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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1897-5-27, Page 76 4 -t 1 OFR OTTffA LETTER. GREAT REJOICING OVER THE QUE. BEC ELECTIONS. Doodling and Intimidation Won the Eight ---Mr. Whitney's Tour ---The Deputy Speaker ---Billing Canadian Man urao- tones --the Prohibition Plebiscite. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ottawa, May 18.—Down in the old city of Quebec there is a glad man.' After four years his tune of rejoicing has ,come. When, in March of '98 Honore Mercier's Government was rejected by the people of Quebec, Ernest Paoaud was one of the camp -followers who were lost in the rout. For years Pacaud had been the trusted friend and, accomplice of Mercier and Tarte. When Paoaud extorted $10,000 from Contractor Whelan ho swore that he gave half of it to Conserva- tive members of the Legislature to keep "the boys" straight. When Thomas McGreevy --who is now gone across the Divide -stated that Israel Tarte wanted $50,000 for keeping quiet about the Que- bec harbor scandals, Paoaud was named by the old man as the agent who had made the demand on behalf of the vola- tile Israel. Tarte did not get his €x50,000, Mercier `was defeated; Paeaud's affairs, until the 28rc1 of June last, were is a parlous state, Now, though, Mercier's party is once more triumphant, and joy has come to Monsieur Pacaud. It was hardly to be hoped that, in the election which took place last week, the Conservatives would be able to maintain their supremacy in the Province of Que- bec. Unstinted were the supplies of men and money sent into the province from this city of Ottawa. With two exceptions, every French Liberal in Parliament visited his constituency to work for the Liberal candidate,. The Government rail- road was crowded with trains bearing Liberal workers. These gentlemen, it is true, paid for their tickets, but it is equally true that on account of a chronic financial stringency most of them are not often in the habit of traveling at all They got the money from the party's agents in Montreal. And where the agents got the money none of us Con- servatives know, albeit, like a gentleman famed in the annals of the Western States, we have "an all -fired strong sus- picion." "Cbarley" 1\lercil, the Liboral candidate who was beaten by Premier Flynn in Gaspe, was furnished with a Government cruiser, in order that he might visit the coast settlements is the riding. In the county of Beauharnois, at the other end of the province, the Lib- erals who lately have replaced the Con- servatives who had charge of the Beau- harnois canal, deserted their posts arid -went stumping or canvassing on behalf of the Liberal candidate. During the .absence of one of these men—a lookmaster —the look gate was broken, and many hundred dollars' damage done to the propeller Ocean. One of Israel Tarte's sons visited the riding and, in sufficiently explicit terms, informed pertain Con- servative employes that they had better vote for the Liberal candidate or else make ready to receive their discharge. The same tactics were pursued all over the province. The fact of Premier Flynn's laving an Irish, and not a French name, was used with telling effect by these very liberal Liberals. Mr. Flynn is seven - eighths French, but the innocent habi- tant was made to believe that the contest was one of French versus Irish. And, where words were of no avail, hard cash talked in trumpet tones. Small wonder then that the Mr. Flynn went down be- fore the overwhelming odds. When he assumed power he found that Mercier and his aides had so bedevilled the finances of the province as to make some form of direct taxation absolutely necessaryif the commonwealth's bills were to be paid. It took but two years for Mr. Flynn's Government to get the province's affairs into something like presentable shape, and at the end of that time the business tax was abolished. Direct taxation, as we all know,' is dis- tasteful to any people in any land. Lib- eral campaigners assured their hearers that it was malice or incompetency, and not necessity, that prompted Mr, Flynn to adopt this form of revenue -raising. The public memory is short and the people had forgotten—if they ever had known—that the Conservatives had been obliged to take over the rotten hulk that Mercier had run upon the breakers of 