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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1897-9-23, Page 701111 or�a�i�a �E�. HOW ISRAEL TARTE BECAME A FARMER, Tries to Gain the farmers--Deoreaso of , Imports Vrom England the Gast rear.* ; The Wicked /Premier on a New Tack. [From Our Own Correspondent,] Ottawa, Sept, 14.—Up in Toronto the people of the province have been enjoy- ing the sights of the Industrial Exhibi- tion, It is the custom of the directors of the Fair daily to entertain certain, dis- tinguished visitors at luncheon, after Which there is an hour or so of speech- making, Of the celebrities present on Farmers' day J. Israel Tarte was one. The Minister of Publio Works made a speech full of compliments for every- body, the people of the United States Included. -"I love the people of the lint - ted States," said Tarte, in an ecstasy of philo Yankeeism—and was amazed when there came no outburst of applause from his hearers. But it was not of this re- mark that I intended to speak. It was, as has been said, Farmers' day, and Mr. Tarte essayed to gain the favor of the prominent agriculturists who were at the luncheon. "I myself am a farmer, and I have a farm," said he. The latter clause was inserted doubtless because he I"' did not wish his hearers to form the idea that he referred to the public offices which his supporters in the House farm out. It is true that Israel Tarte has a real farm, with real farm buildings on it. The farm belongs to Israel, and he got it, of course, in a manner that was peculiar. In 1872, when the late Thomas McGreevy bought out the contractors in the North Shore Railway, Tarte was his right hand man. The present Minister of Publio Works edited Le Canadien, which was controlled by McGreevy, and, it is said, received about $40,000 from McGreevy during the Mackenzie regime. When Governor Letellier dismissed the De Boucherville-Angers Ministry Tarte became overcome with a desire to enter the Quebec Legislature. The thousands which he had obtained from McGreevy had van- ished, and Tarte, though he could secure the Conservative nomination h Bonaven ture, lead not the necessary property qualification. He went to McGreevy, told his talo of ambition, and asked McGreevy to transfer enough property to him to enable him to qualify as a legislator.. McGreevy cousonted, for Tarte promised to pay hien for the land, and the noose- snry papers were drawn up. Tarte was elected. For years Tarte negleoted to pay for the farm or to convey it to the man who had befriended him. McGreevy, at that time, and until a short time before hdeath, was a wealthy man. He aid not press the claim, and until '91 he and `Tarte wore friends. Then came the fa- *inons scandal session, before which we have McGreevy testifying on oath Tarte . rwanted to be bought off, stating to his old friend and benefactor that he would keep silence for $50,000 coin of the ream. McGreevy swore that ho was ready to give Tarte $20,000, but that, the pres- ent honest and upright Minister of Pub- lio Works had said that the sum was not large enough. Wo all remember what followed. When McGreevy was a ruined anon Tarte was asked by him to give him bank the farm of which he boasted at the Exhibition the other day. Tarte refused. McGreevy died. And that is the Flory of Israel Torte's Tarin. Its publica- tion will not add in the slightest to the disrepute in which be is held by the honest Liberals and by the Conservatives of the country, but it is wail for every- body to know as much as possible of the antecedents of the men who now bold power here in Ottawa. Tarte himself does not deny the trutn of the story of the farm. He rather chuckles over it as being an instance of his pre-eminent resourcefulness. The Liberal press of Ontario will have nothing to say consid- ering the tale, for it will bo new to most of the editors, and they await instruc- tions from the Capital before speaking on any new issue. The esteemed Mr. Donly, of The Simooe Reformer, who bas committed the high crime and miis- demeanor of tbinking for himself, nifty not be suprised to hear the story of "How Israel Tarte Became a Farmer," and, per- .