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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1897-10-21, Page 343'.•.:.1• .... _.. ... ax'.. M1[R OTTMA JJFTTR. SIR WILFRID'S SPEECH AT THE TORONTO BANQUET. A Disappointment to Most of file Auditors --Trying to "Square" Himself—Liberal Economy—Still Rounding Sir Charles - The Montreal Harbor Contracts. [From, Our Own Correspondent.] Ottawa, Oot. 12.—It is the custom in Old London for the Prime Minister an- nually to make a public announoement of the intentions and policy of the Gov- ernment. The occasion of this public deliverance is the Lord Mayor's banquet. The same thing in some sort occurs at the banquets of the Montreal and To- ronto Boards of Trade, at one of which, in almost every year. our Canadian First Minister has somcthinr to say concern- ing himself and the men who are with hint in the Cabinet. Sir Wilfrid Laurier spent four days of last week in Toronto as the guest of the Board of Trade of the Provincial capital. His speech at the Board's annual dinner was looked for word to with great interest, and was heard with soave disappointment. Con- servatives were there—perhaps in that Conservative city the majority of the auditors were followers of the late Gov- ernment—and they expected that the Premier would tell them, ingenuously, what his future course is to be, Instead of this Sir Wilfrid devoted half of the time of his speech to an elaborate ex- planaton of his scientific disingenuous- ness while in England. By this time Sir Wilfrid is well aware that Canada's busi- ness men have no liking for his antag- onism to the Imperial Zollverein idea. The Prime Minister, while in .England, convinced Hon; Joseph Chamberlain that Canadiaus had no use for the scheme. Doubtless Mr. Chamberlain thought that we must be lunatics to refuse something which would manifestly be to our ad- vantage, but the Colonial Secretary de- cided that it was aur funeral and aban- doned bandoned the scheme forthwith. "Since hearing tho speech of Sir Wilfrid Laur- ier," said he, "I would not touch the Zollverein scheme with a pair of tongs." Sir Wilfrid has accomplished his purpose, and returned to C,nada prepared to re- ceive the plaudits of the merohants and producers of the Dominion. No sooner had he set foot in the country than he found that he had made a grievous error. Slane then his endeavor has• been to "square" himself with the men whom he has injured. The means which he took to do so are not moans that would oonsmend themselves to auy upright busi- ness loan. He tells us that he assured the Imperial authorities that Canada did not want any preferential treatment at their hands, not because ho believed that to be the case,but because he wanted the Imperial authorities to denounce the Ger- man and Belgian treaties. "If," said the Premier, "I bad a,ked for so much as a preferential rate, we could have ex- pected to get nothing." This was very much like an avowal of dishonesty. The announcement was received very coldly by the men who heard it, and it took a good many of the Premier's patriotic platitudes to bring the audience to en- thusiasm again, and an audience at the average public dinner goes there to "enthuse." Tho truth is that Sir Wilfrid has put the Dominion in a very unpleas- ant predicament by his premature an- nouncement. Canada wants the best treatment she can got at the hands of any country. If we can get it from Great Britain we should be an unbusinesslike and foolish nation to refuse it. The Dominion is not in such a satisfactory condition that we oan afford to refuse any thing that we can get. Doubtless Sir Wilfrid, who has often told us that he is "not a business man;" thinks this country can be run' on love alone. He will find out to the contrary before he is much older; in fact, he has found out so now. He assures us that he loves the people of the United States. Perhaps he does. It is evident that the people of the United States do not love him nor his colleagues. They have put in power a government that has heightened the tariff wall and has placed all sorts of galling restrictions on Canadian trade. The gospel of love does not enter into modern politics any more than it did into the polities of the middle ages. The country that is the most successful is the country that best looks after its own interest. 