44 defeat. Flynn had acted manfully andhonestly. Had he desired to cling to power at any cost he could have followed Meroler's example and let things drift. When, in negotiating a loan, be was -compelled to pay high rates of interest, the Liberals attacked him and concealed the fact of Mercier's mismanagement be- ing responsible for the suspicion with which the money lenders of Europe re- garded propositions for Quebec loans. All 'of these considerations had to do with the defeat of the Conservatives in last week's election. Mr. Flynn will resign in a few days, and Sir Adolphe Chapleau will $ummon Hon. F. G. Marchand to form a Government. Than Mr. Marchand no Premier could be more acceptable to Ernest Pacaud. He is a pleasant, weak, well-meaning gentleman. His troubles are all to come. Already, to use the simile of Mr. Beaugrand, the ladles aro ready ,for the soup. Paoaud will be the 'colonel of the ragged regiment. If by any chance hods ignorant of the best means -of attacking the financial citadel, his ,good friend Tarte will be ready and will - Aug to instruct hien in the whole art of 'war. In the old days Tarte and Paoaud were partners in many a job. They .divided $80,000 when the River du Loup .and Temiscouata Railway deal went through. And we all remember the boodle bargain that -Laurier and Mercier, 'with his valuable aid, made in 1891, when an understanding was arrived at .that was termed by Mr. D'Alton McCarthy "as corrupt a bargain as politicians ever entered upon." The time was when Alexander Mackenzie de- .olared that he was forded to be up on ,bis arms to repel the assaults of , Liberal :boodiers on the Federal treasury. Felix 'Gabriel Marchand may prepare to follow :a like' course in the province that has a aalignma reputation as the headquarters i f of Liberal tug it d p u e. If he elect to act honestly his labors will be difficult for his henchmen consider themselves deserv- ing of the best that the province affords. Here in Ottawa we hear that Marchand is pledged to secure an increase of the Federal subsidy to the Dominion, Upon Ontario, if this demand be granted, the burden Will most heavily fall. We have the richest province, with the largest population. Fielding already has pro- inised Nova Scotia that the Dominion will grant a subsidy incla;;ase of $1,860,000 on account of certain railways which are alleged to be of Federal importance.. Quebec is not going to be backward in demanding a sop, When the celebrated Quebec conference of Liboral Premiers was held a few years ago Mr, Laurier promised his friends that in return for their aid in the impending Federal con- test he would, as soon as he should atuain power, make it his endeavor to secure for the several provinces an in crease in the subsidy. All of which the people of Ontario should remember. Under the terms of the British North America Aot wA are compelled to not as rnilch cow for the Dominion. When the provincial campaign comes on the people of the province will have an opportunity of showing just what they think of this political mortgage which Mr. Laurier has placed on our birthright. 1rlr, Whitney's Tour. There was a notable gathering in the Railway :Committee room, one day this week, when Mr. J. P. Whitney, the Con- servative leader in the .Local Legislature, accompanied by Col. Matheson and Dr Willoughby, met a number of Conserva- tive M, P.'s, The gathering took place in view of the imminent dissolution of the Legislature. Certain of Mr. Hardy's friends have pressed upon him the ex- pediency of an early appeal to the pro- vince. These gentlemen argue that the sooner the election takes place, the better for the present Government. They point out that the effect of the new tariff has not yet been felt; that the Liberal Gov- ornment at Ottawa has made few ene- mies—they evidently speak comparatively, being fearful of what the future may bring forth -and, finally, they hint that Mr. Hardy may not expect to achieve the popularity that was Sir Oliver Mowat's unless he shows the Liberals of Ontario that he is persona grata at Ottawa, and able to command the aid of the Federal Government. In a twelve- month, say these candid friends, the gens Cements now in power at Ottawa will have to begin the real fighting of the present Parliament. They will have little time for outside affairs, and, in a word, will be disposed