the quiet,
nese and anajesty of the politer of Chid.
9. -And he went (41154 )4)1(1 followed him,
and Viet not that it Was true wheel stee.
done by the lineal; lett thought he eats a
vieline" In ie :stein trials God some; blies:
glvee reet fill tie enrs e me of famine
fe.41 1i1;zlLwloS. ;es whet Lt43 Jae, if,
in hie sore site el a lumpy from le line lie re-
seal, Dien: IS te hea tht, tea tf Ilis•
wonderful I Ate r fat wilielt 144.44.1 114 weee
seen i."-`4.'11 .114 and aesteceenett (Gen.
envie. le. le 1. It seemed to Peter tie it
this W"' eeee such einem.
se, 1. a ,seee unto tee iron gate that
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a4' prieen. ;weer ma held these whom
1 teed wine free.
"44,4 (tea, to the 11011140 02 Mere, tii.
m)4thcr esS. -Tina, whose e:sieelles, ••• 114 4.0
where ireely v. Is' 4401111 '1'04 t,+;,,Z11(.1. 1 my-
ina." lie 1e.:1 110 difiteaity in deeitens
%lather to (lir his saga, aor aid ti:e
abgel neat 44 1,411 him whoa: 1...) go. Doi e
God see thei. steam you are free from tee
(lanes of deny cares you will erompay go
to whi sre tie •,•.• facet for erayers c'a iv, 2e.
111. "And as Peter kneeled at the tart,.
if the gat e. 44 daineel canto tii tusk who eves
there mental Rhoda." Many esomenn
names whieh We WOrilii like to know, steel
as the mother of David, are not found in
Seripture. Wily should this girl's name
be here, inasmileh as the Spirit does noth-
ing without, a meson? If any one has the
answer, let us hear it; if not, we can wait,
end some day we shall know.
14. "Ana when she knew Peter's voice
she opened not the gate for gladuess, but
ran in and told how Peter stood. before the
gate." Knowing Peter's voice inakes us
think of John x, 27, "My sheep hear hly
voice, and I know then, and. they follow
Me." Yet how many hear His voice, but
becausethey will not open to Iiisn He does
not come in, and, they do not become His
sheep. In this ease joy caused Rhoda to
lose her head, as we say, and she left poor
Peter outside the gate while she ran in to
teLL
15. "And they said unto her, Thou art
mad. But she constantly afilrined that it
was even so. Then said they, It is his
angel." Yet they had been praying that,
if possible, lie might be released from his
enemies (verse 5). Would we be about as
reach surprised if some of our prayers
were answered, or do we always pray and
expect an answer?
16. "But Peter continued knocking, and
when they had opened the door and saw
him they wore astonished." Peter was
bound to get in, and therefore kept knock-
ing. Taat is the way to do, even as our
Lord taught us in Luke xi, 8, 9; xviii, 1.
"Ye shall seek Ale and find ide when ye
search for Me with all your heart" (Jer.
xxix, 18). The fear of the Lord, the
knowledge of God and -wisdoni will be ob-
tained when we seek it as silver and as
men search for hidden treasure (Prov. 11,
4). Would gratitude or astonishment fill us
if welted today the ansevex hong looked for?
• 17. "Itut he, beckoning unto them with
the hand to hold their peaceedeclaxed mato
them how the Lord had brought him out
of the prison:" Stilling them -which per-
haps was no easy work -ate declared unto
them the weeks of God. It would be very
interesting to hoar Peter's version of the
angel's deliverance. Some day itt the glory
he may go over it for us, but we have all
the facts of the case itt our lesson. Peter
,was simply obedient, an.d the Lord, by the
angel, did it an. Having hated, they were
to go and tell jemes, who seemedto be the
leader (chapter xv, 18), and the others. This
Was not James ot the favored three (verse
2), but James, son of Alpheus (Luke vi,
15). The great stir ie the morniug and
the death of the soldiers snake us think of
the morning a Daniel's deliverance and
the death of his enemies.