'lee Government of Canada has been guilty of several derelictions of duty in the past few months. What, though the lumbermen of Canada implore the Government to exercise the ' power con- ferred on it by Parliament and to protect the interests of a large class class of wager earners 1 The Govornfneat declines to do anything, sending away the peti- tioners with empty assurances that they have their interests at heart. In the meantime the Americans have closed up our saw -mills; have made our workmen seek the• cities when they should be making good wages in the saw mills,and have brought poverty to hundreds of families. All of this is the result of the Government's action, or rather inaction. able to doanything ,in the way or constructive legislation. A short time ago The Globe pointed with pride to the fact that the people .of the Klondike re- gion were to be kept in order by the Canadian Mounted Police, and praised the Government in no measured terms because it had taken means to administer the region. Nothing could well be more ridiculous. •Any Government would have taken means to keep law an order in the gold fields. The able Grit editors must be mighty bard up for something to write about when they publish stuff of this sort. Still Hounding Sir Chartres, It was the habit of the Liberal press . when Sir Charles Tupper was in power to accuse hien of being a millionaire. As a matter of fact, the ex-Premler is com- fortably off, and no more. Of late he has been actively engaged in organizing two English companies to exploit two gold mines of undoubted riohness. The Lib- eral press now announces that it is dis- graceful for Sir Charles to engage in any business of the kind. Sir Rohard Cart- wright, Mr. Fisher, Dr. Landerkin and other Liberals of note are interested in gold properties. Not a word is said against them. But the old animus against Sir Charles exists and the old pursuit of him in public and private life, still continues. The time will come when the decent Liberals of the country will compel the party newspapers to adopt decent tactics, and the sooner it comes the better for the party and the country. The Montreal Harbor Contracts, The Liberals in Quebec still enjoy a split. The Tarte crowd are jubilant be- cause, they say, their loader has been vindicated. But the section led by Mr. Choquette, who still wants a Cabinet post, are filled with grief because Tarte gpt a verdict against Monsieur Gvenler. Tho whole trouble is that there are not enough spoils to go around and Mr. Tarte sues that his friends are vat left wanting. I am inclined to think that the followers of the Minister of Publio Works are about to meet with a small reverse. Tarte has plans for giving the contract for the reconstruction of the Montreal harbor to bis personal and . political friends. lie already has promised certain �f his allies certain contracts. The Cho- quette men are after this scheme hot foot. They want their friends to have a share of the good things that are going, and they promise to snake the whole thing public if they are not given a share of the contracts, I am told that the Pre- mier is inclined to the idea that the Tarte faction have had enough of late, and that he will order the dividing up of the patronage. Of course, the contracts will be offered by tender, but that will make no difference. Good Liberals will be successful in every case. Liberal Economy. The esteemed Liberal newspapers who have been roproving the Government for its want of economy, have something to talk about just now. Mr. Fielding has gone to England to bonus fifteen million dollars to round off the ninety million expenditure that the economists at Ot- tawa made legal at the last session of Parliament. After being eighteen years in the cold shades of Opposition, after having howled for economy upon every possible occasion the Liberals, In their first session.of power, provided for the spending of more money than their pre- decessors bad asked for in any two sessions of their regime. It is no wonder that The Globe and the other party iaewspapers remain silent on the subject. They are afraid to print the smallest editorial paragraph . concerning Mr. Fielding's visit. Doubtless the money oan be borrowed very favorably. Canada, for years bas been making steady pro- gress Its prosperity hi due to nature and to the Conservative party. The Liberals have done little in that direction. They have been too anxious devising ways and means for getting rid of men who were appointed by the Conservatives to be HIGHER EDUCATION OF WOMEN. The Question of Degrees for Women at the English Vnlverslties. However, the question as to whether 'examinations in themselves tend to the hest feminine development has little to do with the question as to whether de- grees would be advantageous to English women or not. If women would secure university educations in England. degrees or no degrees, they must submit to a sys- tem which makes the examination the sole test of work. They are now passing three examinations, and passing them