to let the Wicked Partner tight his own battles. The gathering of the Conservatives was a success in every respect. It was decided that Mr. Whitney, in company with a number of prominent Conservatives should begin a tour of the province next month. The `following meetings have already been arranged: London, Juno 7 (Mon- day); Aylmer, .Tune 8 (Tuesday); St, Thoras,9th (Wednesday) t;hatham, 10th (Thursday); Windsor, lith (Friday'); Exeter, 12th (Saturday) ; St. Catharines, 14th (Monday). It is probable that the session of Parliament will have ended before the tour commences, and, in that event, Dir. Whitney's entourage will be a very representative one, The Deputy Speaker. We all know that the Speaker of the House of Commons, as soon as he 3s elected to his responsible position, is compelled by long established custom to abandon politics. It has been the usage to expect the same of the Deputy Speaker, but only during the session of Parlia- ment. The Deputy Speaker—or Chair- man of Committees—is a salaried officer of the House. He is paid .too thousand dollars a session in addition to the usual indemnity of 81,000. He is supposed to be on hand at all times, and, in order that his services may always be available, is provided with a magnificent suite of rooms in the Parliament buildings. Messrs. Bergeron and John F. Wood, who were the incumbents of the post in the last two Parlianients,were very strict in their attention to duty. They under- stood themselves to be paid officers of the House, and they believed that they should give their time in services in re- turn for the money which the country paid them. When the present House of Commons was organized Mr. L. P. Brodeur was elected to the office of Deputy Speaker. Mr. Brodeur, during this session, has been very diligent in the onerous task of drawing his salary; he has been visible to the naked eye very seldom. For three weeks before the elec- tion in Quebec the Deputy Speaker was not at his post. Instead, he was In Que- bec, working tooth and nail against the Flynn Government. Mr. Brodeur disre- garded the unwritten law which says that no man holding, his position shall be a partizan; he disregarded the moral law which says that the man who collects his wages without working therefor has done a dishonest act. The Opposition felt compelled to bring the matter up in the House, and the Premier, in place of acknowledging that his friend was in the wrong, attempted to excuse him by stat- ing that Mr. Bergeron had been guilty of a similar offence during his tenure of office. Fortunately, Mr. Bergeron hap- pened to bo in the chamber at the time, and showed that the Premier had been guilty of a misrepresentation. The able supporters of the Governmentresorted to their favorite method of argument -howl- ing at the top of their voices, and the matter dropped, though not before the action of the Government had been shown up in plain colors. It is the House's duty to see that its servants earn their wages, and even a Deputy Speaker should not be immune from reproof when reproof is necessary. Killing Canadian Manufactories. The eminent financial authorities of this Government must look with much pleasure upon their remarkable handi- work—the tariff. In this correspondence last week I remarked that the great tobacco factory of Geo., E. Tuokett & Co., of Hamilton, would soon close on account of the imposition of a duty on raw leaf. Tho expected happened sooner than I looked for. On Thursday last Mr. Tuokett informed his five• hundred hands that the factory would shut down until fur- ther notioe. The firm of J. M. Fortier & Co,of Montreal, has closed up its estab- lish,ment, throwing seven hundred opera- tives out of work. The tobacco manufac- turers state that, under the provisions of the new tariff it will be cheaper to have a large part of the work of preparing leaf tobacco done in the United States. Truly this tobacco schedule itt a wonder- ful work of art! In their blindness—to be charitable—or their hatred of the pro- teoted manufacturer, which is more likely, the Liberal tariff tinkers have driven Canadian labor out of the country and have increased the price of tobacco. lied the closing of the factories been allowed by an era of °beeper goods we plight have been told that the evil was offset by the good that followed, But it is practical