*hanoe, may have something to say there anent. Brother Dougall, of The Mont- real Witnes', who has told Mr. Tarte that he i; inoompatent and worse, also may animadvert to the subject. But, speaking by and large, as Sir Richard would say, we are safe ,in prophesying theft the editors of the Government news - pa ,, rs will remain silent. The Ulobe, which lately has been crying for the in- dependence of the press, has had a hard Mine defending Mr. Tarte. It was hard enough for the organ to apologize for the Crow's Nest deal, in which its direc- tors, Messrs. Jaffray and Cox, enigneered the mulcting of tho country in the suin of $8,360,000; but it is more difficult for the paper to defend Tarte. The public, as The Globe well knows, fully appreciate the terms of the Crow's Nest deal. The public know that Jaffray and Cox have ggroflted to the extent of many hundreds ai\i thousands of dollars. The directors of the Canadian Paciflo railway also are -,aware of tho state of affairs, but they are ]:and -in -glove with the Government. For 5118 moment, popular indignation has diod down. W. W. B. McInnes, the Lib- eral member from British Columbia who "showed up" the scheme, has been mak- ing' no speeches of late. He told the truth about The Globe and its directors, and the courteous editor replied to srgunient and proof by calling McInnes "a liar and a slanderer." Melones still lives, and the public memory still exists. But the political pot,, has simmered instead of boiling and The Globe has thought its -troubles .over. Tarte, with his fatal . faculty of getting into hot water, lately :bas brought stormy days and sleepless alights to the organ and to the Ministry. 'The independent Liberal press, at first 'suspicious of 'Parte, has began to protest •against his retention in the Cabinet. The Globe has read the' editors Out of the party. The excommunication has only .prided fuel to the fire of their righteous indignation. Sir. Wilfrid comes home to :find Tarte dancing with rage at the :barges which have been brought; against him by the always Liberal Montreal Witness, The Premier is told by his English-speaking followers that Tarte must go. Tarte snaps his fingers at these gentlemen. He has no fear of them, for they do not know his whole record. He Is afraid of his compatriots, of the Rouges, men who are French-Canadians, quick of action and long of memory. He knows that they can ruinhim, and he is trying to conciliate them. It was for this that his European trip was cancelled. of course, the trip never was necessary. Tarte announced that he was going to Europe to inspect the harbors of the continent. The real reason was that he wanted to go junketing at his country's expense. If he 000ld be induced to remain in lamer* permanently no one would object to his going. The trouble is that he will come back. Before he goes, he is determined to get Sir Henri Joly out of the Cabinet. The post of Minister of Inland Revenue is needed for one of Israel's enemies, who is thus to be trans- formed into a loving friend. Sir Henri says that ho will not desert his portfolio, but, knowing the two men, 1 am in- clined to prophesy Torte's success. Decrease of Imports. When Hon, W. S. Fielding brought down his so-called preferential tariff scheme last April he announced that the object of the Government was to seoure for Canada an increase in imports from Britain. In glowing colors, although With somewhat uncertain and unsteady brush, tile :Minister of Finance depicted the tremendous increase in British trade wbich would eventuate inimodlately after the adoption of the revised tariff. The results are visible in the Govern- ment report of the last year's tr-de of the Dominiou. Instead of increasing, the imports froin the Mother Land have diminished 14 per cent. It is evident that under the new tariff the country has little to expect from this source. The volume of trade with the UnitedStates, from which we buy $230,000,000 worth of goods every year, is undiminished, although it was the boast of the Admin- istration that we should buy from Eng- land instead of from the hostile Ameri- cans. As things are now, we are paying out good money to the American people while they make doormats of us. We have evidently no hope of defence at the hands of the present Government, The Administration declines to place an ex- port duty on saw logs, while the Gov- ernment at Washington heavily taxes our lumber excepting when it is felled and manufactured by American work- men for American owners. In place of counselling Canadians to keep a stiff upper lip Sir L. H. Davies, John Chari ton and other men of light and leading In the Liberal ranks tell us to send an- other embassy to Washington to sue for favors at the bands of the American Government. It is not six months since Sir Richard and Sir Louis went to Wash- ington on a precisely shallot errand. They were treated with scant courtesy and came home empty-handed. They are not to be blamed for having gone at that time, for they had every reason to believe that their friends the Americaus would carry out some of the promises which they had made when the Liberals were