creditably, but they are not receiving from the universities that recognition of their work which is given to men. But while women must, in any ease, • take the examinations, so long as they are not candidates for degrees certain minor and very oppressive features of the system are relaxed in their naso. In the first place, they are not required to submit to the time limit; they may come up for examinations at any time that they please, and are classed accord- ing to their success in passing them. If degrees are given, this will no longer be permitted. Therefore the very ordinary girl who is able to stick to her work throughout her course will obtain the degree denied to the genius whafor sick- ness or any other cause has been obliged to stay down a year. This, of course, applies equally to the men; but a man's health is not so precarious as a woman's, and, moreevor, parents are more likely to feel justified in keeping their daugh- ters home for a year than pursuing a similar course with their sons During the discussion of this question at Oxford it was urged that the woman with a degree would, in the eyes of ig- norant school committees in search of a teacher, always have the advantage over her sister who,for any reason whatsoever, might be unable to write the coveted letters after her name, As such commit- tees are not very likely to discriminate between Pass Degrees and Flonor De- grees, many a woman who would other- wise take the Honors Course will find it to her pecuniary advantage to concent herself with a Pass. It is astonishing to notice how much the commercial ole• went enters into this disonssion among a people accustomed to scoff at our fond- ness for the "almighty dollar," It cer- tainly bas never played so large a part in similar discussions In this country. From "Women at the English Univer- sides," by Mary Taylor Blauvelt, in American Monthly Review of Reviews. Young hien's hest Chances. "Business conditions of the great cities are not favorable to young men." writes Edward W. Bok in the Ladies' Home Journal, advising young men about to begin their careers against going to the big cities. "It is saki," he continues, "that competition develops mon. It does, unquestionably. But to cope with pres- ent competition as it exists in the cen- ters, calls for a vast . amount of experi- ence. That experience a man must have back of him before he can enter the com- petiting arena. "But how can 1 better acquire that experience than where there is constant need of it?' How better, my young friend? By serving a long ap- prenticeship in some city smaller than the greatest. The large cities are to -day poor places in which to learn the rudi- ments of business competition, for while the young man is learning, the experi- enced man swallows him up. But that is experience,' persists the young man. It is, but a more severe kind than there is need of: a kind whioh, once indulged in, does not leave a pleasant remem- brance. Competition in a smaller city may be just as keen, proportionately, but, what is all-important to the young man starting out, the risks are not so great: the experience is not apt to be so costly should be fail to succeed. It is a true saying that a man before be suc- ceeds in business must expect to measure his height on the ground a time or two. But it is not necessary that in his first knock -down he should be knocked out. "But there is another and more im- portant fact which the young man away from the large cities does not realize. It is that the number of possible positions in the large cities is not increasing, de- spite the reiterated assertions constantly made to the contrary. The very opposite is the truth. Various causes explain this: higher taxes, higher prices of lots, or lack of building room, labor strikes, and lower Dost of production. The manufac- turing interests of this country are con- stantly tending toward the smaller cities and away from the centers. All this means fewer positions, since only in rare instances does the executive branch of a business call for a larger number of em- ployes than does the manufacturing side. Strange as the change of ourrent may seem, it is, nevertheless, a fact that the young man who to -day leaves a good- sized city of actual mani5facturing ad- vantages, turns his back on what in a few years will be one of the industrial bee -hives of Amerioa." A Town of Icelanders. The most Icelandic town in America is Minnesota, Minn. Even its mayor is an Icelander. As most of these Iceland- ers are Lutheraus, they joined together a few years ago and organized an inde- pendent synod. Until recently they have been greatly hampered by the lack of a literature. This lack, says the