economics with is vC1 geanoe to close down works ana to make ns pay higher prices to United States labor than we hitherto paid to men and Women la ho spent their earnings in Canada. From Toronto I hear that all the large whole- sale white goods factories are about to close down, as the decrease in the duties will make it impossible for then to com- pete with the American manufacturers. The prices of such goods in the United States are higher than they are here in Canada. Cartwright, Fielding & Co, may congratulate themselves upon having killed another Canadian industry without in any way lowering prices. As a'mat. er of fact, tha Government seem to be in no hurry to have tho House go into committee to consider the tariff. From all over the country protests have reaohed Ottawa. Deputations without number have visited Ibis capital and have inter-. viewed the Ministers. They have been given small satisfaction, but what oould be expected? With a twelve or fifteen. million deficit staring him in the face, Mr. Fielding may well bo ill at ease and loth to make any pledges. And this is the Government that is going to increase the Federal subsidies: In the words of Mr. Squeers, "Here's richness!" The Proli<bition Plebiscite. Gentlemen connected witb the liquor trade visited us this week, and besought Mr. Laurier to mako haste slowlyregard- ,ing bis Prohibition plebiscite, In no antagonistic spirit did the Premier hear their rel,resentations, The Premier made a little speech, in which be pointed out the difficulties that lie in the way of pro- hibition. All that he said has beon heard before. Where, he asked, was the eight millions of revenue now yielded by the liquor imposts to come from, if prohibi- tion were enforced? Where, indeed? But this Darty is pledged to the taking of a plebiscite, The Government would bo willing to temporize, but the temperanoe people are up in arms and demand that the promise made in June, '98, be im- pleanented. As I write I am told that Senator Scott, Secretary of State, will I introduce a bill providing for the taking of a piebiseito. The neagure may nit pass this session; in feet, I am assured. ( that the Administration bas no strong de ile to have it rushed through. The reason of the action of the Government in delaying the iniquitous Franchise bill is now clear. The Franchise° bill is un- fair enough to satisfy the most rabid Liberal, but in order to help the Govern ment these gentry must coutent their ' souls in patience until next session at least. The Administration wil plead that the veiling on the plebiscite must take place on revised lists. The Dominion ' lists,' as they stand at present, are three ' years old. But this excuse is no excuse ' at all. If the Administration is doter- ! mined to carry out its pledge, why not ' insert into the plebiscite bill a clause i providing that the election be held on I the Provincial lists? That is just what the Government asks in its Ft anchise Act. If it is desired to carry out the I pledge made by the party in convention lisscenbled, it will be very easy to do so Of course,' Arthur Sturgis Hardy will do. his best to aid his friends, the liquor men, and will ask Laurier to postpone the plebiscite until after the provincial election. And, as Laurier owes the On- tario Government a favor, he will not be indispohimself. sed to oblige both Hardy and Freaks of London Society. No !natter what wealth they may pos- sess: no matter how great their natural generosity, there is in all rich people one point whore a touch of stinginess lies, and in many cases it takes the most ri- dioulous freaks. Then, again, there are others who are the strangest mass of con. trariety, as the following instances and anecdotes will show. A certain wealthy woman,who throws a quart bottle of eau de Cologne into her bath of a morning, sends in next door for the loan of a newspaper. Another who pays a thousand a year rent will, if anything 1s wrong with the carriage horses, walk in her most elaborate frock in hail, wind and storm rather than pay a shilling for a hansom or even a penny in a 'bus. A lady who gives the most recherobe suppers in Park Lane, and whose stationery is noted for its beauty and price, sends the foot- man Aound in the dark to drop invita- tions in her friends' letter boxes because she won't spend the postage. The youth- ful heir to