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
• Toronto, April 19.
DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS.
• Large sales of provisions continue to
ise made, Orders are coming to hand in
considereble quantities, and packing
houses are busy. Liabt lean hogs will be
taken by packers at $0.25; light fats at
$5.25; and heavy fats, $5. Quotations
are: Barrelled pork, shoulder mess, $10
to $10.50; heavy mass, .$113 to $12.50;
short oat, $13 to $13,50.
Dry Salted Meats -Long' clear bacon,
ear lots, 7o; ton lots, 7atc; case lots,
734o; backs, 73fe.
Smoked Meats-Heans, heavy, 10c;
medium., llo; light, 120; breakfast baeon,
110; roll, 8o; baoks, lle; phonic hams, 7
to 7,eec. All meats out ot pickle le less
than prices quoted for smoked meats.
Laid -Tierces, 7.0; tubs,7tect and pails,
7esee; compounds, 6 to 644c.
DAIRY PRODUCE.
Butter -Commission hoases say that
tbey can do with more nice dairy rolls,
either large or smell. Good quality will
sell readily. Creameries remain in about
the same position. Quotations are: Low
and medium grades dairy, tubs, 8 to 9e;
choice dairy, tubs, 12 to 13c; large dairy,
rolls, 14 to 150; small dairy, rolls, choice,
15 to 16c; creamery, tubs, 18 to 190;
and creamery pounds. 20 to 21e.
Cheese--Dernand fair. Summer makes
sell at 10 toB1Oleel,DasuldufvalFIs.inakes at 120.
R
Wheat-The boom be Chicago put bold -
0)78 here in better humor, Ontario wheat
offered sparingly, There was quite a good
enquiry for it. White was wanted. at 73e,
and x•ed at 72e, west, A. few cars of red
sold at 72o, and same was bid for more,
Manitobas are firmer. Hold,ers ask 81e
for No. 1 hard, Midland, and 79e for No.
2.
Flour -Some enquiry th-day, Straight
roller, middle freightsas quoted at $8.50.
Millfeed-Bran is quoted at $8 to $8.50
at western mills, and shorts at $9.
Oatmeal -Car lots of rolled oath, in
bags, on track here, are quoted, at $2.76,
and email lots at $2.85.
Petal -Firmer. Car lots north and west
sold to -day at 39e. Car lots east will
tbirolung from 41 to 42e, according to loca-
Rye-Car lots, f.o.b., west, are quoted,
at 132e.
Buelewheate-Deznand quite fair. Car
10ttk Nti'St are quoted at .260, and east at
27 to ese, according to location.
I3m•ley--Coutintitss quiet. No. 2 is
quoted at 28e, No. 1 at 31e, and fanuy 1111
3/ to 0e, outside Feed barley is quoted
at 22 to 23e, math and west freights.
Corn -Rather better. Car 1(14.5 01 yea
low, Chatham freight s. are quoted at 24c.
Oats-Firiner, ;tome 39,000 bushels
purelaised by fee, firm to -day at le
to 1::, 11(4)41111 11)4(1
v
legste-liecelpte w,.re gene oelay, and
valtese about the seime, Simply and de'
241011(1 are about ,'43 14.41. both Laing hirge.
teem:dation houtes are doing a large
1111...ttlk'sS. SitifkA Ma& at Si to tie
tor low New laid are quoted et u)e.•,
441,44 h, e4.e-11 at4 tee
ass e. te tee s-ineinee, Gstea abet
mune eit
eellste fair met dist:land
re as s l.14t1'1400
aro ;444(( 1,4 a:let Mir ttf likkti`c
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ET "i. • 'I. ;!U per bee:
p,essne, ;se. e Ines; ;eel oietme t,s1
s
14 easals sl svelte -leans: brine'
sae, 1 s stelae; aloe, f, esiatie bee lam
;111„; 14, 1,.. 1tlianili,:i11,
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111* dee, n tees tens; ten lies et lace
elearted, f.0.1t., ; ett., deltvt,r, (1.