St. Louis Globe -Democrat, has been felt with much severity • in their Sunday schools, where they had nothing to read or study printed in a language that either old or young could understand. To meet the want a firm of young Icelanders has recently started the ,publication of a Sunday school paper containing the lessons. These Ice]andors live, for the most part, in Minnesota, North Dakota and Mani- toba. Two years ago the 'Manitobans sug- gested the foundation of a college. It met with instant approval, but the town of Crystal, N. D., which has in it some New England enterprise, got in the first inducement to locate in the shape of an offer of a .tonus of $2,000 and six acres of land. Park Rimer, N. D.; . almosthume- diately offered $4,000 and ten acres of land. This was all done before Winnipeg had waked up. The latter claimed that as the suggestion bad dome from it, it ought to have a chance to hold out an inducement to build the school in Winni- peg. Accordingly, to give the slow Eng- lishmen up there time to decide whether or not to help their Icelandic neighbors, a decision concerning the location was postponed until the lst of next January. On that date Park River, N.D., is to have the Iceland college if it raises its bonus to $6.000, and if Winnipeg mean- t while is able to, make' no tempting offer. The Impending Deficiency of Broadstuil's. Wbon we reflect that, although the world's output of wheat in 1897 is say- eral hundred million bushels less than requirements, acre yields have been but little below an average; that an average yield from the acres now employed would be 275,000,000 bushels less than present needs: that the greatest crop ever grown would not equal present re- quirements; that requirements for wheat and rye progressively increase, year after year, by more than 40,000,000 bushels; that not an acre Inas been added to the aggregate of the world's bread bearing area since 1884; that while yearly in- creasing needs in the seventies implied average yearly additions of lees than 2,800,000 acres,they now imply addi- tions of more than 4,000,000 acres of wheat and rye per annum; that not in a single year since 1880 have additions to the acreage equaled the year's increased needs; that but for an "over average" production of wheat and rye aggregating more than 2,300,000,000 bushels since 1881, and extraordinary exports from Russia of more than 1,300,000,000 bushels—because of declining unit con- sumption in Russia—the supplies of the importing nations would have aggre- gated some 3,600,000,000 bushels less in the last 16 years; that the world can expect no bettor than average acre yields no matter what its necessities; that not even when the great valleys of North America were being developed did annual additions of bread bearing acres exceed two-thirds present increases of annual requirements, and that an acreage deficit exists equal to the supply of as many "bread eaters" as have been added to the world's population in the last 12 years, we can begin to understand the present situation. We can also realize the nature of the task before the world in an effort to eliminate an enormous area deficit— which means that, simply to meet eaoh year's increasing requirements, it must annually add one-half more acres than ever before—and what is likely to be the situation respecting supply and demand if the world should, as is by no means improbable, again harvest in success three such orops as those of 1S79, 1880 and 1881—crops which gave acre yields materially below that which now results in a deficit of one-fifth, or, possibly, ouo- fourth, the bread required.—C. Wood Davis in Forum. A. Superstitions Songstress. Jesse Bartlett Davis acknowledges to being a little bit superstitious—just-a Iistie bit. She tells the following story to a Boston Herald man of her belief in the influence of a song: "I believe in look, yes, and do you know that an old ballad and afavorite one with me has always been the means of bringing me lucky re- sults? The song is a chestnut, but it pro- cured for me every good engagement I ever had; it is `Sweet Genevieve.' "I went to see Dr. Davis when he was manager of the Chicago Church Choir company. 1 wanted more money than I was getting, and I applied for an engage- ment: I sang 'Sweet Genevieve,' and got the part of Little Buttercup. I frequent- ly sang it by reauest, and Mr. Davis fell in love with the song and married the singer. When the American Opera com- pany was gettinC; into shape, I went to see Theodore Thomas, and when be said he Would like to hear something I knew how to sing I gave him 'Sweet Gene- vieve.' 