a title and £2),000 a year de- lights to steal into a dingy fried fish shop and there discuss with the usual habitues twopenny worth of the fare. A pretty debutante, the daughter of a countess, steals off her friends' tables all the sweets she eau lay her hands an and next day distributes them among poor children. A certain foreign princess has been a barmaid, waitress and an atten- dant in one of the theaters, and tells her intimates that she was never so happy as when indulging these freaks. One of the most popular hosts, who is constant- ly seen with royalty, keeps a little King Charles dog, to which he is devoted, shut up perpetually because he won't pay the license. A man who drinks two.big bottles of champagne before dinner, smokes the cheapest tobacco in London and was never known to offer a friend a cigar. A well-known and beautiful countess is never so happy as when over a washing tub, and is constantly to be found in this position in her own laundry. A fam- ous Q. C., who may often be seen in the vicinity of the law courts in a sable -lined coat worth £1,000, delights in buying roast potatoes in the street and eats them walking down an alley. These are but a few of the peculiarities of some con- spicuous figures in London sooiety.— Chicago Chronicle. Be True. Character is always known. Thefts never enrich; alms never impoverish; murder will speak out of stone walls. The least admixture of a lie for example, the smallest mixture of vanity, the least attempt to snake a good impression, a favorable appearanoe, will instantly viti- ate the effect; but speak the truth, and all nature and all spirits help you with unexpected furtherance. Speak the truth, and all things are vouchers, and the very roots of the grass underground there do seem to stir and inove,;bo bear you wit- ness. See again the perfection of the law asit applies itself to the affections and becomes the law of society. As we are, so do we associate. The good, by affinity, seek the good; the vile, by affinity., seek the vile. These facts have .always sug- gested to man the sublime oreed that the world is not the product of manifold power, but of one will, of one mind; and that one mind is everywhere in eaoh ray of the star, in each wavelet of, the pool, active; and whatever oppossesthat will, is everywhere balked and: babied beoauss things are made so and not otherwise.- Emerson. A MUNIFICENT BEQUEST. The Largest Fortune In Sweden Donated to Science and Humanity. Sixty millions for humanity and the ad- vanee)nent of science is the unprecedented gift which has been bestowed onthe world by Alfred Nobel, the Swedish oil king. The entire Nobel fortune, by far the lar- gest in Sweden and one of the greatest in all Etuope, has b01:11 left in a lump , sum to be used as a perpetual fund, the interest of Which Will serve as a constant stimulus to scientists and humanitarians. Alfred Nobel was the last of the four Nobel brothers who developed the great petroleum fields of Russia and established big factories in which armies of men were employed, They were all of scientific bent, and Alfred, working in the laboratory with his father, !made discoveries about ex- plosives which are in roomnton use by man. ufacturrra, Nobel's explosive oil is one 01 his inventions. In the ,'same laboratories smokeless powder was first perfected, and the Nobels also established great factories where ordnance for the great armies of Europe is turned out. Afred Nobel died Dec. 10, and his will directs that, after some Millions of kroner are distributetd among relatives and friends, the remainder of his fortune, con- sisting of about $00,006,000, shall be dis- posed of in the following manner: "My executors are ordered to convert rayentire estate into safe securities, which ALFRED NOBEL. shall constitute a fund the interest of which is to be annually divided among those who during the year preceding have done the greatest service to humanity. The income is to bo divided into five equal parts, which are to be distributed in this way: "One-fifth for the most it . portant dis- covery in the natural sciences. "One-fifth. for the most a..portant dis- covery or improvement in oht :nistly, "One-fifth for the most in:portant dis- covery in physiology or medicine. "One-fifth for the most excellent work in literature and the remaining fifth to that person who