1411;: 1,..t -0l.•11;:-:%,.'0' run meta, ',yaps
iinnea at, es: te .eits in large tine, alid
at tea in entail tins. old syrup eetiss :is
70 tts :tee
Bei se Hay -Anew steady. Trade only
fair. Demand quiet. Choke to fancy bay
selle ele on treek here; No. 2 is
ittenei from $7.:,o 5,, I44.55U, 130:4101444 (41104.1'
tweet en 1, stets!: No. 1, dolivered, ar $10.75.
a:law-Car lute of iiet straw, on track,
are quottid at 5:1,4) toenelite
Wiesen white, new 00 74
Wheer, red, per hush 00 72
Wheat, goose, per besn00 63
Peas, counnou, per bush.- 40 41
Oats, per bush. 21 23
Rye, per bush 32 32
Barley, per bush 24 24
Ducks, spring, per pair40 Se
Chickens,'per pair 30 50
Geese, per lb 08
Butter, in 1-11>. rolls 15
Eggs, new laid 10
Potatoes, per bag.. ..,...... 20
Beaus, per bush 75
Beets. per doz.
9
ParSIliPs' ePrb
per
doz 49
- ...... 00
Hay, timothy 50
s, p
Straw, sheaf
Beef, hinds Oe
Beef, fores ........ ........., 02
Lambs, carcase, per lb,- 6e
Veal, per lb • 05
Mutton, per lb 04
Dressed hogs 5 25
09
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atingston.
Kingston, April 14. -Rev. Thos.
Clarke, of Arden, whose mind shows
signs of weakening, has arrived at Rock -
'motel Asylum in charge of Reeve Hunt.
Mr. John A. MacDonald, Inspector of
Weights and Measures, has been called
to Ottawa, and it is hinted that the
office here will either be closed or a new
occupant will have ()barge of the King-
ston division. Mr. MacDonald as been
a resident 01 Kingston since 1886. :Ex -
.4.1(1. Behan has been nominated for the
vacancy.
The council of the Kingston Board of
Trade favors strongly a uniform two -
cent postal rate, and is of opinion that
• the imposition of a charge on carriage
in the mails of advertising sheets and
the largo increase in correspondence that
would foliose the roduetion of rates would
enable the post -office departraent to make
the desired change without loss, and a
resolution to this effect was adopted. A
one -cent city drop letter rate was favored
also.
ooningsvood.
Collingwood, April 15,-Graral. Master
'Unita of the Ancient Order of Workmen,
assisted by Grand Watchman alodgeen,
initiated 40 new members last mightein
Union Hall.
Navigation is new open and steamers
Lor the upper lakes are anpeoted to leave
a few days, aS an imniterete qndlibity
of freight is now awaiting shipeaent to
the west and north.
THE OFFICE BOY'S STORY.
• Liss to toy verashus story
Of a deed performed by par
In his younger days before 'e
Ever eaw my rear.
•leather INION a little maiden
Crossing ore a crowded strata.
She looked tired and evvy 'olden.
Shaky 'bout the fete.
'Orse and van was drawin nigh 'es,
Which she didn't warn to gee,
So my good patturnal sigher
Shouted out to ahe.
She not 'oaring when 'e 'ollered.
Dad to 'er assistance ran.
'Br in nicas of time "e
Saved ens from the van.
Prom cloth's clutches 'aving torn ier,
rather acted as escort
To 'er 'ouse neer 'Ida Park }Korner.
• Zurtesy's 'is tort.
Then that maiden told my sigher
That to show 'er grattitood
Ennythink 'e might requier
Give to 'Me she wood.
?Yaps you'll think the (=pia° mar-
ried,
Like in novvies and in ponies,
But thee dehet, for they tarrid
In their sev'rai 'ones.
rather wasn't so dirnmented
As to wish 'er 'and to gane.