in Opposition. At that time the leading Liberals in Canada were mixed up In the Commercial Union scheme. The Americans saw that the scheme led to- wards annexation, and they promised the Liberals everything when they should attain power. Winton sent money into Canada to carry Commeroial Union, but the people of the Dominion would have nothing of the money or the plan. When, more than a year ago, the Laurier Gov- ernment secured power on a snap ver- dict, their American friends, who do not keep a close watch on Canadian politics, saw annexation in sight. They did not know that the people of Canada were against annexation and that Davies, Laurier, Charlton and the others, how- ever strongly they might believe in the plan, could not afford to centenanoe it. When Sir Richard and Sir Louis made their v sit to Washington last February they made this clear to the Americans. They were told that the Americans would do nothing for them, and they came home unsuccessful. Mr. Dingley, the author of the present United States tariff, is an out-and-out opponent of any kind of international reciprocity. He lives in Maine, and knows more about Canada than nine -tenths of his conferee in Congress. Therefore he is looked upon as a high authority on all ques- tions concerning relations with Canada, and his advice is always listened to with respect. He has convinced the people of the United States that to negotiate any reciprocal relations with this country would be to.postpone the day of annexa- tion. And this is the man and these are the people from whom Sir Richard and Sir Louis once more propose to ask favors. They have been rebuffed once and seek another slap in the face. The Conservative press since 1891 has recog- nized the futility of any Canadian Gov- ernment trying to neogtiate a reoiprooity treaty with Congress. The politicians at Washington are opposed to any such. scheme, and Canada will never be able to make any arrangement with thein. If, in place of eternally cringing to the Americans, and protesting their love for them, our Ministers boldly looked the faots in the face and tried to extend our trade in other directions, they would be doing their duty. They have neglected a splendid opportunity of making Canada one of the greatest agricultural oountries in the world, and in this, as. in few things, they have veritably been led by the gentleman who is known as the leader of -the Government. Itis not often that Sir Wilfrid drafts any Liberal pol- iey. Alternately he is the agent of one or other of the more insistent Ministers. In this case he has made a policy off his own bat. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, the Colonial Secretary, at the conference of Colonial Premiers, asked the various gentlemen present to give their ideas concerning the Imperial Preferential duties scheme. Sir Wilfrid forgot the farmers of the Northwest and of Ontario. He thought of his, compatriots, the Roues of Quebec, and remembered' that they were bitter opponents of anything with an Iniperialistio tendency. He said nothing in, favor of discriminatory duties in favor of colonial produce. A few days later he announced publicly that Can- ada did not want any such preferential treatment. We all know by this time that in so saying he made the biggest mistake of his life. 'What he said at the Conference we do not yet know, for the proceedings have not yet been made pub- lic. It is fair to -infer that Sir Wilfrid opposed the proposal to give Colonial products a 5 or 10 per cent.' preference. And, as a result of this opposition, Mr. Chamberlain has ..announced that now he - would not - touch, the preferential duties scheme with a pair of tongs. It is putting it mildly to say that, in his efforts to retain the favor of the men who put him where he is—theaRouges of Quebec—he misrepresented the senti- ments of the people of Canada, Our farmers do want a preference over the farmers of the United States and of other wheat growing countries. They want it for many reasons, one of which is the fact that the peopie of the United States have done all they can to kill. Canadian agriculture. There was a charms for Sir Wilfrid to say a word for the agriculturist and he wilfully allowed it to slip. The 'Melted Premier on a New Tuck. Since his public endorsation of Israel Tarte and his methods we have beard nothing Etch Hon. A. S. Hardy. His lieutenant, Hon. E. J. Davies, went to Markham, Ont., the other day and pro- ceeded to try to prove the existence of a surplus. Mr. Davies is a business man and when he found himself saying that it was good business to spend honey out of capital and then to claim the exist- ence of