has worked most effect- ively for the union of humanity, the dis- armament, partial or complete, of stand - Ing armies and for the organization and promotion of peace congresses. "The prizes for natural soience and Chemistry," continues the will, "are to be awarded by the Swedish Academy of Sci- ence, those for physiology and medicine by the Carolina institute at Stockholm and those for the promotion of peace by a committee of five persons to be appointed by the Norwegian stortbing." ACCUSED OF HERESY. Orthodoxy of Union Theological Semi- nary's New President Is Questioned. An echo of the famous Briggs contro- versy was heard at the winter session of the Brooklyn presbytery when Rev. Charles C. Hall was charged with being the author of two books in which a great deal that is unorthodox is alleged to have been found. Rev. Dr. John Fox was the man to assume the role of heresy hunter on this occasion, and he asked the presbytery to appoint a committee to investigate his :barges. Nothing of the sort was done, aowever. But it is probable that the matter Brill not be allowed to rest, for Dr. Hall has recently been selected as president of Union Theological seminary, New York, the saene institution of which Dr. Briggs bad charge at the time of his trial. Itis a significant fact that Dr. Fox, who criticises the soundness of Dr. Hall's theo- logical reasoning and pretends to find in his books evidences of heretical beliefs, was one of the most active of Dr. Briggs' op- ponents, while Dr. Hall was at the same time one of the accused divine's warmest supporters. Dr. Fox. belongs to the con- servative wing of the Presbyterian church, while Dr. Hall has always been one of the liberals. While the former stands for r BEV. CHARLES O. nALL.. Princeton, Alleghany and McCormack, the latter represents Union, Lane and Auburn. Between, these two factions there have al- ways been differences, which are ever crop- ping out at conferences, .The ghost of the Briggs trial will not down. Dr. Hall has been for 20 years the pastor of the First Presbyterian church of 73rook lyn. He has been very popular, especially With the young men of his flock, and it is mainly because he prefers to work with young men that he decided to accept the presidency of Union seminary, although the salary is $1,000 less than that which he receives at present. Dr. Hall is a native New Yorker and is 52 years old. He was graduated from Williams college in 1872 and from Union Theological seminary in 1875. The books whose tone offended Dr. Fox's delicate sense of orthodoxy were two vol- umes entitled "Does God Send Trouble?" and "The Gospel of Divine Sacrifice," Di', Fox says, 10 There is thought in.them,which conflicts with the doctrine of the faith as taught by the church and with the belief in (ti od's iustise." aaa LATEST 'MARKETF T REPORTS. Toronto, May 22. BREADSTUFFS, ETO. Wheat—Values here were easier to -day, Reel wheat west, sold at 74e, and white at 75e. Manitobas are easier. No, 1 hard, afloat, offered to -day at 750, and some sales were reported at that figure. Flour—About steady. Straightroller, piddle freights, is quoted at $8.50, for expert. ;ailiifeed-Quiet. Bran is quoted at $8 to $x.50 at the Western mills, and shorts !tit cy to 89.80. Oatmeal ---Steady. Car lots of rolled oats, in bags, on track hero, are quoted at *a 85, and small lots at 22.95, Peas—Firmer. Car lots, north and wesr, said at 40 to 4014c to -day, 13ye=Car lots, middle freights west, are quoted at 32o, and east at 34e. Buckwheat -Stocks exhausted, Car lots west are wanted at 28c, and 30c east. Barley—No. 2 is quoted at 24 to 25c, and No. 1 at 30 to 81c,outside. Feed bar- ley, north and west, is quoted at 22 to 28e. Corn—Car lots of yellow, Chatham f ei;.;llts, are in demand. Chatham, at 28e, wka f?. t—'sithi'21)ete. oatssked,. north and west, sold ite i to 21;re to -day, Demand is quite aeti° r. DIt•:.SSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Light lean hogs will be taken by the local packers at $0.51), light fate at $0, lino heavy fats at 45.75. Provisions are ste..ly to firm, .and demand continues gout., Orders from the coast are expected soot:, es supplies at Winnipeg are now line, Quotations are: Barrelled pork, ::h•:t:ider•mess, 411,50; heavy mess, $13; short rut, $14. vary Salted Meats -Long clear bacon, Car lots, 7 to 794c; ton lots, 