'E was very well contented
With a weech and cholla.
For my dad, the brave and bold no,
'E was twenty -one -no more --
And that maiden was an 01(1 4141.
She was seventy-four.
-Borers.
• Made a atistalse.
Tbe burglar bad entered the house as
quietly as possible, bat his thoes were not
padded, and they made some noise,
He had just reached the door of 1111.11.4 -
zoom when he heard some one moving in
the bed as if about to get up, Sind hepaused.
The sound ole woman's voice floated ito
his eath.
"If you don't take off your boots -when
you con:mint° this house," itsaid, "tbffo'm
going to be trouble, and a wiaole lot of it.
Here it's been raining for three hours, and
you dare to tramp over my carpets vidtb
your muddy boots on. Go down stairs and
take them off this minute."
He waist down stairs without a word,
but he didn't take off his boots. Instetal
he went straight out into the eight again,
arid the "pal" who was waiting for him
saw a tear glisteu in his eye,
"I can't rob that house," be said. "rt
reminds maof lanne."-Cbicago Post.
Had itis Reasons.
"No, you don't!" said Uncle Allen
Sparks when a committee of citizens once
asked hint to allow himself to become a
candidate fin• justiceof the peace. "I have
six geed reasons; for refusing."
"What are theyn" asked the spokesman.
"Tile first ems," replied Uncle Allen,
"Is that 1 Oen% 11,11414 11. and the other five
4141444 4.14144 the tielo•t yolt nallt Ittfk to run on
is going to IR' »warmest by about 800 ma-
jority, ago sebum..
Journalism In the Future.
City Editor of great tielles-WItere's
the prieliltia of the Felted etawee
• Astietent-r 1014 reporting, tuday's cesb-
Ina itta see.
Clly 11 right. (elide the czar
of Buena te es a. alter the Cilincee ques-
tion Lir ns tsetey 114115 reinied the emperor
e a early t 11Z47. 114511141 41321111 hint te>
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atte1,t1L7lk No1;11k
ravoritt, Ta,;k.
V..!, -Wily ea, en go to evork,
fine! ;11 aiey tsilk anout
wern to, i; ein't 114 pea job.
)..1.14w ID. :11 11S.
Lit 41,...4o ,ort veal; have you
leohel
1 11,, 4, 411 1111 eight day
01.1.1,115, 20014 1-t45,;4'4.
Stable TAM,
Tbe General -That's a funny sort of
horse you've got there, Gotta mt.
Cuthbert -Yes, grandpa, You see he's
been "eating his head off" all the whiter!
-Punch.
• Downfall of a Scheme.
Mrs. Smythe -Have you any idea why'
Mrs. Tompkins is so disappointed because
their baby is a girl?
Smythe -Why, sure! She wanted to
show her mother-in-law the proper way to
bring up a boy. -Truth.
.A. Storm Door.
Hewitt. -I don't see why you call this,
front door a "storm door." It isn't a
storm door.
Jewett--3'ust wait a minute, old mean.
My wife always meets me here. ---Twinkles.
What Pat Thought.
Jack -I'd like tb know wbet a lightning
rod branebes out into three forks when it
reaches tbe roof.
Pat-Suxe, ye duffer, why to catch the
biked lightning, of course. -Larks.
• As to Borns, Last Production.
"Naggns," asked Bones, "have you
read my latest effort, • 'Fables In
Verse?' "
"I have," replied Naggus, "and, let,
me tell you," he added, slapping biro,
encouragiugly on the back, "there'e lots,
more truth than poetry in it 1"-Cleicagci
Tribune.
•ARBER1NG Vora.
Young man,learn the Barber Business
at home. We teach it by mail. Yoe
can earn ee 11 week after school hours. Write
for further information. Address all 'betters to
the Secretary, R. S. GIBSON 47 Trinity Square
Toronto.