'Well,' he said, 'any girl who Nin sing a love song like that oan sing in American opera,' and be engaged nae. When I applied for an engagement in the Maples= Grand Opera company, Mr. Mapleson made an appointment for mo to meet Mine. Patti, and I gave bor `Sweet Genevieve. She beard me through the whole song, and applauded by clap- ping any face betvvoenher two hands. Mr. Barnabee admitted neo to ray present position the on strength of the lamented Genevieve, and he pays me • the mischi- evous compliment of getting out his handkerchief overs time I sing it. Of course he only dues ib to break me up, but I shall sing 'Sweet' Genevieve' till my voice cracks." To Make Paper Waterproof. Dissolve 1 4-5 pounds of soap in a quart of water, and the same quantity of gum arable and 534 ounces of glue in another quart of water. Mix and warm the solutions, soak the paper in the liq- uid and hang it up to dry. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON IV, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER- NATIONAL SERIES, OCT, 24. Text of the Lesson, Acts xxvi, 1e-32—Mena- ory Versos, 22, 23—Golden Text, Math. x, 82 — Commentary by the Rev. D. 111. Stearns: Festus succeeded Felix, and both were willing to please the Jews at Paul's ex- pense (xxiv, 27; xxv, 9). Paul appealed to Caesar; therefore the case bad to go to Rome. Bing Agrippa corning to Caasaroa, Festus states the ease to him as far as he knows it, which is that it concerns "ane Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul af- firmed to be alive" (xxv, 19). Agrippa desiring to bearfor himself, Paul le brought forth in'the presence of Agrippa, Bernice, Festus and the chief captains and prinol- pal men of the pity and allowed to speak for himself. He states briefly his early history as an enemy of Jesus, and then more fully his conversion on the way to Damascus and his commission from the Lord Eimself. ' 19. "Whereupon, 0 King Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vi- sion." When he beard one speaking to bin from heaven, saying, "1 am Jesus, whom thou persecutest," be could no lon- ger doubt but that be lead been greatly mis- taken and that Jesus of Nazareth was ea- tuelly alive and in heaven, and at once he yielded to Him, saying, "Lord, what wilt thou have ma to do?" We cannot expeet such a vision or a voice from heaven, but the word of God should be to us as much a voice from heaven as that which be beard. 20. "Repent and turn to God and do works meet for repentance." This he preached everywhere, proclaiming that God was in Cbrist, God manifest in the flesh, and that the only way to turn to God was to turn to Christ (1 Cor. iii, 11), and then let your life prove that you had really turned to Him, for while no wor';s of ours can save us, yet if saved by His finished work we will surely show it by our works. 21, "For these causes the ,laws naught me in the temple and went about to tall me." Jesus was the armee of all their hatred. There aro gods many and lords many in Christendom as well as in heath endom, but there is only one living and true God, who so loved us as to give His only begotten Son for us, and when we receive Him He and Ris Spirit will be manifest in us and will provoke mare of less opposition from the world and. also from religious people who do not truly know Him, for the carnal mind, whether religious or otherwise, is enmity against God (Rola. viii, 7). 22, 28. "Frain Moses and the prophets he continually prooiaimed that it bad been foretold that the Messiah should suffer and die and rise from the dead before Be could be Israel's Messiah or a light to the gentiles. So also our Lord Himself, for Moses and the prophets set forth that His sufferings must precede His glory (Luke xxiv, 25-27). We receive Him, and by His finished work are saved eternally, but if we would reign with Him in glory we must be content to suffer with Him this little while, and by life and doctrine pro- claim Bim to all the world (Math. x, 87- 89; Rom. viii, 17; II Tim. ii, 12). 24. "Paul, thou art beside thyself. Muoh learning doth make thee mad." He bad not been speaking the wisdom of men, but had been telling earnestly the story of Jesus, and to this day those who are muoh in love with Jesus and carried away with Sim are accounted beside themselves. They said of Christ, "Be bath a devil and is shad" (John x, 20). The prophets testi- fied that people said, "The Man of the Spirit is mad." "He that departeth from evil is accounted mad" (Hos. Ix, 7, mar- gin, and Isa. lir, 15, margin). 