710.; ease lot?, 73/; backs, 732c. Smoked Meats—Hams, heavy, 100; mc-.tium, 11 is e; light, 12e; breakfast bacon, tic: roll, $c hacks, Ile; pionio hams, ,'_c. All meats out of pickle lo'. lc, s than prices quoted for smoked meats. Lard—Tierces, is tubs, 7/o; and pails, 7 4c; compound, 8 to 6140. DAIRY PRODUCE, Butter—Market well supplied. Deliv- eries of dairy rolls free, and value for'! same easy. Creameries quiet and easy. Quotations are as follows: Old dairy, tube, Oc; new dairy, tubs, 11 to 12o; large dairy, rolls, 10 to 12c; small dairy, reale, choice, 11 to 12o; creamery, tubs, 17c; and creamery, pounds, 18c. Cheese—Fall makes sell at 1135 to 12o, and new makes at 10 to 103ac. PRODUCE. Eggs—Market condition quite un- changed. The market is fairly well sup- plied. Round lots sold here to -day at 9o, and single case at 934 to 934c, F•ntltry-.Nominal. Quotations for bright stock are; Turkeys, 10 to 11c; gees•:, 8 to 9e; chickens, 40 to 60e; and duras, 50 to floe. Potatoes -Plentiful and easy. Choice, by the car, on traek, are quoted at 18c, and out of store lots at 86e, Field Produce—Quotations are: Small lots, out of store, turnips, 200 per bag; parsnips, 40c per bag; and onions, native, 81 50 to $2, and Egyptians, $8.50 per sack. Beans—Hand-picked white beans bring 7c, less commission. Common beans sell at 35 to 50c. Apples—Dealers quote small lots of dried here at 23to,and, evaporated at 4 to 43_ 0. Maple Syrup—New run maple syrup is quoted at 80 to 050 in large tins, and 85 to 700 in small tins. Baled Hay—Street receipts in the past day or two have been good, and prices have eased off. Demand for car lots is slow. Car lots of No. 1, on track here, sell at $10. No. 2 is quoted at $7,50 to $8.50. Dealers quote two -ton lots of No. 1, delivered, at $10.75 to $11. Straw—Nominal. Car lots of oat straw, on track, are quoted at $5 to $5.50. LIVE STOCK 'MARKETS. Toronto, May 21.—There was a heavy run of stuff at the Western cattle yards this morning, as yesterday's and to -day's receipts took a total of between 180 and 140 loads, including 1.500 hogs, 250 sheep and lambs, 160 calves, and a couple of dozen milkers. Far cattle generally, both export and butchers' cattle, the market was a very bad one, and much of the receipts remained unsold. At one time during the morning there were quite a dozen cars which could not be unloaded, as all the pens were full, and there was no space left for the overplus. Except for what little choice stuff we have in, the prices for butcher cattle, while nominally unchanged, were weaker, and a feeling of general depression and discontent had settled on the market. For good cattle there was a dill sale at from 8 to 83%c, with occasionally a sale of a few extra choice cattle at 83ic per pound; lots of two and three were re- ported as occasionally sold at a shade mare, but those extreme figures did not make a market, and only mislead farm- ers, who are very - much apt to think their own particular stuff is always among the best stuff, and if they see a high figure quoted in a newspaper im- mediately rush their stock to market, expecting to realize the _ highest price. Much complaint is made at these yards that prices paid have to ' be paid in the country for cattle which cannot .be realized with any margin of profit, either here or in the Old Country markets.. Calves were weak on account of aver supply and poor quality; good calves sold at from $8 to $4.60 each; common stuff is not wanted. Sheep are dull at from 834 to 83 o per pound. Yearlings sold from 5 to 53ao per pound, but were weak at these figures. Spring g lambs were . quoted at from $2.50 to $4 each. Tho hog market was pretty active, and. iiran ; the best price paid was $$5.20 . per 100 pounds; light fetched $5, and thick fat 81 75 per 100 pounds. Stores and stags are practically unchanged. • WI eat, white 'new 00 Wheat, red, per bush....., 00 Wheat, goose, per bush,00 Peas, common, per bash48 Oats, per bush......... ' 24 Rye per blush , 00. Barley, per bush 00 Ducks, sp.riug, per pair, 40 Chickens, ,Isr pair 30 Geese, per lb 08 Butter, in 1 -Ib. rolls 15 Eggs, new laid 00 Potatoes, per bag.. 00 Beaus, per bush 75 ,Beets, per doz. . . .... 09 10 Parsnips, per doz 2 ` Apples, per bbl40 Hay, timothy 11 00 Straw, sheaf .. 7 00 Beef, hinds 04 Beef, fores..... ....... ...a02 Lambs, carcase, per ib..,- 6,} Veal, per lb.. . ,.... 