a surplus, remorse overtook him and he dropped the subject. The Hardy - Ross Ministers will have to drop that ex- planation of their alleged "surplus" be- fore the campaign is much older. In fact, they have already drifted to a tack. They are beginning to acknowledge now that capital is being spent, but they say that they are ready to bank on the future of the province. In other words, they hope that chance will send them an increase of receipts. Where this ineroase is to came from, they do not say. They are simply trusting to Provid- ence. It is pleasing to sec the Wioked Premier thus turning from the error of his ways. It is equally sad to seo that Mr. Ross declines to acknowledge that ho has been on the broad path. In his department he bas been as autocrat as any ozar could be. From his office at the Department of Education he issues his ukases, and woo betide the unfortunate teacher who in any way trangresses them. Mr. J. P, Whitney is an advocate of the formation of an Educational Coun- cil composed of representatives of the public and High School teachers and the faculties of Universities who shall man- age the school system and make all regulations. Under the management of Mr, Ross the educational system of the province bas become a political machine, Which must be dismembered and thrown on the ash heap before the department will be able to do satisfactory and hon. est work. now' the Queen Stopped Grog. There is an amusing story told in con- nection with one of the Queen's cruises along the Cornish coast while Lord Adolphus Fitz Clarence was still in com- mand of the royal yacht. One day her Majesty and several ladies of the royal party seated themselves on deck in a sheltered plane protected by the vessel's paddle box. Solve time later the men were seen to gather in little knots and talk together in whispers. Presently an officer approached the Queen, but his courage forsook himand ho retired. A little later another offleer also approaobed and then walked away. Tho Queen was amused and mystified, and when Lord Adolphus Fitz Clarence came on deck sho inquired if anything was the matter, adding, : with a smile, that she hoped there was not going to bo a mutiny. Lord Adolphus laughed and replied that he did not know what might happen unless her Majesty would be graciously pleased to move her seat. a camp stool, "Move my scat?" replied the Queen. "Why should I?What possible harm oan I be doing hero?" "Well, ma'am," replied the captain, "the foot is your Majesty is unwittingly closing up the door where the grog tubs are kept, and so the men cannot have their grog," "Oh, very well," responded the Queen, much amused, "I will prove on one con- dition—that you bring me a glass of grog." This was accordingly done, and after tasting it her Majesty remarked, "I am afraid I can only make the same remark I did once before—that I think it would bo very good if it wero strong- erl" It is almost unnecessary to add that "The Queen, God bless her!" was drunk with enthusiasm that day.—Sketch. Warning Not to Overexercise. In a lecture on "Pedagogical Aspects of Physiological Psychology," delivered at the University Extension school, Philadelphia, Professor Haileck said:— "In the case of the vast majority the brain attains its maximum weight by the age of 15. Examination of sections of the spinal cord have shown that between the time of birth and the age of 15 there has been 100 per cent. increase in the number of developed nerve cells, while an increase of only 4.6 per cent. bus been shown after 16. The brain also shows, with advancine age, a decline in actual weight and in the number of conneotive fibers, which afford the physical substrate for thinking and for association. Rough- ly speaking, nerve cells are plastic in inverse proportion to their ages. These facts point to the conclusion that few people save geniuses ever get an absolute- ly new idea into their heads after the age of 38. They generally build upper stories on foundations already acquired. "Nerve cells have been shown to de- crease in volume 50 per gent. as a result of fatiguing exercise. In the case of deer in an English park, hunted with dogs for sport, but not killed, the deur fre- quently never recovered from the effects of fatigue. The nerve cells of those collet glans who fall overexhausted after a boat race may never again recover their full vigor. Exercise of every sensory and motor brain tract is very beneficial when not carried beyond the . proper point, for this exercise puts the nerve cells in the best possible condition for assimilating more nutriment and developing [more fully. Inaction in any tract tends to an