25, 26. "I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak forth the words of truth and soberness." Yet these are the very words that are not palatable to men of the world. The time will come, is even now come, when many who boar the name of Christ will not endure sound doctrine. They have a form of godliness, but deny the power thereof (II Tim. iv, 8; iii, 5). Like Festus, they know all about it, but they will not yield to it and he obedient to It. They know all about Him who is the only Saviour, but will not submit to Him or be ruled by Him. 27. "King .Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest." From verse 3 it would appear that the king was well acquainted with the Jews and their affairs and the promises concern- ing tbam and their Messiah, but it is not wbat we know that helps us, but only the knowledge we make'use of. It is not the food we look at and can talk about and oven prepare for others that benefits our- selves, but only that which we personally appropriate. We must receive Him. 28. "Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Al- most thou persuadest me to be a Chris- tian." Another translation is, "Lightly art thou persuading thyself that thou canst make me a Christian." The word "Christian," so common with us, is not a word much used in the Bible, being only found in two other places (Acts xi, 26; I Pet. iv, 16). The word "saint" or "be- liever" or "brethren" is much more com- mon. 29. "I would to God that not only thou, but also all that clear me.this day, were both almost and altogether such as I am, except these bonds." He was addressing the king: and the governor and the chief captains and mighty men, and yet fait that with the exception of his bonds be was bet- ter off than they and that what be had they might well desire to have. What could it beF What but this, that their position and honor were but temporary and transient, while he, though for a time their prisoner, was one with Him who was at God's right band, a joint heir with Christ, a king and a priest unto God (Rom. viii, 17; Rev. i. 5, 6; v, 9, 10), and that be would surely in due time enjoy His heavenly kingdom. 80, 31. "This anan time nothing worthy of death or of bonds." This was the con - illusion of the sting and governor and the others as they wont aside after Paul had finished. Pilate born the salve testimony concerning our Lord Jesus, and yet the Jews had ,Jesus crucified and Stephen stoned and James slain, and they would bave killed Paul. Oh, bow they hated Josue 01 Nazareth! 32. "This man might have been set at liberty if he had not appealed unto Caesar." Shall we say, What a pity he appealed to Caesar? Or shall we say, "Yes, my Fa=, ther, this is so, -because that Thou hast found itgood?" (Math. xi, 26, French Toe lament): Sometimes God does directly, and sometimes He permits to be done, hat He always overrules and controls for His glory and, the highest good of His people whom He unchangeably loves even in their perverseness. If Paul erred, as I think- from the testimony, in going to Jerusalem at this time, the Lord loved- him, ap- peared to hint and will surely get him to Rome, as He said. HELEN KELLER'S WORK. She Raised Money for the Education of a Boy Afflicted Like Herself. An affecting story is told by William T. Ellis in St. Nicholas under the title of "Helen Keller and Tommy Stringer." Mr: Ellis says:— A little child lived in black silence. There never was, midnight so dense as the darkness that enveloped his mind, Sight and hearing were gone utterly and forever. The ohild knew absolutely noth- ing, except that sometimes from some- where something put food into his mouth and moved him about when necessary. His world was limited by as much of his little orib as he could feel with his hands and by the touch of this some- thing that cared for his wants. The merest babe knows the sunlight and its mother's voice and faoe. Five years bad passed over this little boy as he lay on his hospital cot, but he knew less than a month old infant—less indeed than the least of the beasts of the field. Be was completely shut up in a living tomb cf flesh, with no communication between himself and the great world about him. Yet within that prison was a healthy brain, open to all the possibil- ities of life. Since the terrible sickness that had come to him in infancy, Tommy Stringer had lain thus among strangers. His mother was dead. His father could not help him. From his birthplace in Wash- ington, Pa., the helpless sufferer had been removed to a hospital in Alleghany. But no institution wanted this trouble- some charge, who would require the con- stant attention of a teacher. So the almshouse. Roamed the only haven for Tommy. There at least be could find a shelter. But it was not to be so. Light was ahead—the glorious light of knowledge. One who had been similarly shut in by the walls of a triple affliction was to lead Tommy Stringer out into the bright light