05 6,1Mutton, per ib.... - 04 05 Dressed hogs 5 50 6 65 79 78 83 46 26 31 26 So 50 09 16 9 80 85 10 1 50 18 00 7 50. 06 Uncle Ell and Tom Slater. ' Tom Slater was as trifling a•scarnp as ever danced a jig or curried a mule. One dad he went to Uncle Eli ,Parker, t another negro, with a tale about what the white folks had been saying about him. He wanted sympathy. "Say, Uncle Eli," said be, "what cher reckon dem dar Campbells been 'err: eayin 'bout me?" "I doan' know," said Uncle Eli'. "What dey say?" 4 "Dey says, dey does, dat I'se triftin 'n no 'count 'n ain' wuff shucks." "Does dey, ohne?" "Yassir. 'N day says more'n dat. Dey been tellin oat I steals howgs 'n chickens 'n "backer." "Well, well, chile, bit's too bad, too bad." "'N, Uncle Eli, dey say at I'ze so wul less dat I'ze gwiue right on down de big road straight tudde penitensh'y." "Sho, boy, sho. Say, Tont, hit 'pears to me dat dem whi' folks sho' done lo- cate you. "—Chicago Times -Herald. ,Term Familiar to Advertisers. Top of column, next to pure reading matter.—Printers' Ink. Poet Stoddard and the. Can. At the recent dinner in honor of Rich- ard Henry Stoddard ex -Judge Henry E. Howland told a story of how Mr. Stod- dard opened a tomato can, to illustrate the intense ardor with which he opens a subject. Mr. Stoddard, he said, went into the closet to opeu the can, and soon bis wife heard him talking vigorously. "What are you doing there, Mr. Stod- dard?" she asked, "Opening a tomato can," he said, "What with?" asked his wife. "With a knife," replied Mr. Stoddard. "Did you think I was open- ing it with my teeth?" "No," she said. "but from your language I thought that you were opening it with prayer." • —Chicago Post. Information. tlpguardson—What does this word sinecure mean? Atom—Well, "sine" means 'with- out," and you know wbt "cure" means. The word signifies "Incurable." "That doesn't seem right. I'rn read- ing here about a man who holds an office which seems to be a sinecure." "That's all right. When a man hat once had an office of that kind, he's in- curable."—Chicago ncurable."—Chicago Tribune. The Woman. "Yesterday," said Jabson, "I refused a poor woman a request for a small sum of money, and in consequence of my act I passed a sleepless night. The tones of her voice were ringing in my ears the whole time." "Your softness of heart does you credit," said. Mabson. "Who was the woman?" "My wife."—Detroit Free Press. He Was a Good Lawyer. "Good lawyer?" repeated the man who had been acquitted in answer to a question. "Well, I should say so. Ever since I heard him plead my case I've bad such a good opinion of myself that I keep looking round to see if the wings are sprouting. And before that I thought I was guilty." -Chicago Post. Emptying a Dormitory. Watchman (breathlessly)—The boys' dormitory is on fire, and if they find it out they'll stop to save their footballs, bats and things and perish. Boarding School Principal (quickly) —Notify the boys that all who are not down stairs in two minutes won't get any pie.—New York Weekly. Not Guilty. Danbury Brush -So your father has consented to our marriage, and after saying he'd never allow you to marry an artist? How did he come to change his mind? Miss Postergiri—He hasn't changed his mind, but be has seen some of your pictures,—Up to Date. In the Village. "How is this, count, they say' the stone in this ring you gave me is imita- tion?" "Oh, like enough, 1 never was very strong in mineralogy. "-Humoristische Blatter. A Slight Change. First Broker—Market's mighty dull today. Second Broker—Yes; no excitement at all.. Let's go over to Ginsling's and play poker.—New York 'Weekly. The Colonel's Sword. "Pit ne'er forget when first T drew This sword,' the colonel said, Unhoolcod the weapon from the wall And brandished round his head. "'Twas at"— a paused, a silence reigned So deep that one might feel, While to the listener's inward ears Came clash of steel on steel. 4"Tway at"— They saw fierce burstacf flame,. Great gaps in every row, .&s leaving trails of death the lines Rushed madly on the foe. "'Twee at"— They heard the cannons roar, The shriek of shot and shell. They trembled as the hero plunged Into that awfui'hell. "'Twos at"— The carnage fiercer grew, Louderr the battle din. "'Twas. at," the colonel softly said, 0.1, raffle down in Lynn." —New York Sunday World.