undeveloped spot and to atrophy." ' How to Clean White Straw Hats. Brush the hat very thoroughly and carefully, removing as muoh dry dust as possible. Then add a little ammonia to some water and with a brush and a little castile soap sorub the straw until it is Olean. If any stains should prove not amenable to this treatment, apply a little lemon juice, which is wonderfully efflbao- ious for cleaning straw. When the lash remedy has been applied, lay the hat on' a flat surface, so that it may dry in its original shape. Do not attempt to wear. it before it is completely dry. Oxalic acid -55 cents' worth at the drug store— ought to serve several uses. Diluted in water and rubbed on with a brush it is very cleansing to straw. Keep the paok- age of oxalic acid where the children can- not get at it. Even Proportions. Old Lady—This must be a very heal- thy place.. Now, what may the death rate be? Grave Digger -Wonderful steady, mum wonderful steady. Just one death to each person right along.—Sketoh. GARROTED TO DEATH MURDERER OF PREMIER. CANO- VAS EXECUTED. Golil Showed Iron Nerve When Confront- eii by Death—$ometh,ng About the Ma- chine :Which 'rook His Life. Michel Anglolillo, the assassin who killed Premier Canovas on the 8th of August at the Santa Agueda baths in Spain, was a man of iron nerve. This he espeoially displayed at his execution at Vorgara. Though implored by the priests for boars before his death to repent of his grime, he turned a deaf ear to all their entreaties. He ascended the scaffold without a tremor, and showed his dis- regard for Christi'in consolation by turn- ing to the back of his head the red cross on the front of the blank cap that is placed on the heads of men doomed to ale by the garrote. When he arrived at Vergara for trial he cynically remarked':. S1'.1 1i 1I GA1UROv 1. "My Calvary has commenced. A priest will try to convert me, and the usual comedy will be gone through." On the scaffold his last word was "Germinal." the name given to the seventh month of the year by the red revolutionists in France. He requested the executioner to leave his face uncovered, and thus met death with the stolioism of an . ancient Roman. Little is known of Anglolillo, except that he was a compositor in early' life and that when he went to Santa Agueda on his mission of murder he represented himself as the correspondent of an Italian newspaper. When arrested ho gave his name as Michel Golli. He had three sisters, and two brothers living in Italy. Ho was of medium beight, and wore a full beard and speotaoles. Angi- 011110 was sentenced to imprisonment at Luorora, Italy, for 18 months for anarch- ist offenses, but escaped from the prison there in 1805, and made his way to Barcelona, Spain. The execution of an- archists in that city for throwing a bomb into a religious procession prompted' Anglolillo to kill Premier Canovas. The 'garotte, on which Golli died, is named after its inventor, a Spanish iron- worker, who witnessed a bungling execu- tion of a relative on the gallows, which was the method employed in Spain up to about 80 years ago for parrying out the sentence of death. Garrotte wondorad that a more expedi- tious and, therefore, merciful method had not been discovered. He little thought then that he would be the one to furnish his country with a substitute for the gallows, but the thought haunted him so long that he at length found it assuming orderly form in his mind, and in time the ponderous death -dealing machine that has immortalized him in his country came to bo a fact. The two points of excellence claimed for the garrote are these: That it oan be made with reasonable Dare to kill in- stantly and that it sheds not one drop of blood. Force that Is measured by horse power in the agency it employs and its aim is the breaking of the viotim's neck. The unfortunate is first made to sit in a chair directly under two heavy iron bars, one of which is adjusted on the baok of his neck and the other—vulgarly known as the oorbatin, or necktie—under his chin. Then the executioner grasps the handle, gives a vigorous twist and death is instantaneous. The entire machine is made of iron and ordinarily weighs several hundred pounds. They areordinarily of very rough construe- -Mon, thus adding to the horrifying im- pression which the circumstances con- nected with them cannot fail to leave in the mind of any observer. Persons who have witnessed all sorts of capital punishment are unanimous in the opinion that garroting is the most revolting and appalling of all. It is not always as expeditious as its inventor made it possible to be. A vicious execu- tioner can prolong• it practically at will, and herein is the system's great draw- back as it is now constituted. Cases are citable in which the process was pro- longed 20, 80 minutes, even three-quart- ers of an hour. The executioner merely gave twist enough to the handle, or lever, to choke his victim. Then he turned it bank and twisted again, this time a little more than the first, and so on until, his spite having been satisfied orhis instructions perhaps obeyed, he gave one final turn and ended the tor- tured life. Such was the execution of Maloja in Matanzass, Cuba, in 1888. They Qualified It. The sensitiveness of the families of distinguished men as to the early ocou- pations'of their ancestors is somewhat remarkable. Recently an author was asked to write a brief history of the life of a man who bad once done some service to the State. Like Lincoln. this man had been a -wood-ohopper, a fact to which his historian gave prominence. "Don't say he was a 'wood-ohopper,"" said the spokesman . for the family. "That will nevetr do!" "What shall I say, then?" asked the, author. "Say—let mb see, now: Just say that he was connected with thelumber busi- ness!" Merely an 'Inspirer. "Joe, we never bear you complain of tbe weather." "No; I just start the subject, and there are always other people around ready to throw in the vituperation." The natives of Alaska seldom change their clothes unless they are worn out. They::are'oonsidered the filthiest rape of beings on earth. LATEST MARKET REPORTS. Toronto, Sept. 20. BREADSTUFFS, ETC. Wheat -,Outside markets were easy to -day. and our market was lower. Red and white wheat, north and west, offer- ed freely at Sic. Exporters were inclined. to stand oat of the market at present. Manitubas were easier. No. I hard, new, atioat, Fort William offering at 9634e. Misr—Quiet. The decline in wheat has stopped demand. Holders asked $4.35 for straight roller, middle freights west. Peas—Firm with offerings light. Car lots, north and west, are quoted at 48c, and nlidde freights, 49o. Oats. -..Offerings continue light, 'White are quoted at 24o north and west, and mixed at 23o, Car lots of white, east, are quoted at ate. Rye—Car lots west are sold at 44c, and east were quoted at 46a Barley—No milling grades offering. Feed barley, north and west, sold to -day at 24c. Corn—Quiet. Offerings of Canadian very light. PRODUCE. Eggs—Market a title firmer at 13 to 14c for all choice stook. Demand is good. Sonic dealers reuort bovine too ;many No. 9 stock on hand. These are quoted at around 10 to 12e, 'Good eggs are wanted here. Potatoes—The market was flooded with stock to -day, and prices naturally had an easier tendency, although they aro so far unatime:n , Dealers continue 5o quote from 40 to 60e per bag. Poultry—Quotations for bright stork are; Turkeys, 10 to 110; geese, 8 to 90; chickens, 4i9 to 50o, and ducks, 60 to 70o. Beans—Steady; hand-picked white bring 85 to 900 for single -bag lots. Round lots sell at 76 to 80o. Common beans sell at 60 to 6Oc. • Apples—Dealers quote small lots of good stock here at 4 to 6o for dried, and 6 to 6o for evaporated. Baled Hay—Demand for No. 1 stook is good. and all choice is quoted at $8.60 to $9, car lots on track. No. 2 is worth about $8. Baled Straw—.Dull. On track oar lots are quoted at $5 to $5.60. DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. No change in the market. On the street dressed hogs are selling at $7.40 to $7.50, for choice lots. Pork products are steady and in fairly active demand. Dry Salted Meats—Long clear bacon, car lots, 83(o; ton lots, 9o; case lots, 9%c; backs, 931o. Smoked Meats—Sams, heavy, 11%0; medic in, 12;.fc: light, 13o; breakfast bacon, 123a to 130; rolls, � �11c; books, 12 to 1214 0; picnio Lane, 9R; to 10c. All meats out of pickle le less than prices quoted for smoked heats. Lard—Tierces, 63, to 6%c; tubs, 6X to 7c; and pails, 7 to 7yc; compound, aa to Saap. DAIRY PRODUCE. Butter—Receipts are fair and values oontinue firm for all good qualities. The lower grades are slow to sell. Local prices are as follows: Dairy, tub, poor to medium, 8 to 10o, do., choice, 12 to 13o; large dairy, rolls, 11 to 120: dairy, crocks and pulls, 11 to 180; small dairy rolls, choice, 14 to 15o; creamery, tubs, 17 to 18e; and creamery, pounds, 18 to 19o. Cheese—Demand is light. Dealers here sell in the ordinary way at 9 j4 to 10o. CHEESE MARKETS. Perth, Ont, Sept. 20.—The oheese market to -day was quiet; no cheese was sold, all being shipped to Montreal for storage. Chesterville, Ont., Sept. 20.—At a meeting of the Cheese Board here last night 945 boxes of cneose were boarded, 576 of which were white and the balanoe oolored; 934c was bid for white, and 9 9-16a for colored, but none sold. THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Toronto, Sept. 20.—The receipts here to -day totalled quite one hundred loads, including 1,200 hogs, 1,200 sheep and lambs, 40 calves and a dozen milkers. The market was overloaded with poor stuff, trade was slow, prices weak, and a considerable quantity of the offerings remained unsold. Trade in export cattle was partioularly slow, and shippers nem holding back on account of prices here being too high for the Old Country markets; complaint was made et the quality of much of the stuff offering, and prices for the ordinary run of shipping cattle were from 10 to 25o per 100 pounds lower. The range ap- peared to be from 4 to 4 1-8 to 4%0, and the inquiry very limited. In two or three cases better prices were paid for excep- tional lots, but these were quite outside' the average to -day. Milk cows, springers, feeders, etc., are practically unchanged. In fact the mar- ket, as far as cattle was concerned (ex- cepting the best grades), was an unevent- ful one, about which there is little to say except that buyers and sellers were complaining. We had a light run of calves, and a light enquiry, which meant no change in quotations, which are from $3.50 to $6 each. Wheat, white new 85 Wheat, red, per bush • 88 Wheat, goose, per bush79 Peas, common, per bush.- 50 Oats, per bush 27 Rye per bush 48 Barley, per bush.......... 27 Ducks, spring, per pair40 Chickens, per pair30 Geese, per lb 08 Butter, in 1 -lb. roils 15 Eggs, new laid 00 Potatoes, per bag..... ,00 Beans, per bush75 Beets, per doz A9 Parsnips, per doz 9 10 Apples, per hhl 40 1 50 Hay, timothy 7 50 8 60 Straw, sheaf ......... 8 00 8 60 Beef, binds Beef, fores .. 3 ; 4 Lambs, carcase, per ib..._ 9a 10 Veal, per lb 6 7 Mutton, per lb............. 5 7 Dressed hogs 7 85 7 50 90 80 51 29 50 28 80 50 09 16 10 25 85 6 08 UNITED STATES MARKETS. East Buffalo, Sept. 20.--Cattle—Re- ceipts, 103 oars, one on sale;. market steady; wiles fair; "cows, $8,60; fair to good bulls, $2.85 to $3.40. Veals-Dull;. $5.50 to, $7; extra, $7,25. Rogs-Re- ceipts, 80 cars on sale; market slow and easier; sales, Yorkers, $4.50, few $4.521 to $4.55; mixed. packers, $4:40 .to $4.45; mediums, $4.40; heavy, $4.85 to $4.40. Sheep and lauabs-Receipts, 80 cars, half Canadas; market about steady; cull to choice native lambs, $4.50 to $5.90; Can - :alas, $5.50 to $5.65; mixed sheep, $4 to $4.50. Sherbrooke street railway is expecte' to 'be completed and running this fall, THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.; LESSON XIII, THIRD QUARTER, INTER- NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 26. A Comprehensive Review of the Quar- ter's Lessons—Golden Text, Math.. v,. 16 — Commentary by the Itev, D. M. Stearns. LESSON' I.—First Converts In Europe (Acts xvi, 6-15). Golden Text -Ps. axis, 130, "Tbe entrance of Tby words giveth: light," The golden text for the quarter, "Let your light so sbine," eto, (Math. v,' 16), suggests that Christ, who is the light, le to be allowed so to work in us that God nay be glorified in us (Gal. i, 24). Paul tes-,, tifles that it pleased God to reveal Christ in bim (Gal. 1, 16), and as the Lord Jeeps Christ never sought His own will oz' pleas- ure (John vi, 88; Rom. xv, 3), so Paul, when hindered from going into Asia or Bithynia, was satisfied to Dross over to Macedonia at tbe call of His Lord and pa- tiently wait for the opportunity and cheer- fully accept the seemingly slnall one of speaking to a fewwomen by the riverside. Lamas' TI.—Paul and the Philippian Jailer (Acts xvi, 22.34). Golden Text— ,data rri, 311 "Boliova on the Lord Tesue Christ and thou shalt be saved and this house," To bo arrested, beaten and im prisoned did not look Much like success in their work; neither did it look like suc- cess 'when our blessed Lord was arrested, buffeted, scourged, crucified as a malefac. tor. LES8ON III.—Paul at Thessalonica and, Berea (Acts xvii, 1-12). Golden Text-.. Acts xvii, 11, "Tbey received the word with all readiness of mind and searobed the Scriptures daily." Some wore added. unto the Lord at Philippi, and Paul passed on to other cities, for ho believed that it was His calling to cause all whom be could reach to see and hear the gospel. It is to be seen in our lives and heard from our lips, and whether we are free or bound, resting in one place, or persecuted from place to place, it is that under all oiroum- stances people may see and hear of Jesus Christ. Not all will receive Him, but some will, and some, like the Bereans, will earnestly search the Scriptures. LESSON IV.—Paul Preaching In Athens (Acts xvii, 22-34). Golden Text—John iv, 24, "God is a Spirit, and they that worsbip Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth." Be. found the people of :Athens worshiping all manner of gods, but ignorant of the only living and true God, and giving their time chiefly to bear- ing and telling the news regardless of anything beyond the present life. LEssoar V.—Paul's Ministry In Corinth (Ants xviii, 1-11). Golden Text—I Cor. iii, 11, "Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ." Here he works at his trade as a tentmaker and on the Sabbath days preaches Christ in the synagogue as long as the people will listen to him, and when they will hear him no more he preaches in a house right be- side the synagogue. Many are saved, in- cluding the chief ruler of the synagogue and all bis house. The Lord Himself vis- its and encourages Paul, and he continues 18 months at Corinth. LEssoar VL—Working and Waiting For Christ (I Thess. iv, 9, to v, 2). Golden Text --John xiv, 3, "If I go and prepare a place for you, I will coma again and re- ceive you unto myself, that whore I am there ye may bo also." Turning to God from idols is the first step, the coming of His Son from beaven is the oonsumma- tion, and all between is included in serv- ing the living and true God (I Thess. 9, 10). Wo need to be assured of our sal- vation or there can be no peace of mind. LESSON VII.—Abstaining For the Sake of Others (1 Cor. viii, 1-13). Golden Text —Rom. xis, 7, "For none of us livetb un- to himself." The love that buildeth up the body of Christ is better than the knowledge that puffeth up oneself.. To pity self, or please self, or live in any way unto ourselves (Math. xvi, 22, margin; Rom. xv, 3; 11 Cor. v, 15), is directly opposed to the spirit of Christ and therefore cannot be pleasing to Him; but to deny self and daily to die unto self that Christ may be seen in us (Math. xvi, 24, 25; II Cor. iv, 11), this is Cbristlike and glorifying to God, and thus souls will be won to Christ. Lass== VIII,—The Excellence of Chris- tian Love (I Cor. xiii, 1-13). Golden Text —I Cor. xiii, 13, "And now abidetb faith, hope, love, these three, but the greatest of these is love." God is love, and Christ was God manifest in tbe flesh, and this chapter is a photograph of Christ, so that although His name is not in it we cannot mistake the picture, any more than we would that of an intimate friend. LEssos IX.—Paul Opposed at Ephesus (Acts six, 21.34). Golden Text—"Take heed and beware of covetousness." The trouble at Ephesus arose from those who said, "Our craft, by which we have our wealth, is in danger." This is not to be wondered at when it comes from those who have in this world all they ever will bave, but when it is seen in those who bear the name of Christ in connection with our church., or our board, or our so- ciety, or our denomination, it is pitiable indeed, and must be grievous' to God, who, by His Spirit, is seeking to gather from all nations a body of people irrespec- tive of all names but that of our Lord Jesus,Christ. LESSON 'X.—Gentiles Giving For Jewish Christians (II Cor. ix, 1-11). Golden Text —II Cor. viii, 9, "Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though Be was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich." God so loved that He gave His only begotten Son; the Son of God loved Me and gave Himself for me. If we see others need that which we have and we give not to them, how can the love of God be dwelling in us? (John iii, 16; Gal. in 20; I John iii, 16, 17.) LEssoil XT.—Christian Living (Rom. til, 9-21). Golden Text—Rona ,,aii, 21, "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." This is again on the same line of thought as some previous les- sons, and begins with, "Let love be with- out dissimulation," .and it both begins and ends with hating evil and loving good. "There is none good save one, that is God." LEssoN: XII.—Paul's Address to the Ephesian Elders (Acts xx, 22-85). Golden Text—Acts xx, 85, "Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how Ho said, It is more blessed to give tban.to receive." He is able by the grace of God to testify that the exceeding abundant grace of God to hini (I Tina i, 14) enabled bim for_ three years to give himself so fully to them that with all humility of mind and tempta- tions and tears he had' testified the gospel of the graoe of God, preached the kingdom of God and declared the, whole counsel of God, and now be cared not what awaited him, if only be could still glorify God, so fully was he given up to Hiro wlio ap- peared to him on the way to Damascus. Tho same Lord Jesus will do the same in and through us if we are only, willing.