that she herself enjoyed. It was during the summer of 1890 that the news of Tommy's sad plight came to Helen Seller. The sensitive soul of this 10 -year- old girl was deeply affected. Sbe, if no one else, would save the poor boy. Thenceforth Tommy became the bur den of Helen's thought and oonveraation. She talked about him to her friends. She wrote letter upon letter asking aid. for him, At this time occurred a pa- thetic incident that was the means of turning toward the little blind boy the kindly interest and generous gifts that accomplished his rescue. The pet and playmate of Haien when she was at home was a beautiful New- foundland dog. Through a foolish blun- der, this animal was shot by a police- man, When the news came to Helen, erre bad no word of reproach. ' but simply aid, with beautiful charity, "I am sure they never could have done it if they had only known what a dear, good dog Lioness was." The story of her love was published Widely, and from far and near—even from across the ocean—care to Helen offers of money for another dog. The little girl had only one answer to all these kind expressions. She was grateful, but she did not care for another dog to take the place of Lioness. Nevertheless the gift would be accepted, if the donor so desired, on behalf of a little deaf, dumb and blind boy, for whom she was trying to raise money enough to bring him to Boston to bo educated. In every direction Helen sent this message, always in a specially written personal letter that was marked by the sweet simplioity and remarkable ability of the author. For a long time these letters averaged eight a day, and a mar- velously versatile and eloquent little pleader Helen showed herself. She also wrote for newspaper articles addressed to children, as well as general appeals— never any two precisely alike. Helen in- stituted for herself a rigorous course of self denial (abstinence from soda water and other prized luxuries), that she might save money for her one great object. The result of all this effort was the securing of sufficient funds to insure Tommy at least two years of education at the Kindergarten For the Blind, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Chloroformed tho Wrong End. Besides producing an abundance of shade, a'bushy maple tree in front of a West Michigan street house is also grow- ing sone long, lazy worms. While stand- ing at the gate the other evening one of the worms dropped at the feet of the wo- men who lives,in the house. She drew the gate to with a slam, and there was a suppressed scream. Then the woman gathered her skirts and prepared for flight, but the worm did not move a muscle as it lay up on the Dement walk, and the woman's courage returned. The worm was 4 or 5 inches lone, and it had grown fat off the nourishment of the tree. It was of the same shade of green as the leaves from which it had fallen. The woman watohed the worm curiously for a time, and oonoluded it was harm- less, but to make sure of its death she went for the chloroform bottle and stooped to give its head a liberal dose. The worm did not move, and the woman was sure it was dead. Then she went to the house for the microscope. She looked closely to see what kind of life the maple was prcducing besides leaves when the worm winked through the glass at her. She screamed again and ran. She had poured the chloroform on the worm's tail.—Indianapolio News. Leopold and Victoria. The Icing of the Belgians bas the reputation of being the gayest monarch in Europe and is consequently regarded with considerable disfavor by Queen Victoria. On one occasion last spring, however, according to an English ex- change, when the King was lunching with her Majesty at Cimiez, he revenged himself for the severity of his hostess' manner by retailing an anecdote whioh, although excruciatingly funny, was de- cidedly improper. The Queen preserved her countenance during the rest of the meal, but it is recorded that during her oustolnary afternoon drive her Majesty's senile was more than usually radiant. Truthful Tommy. "Tommy," said a father to his first- born, "have you been at those six ap- ples I put in the cupboard?" 'Father," said Tommy,' looking into his eyes, "I have not toughed one." "Then how is it that your mother found five gores in your bedroom and there is only one lefton the. plate?" "That," said Tommy as he dashed wildly for the door, "is the one I didn't touch."—Spare Moments. Adieu signifies "To God you I com- mend"; good -by means "God be with you"; farewell, "May you fare or 'travel in safety." LATEST MARKET REPORTS. "rr " Toronto, Oct. 18. BREA.DS'TU)i'1!S, ETC. Wheat—Wheat was taken this morning at lo advance on Saturday afternoon's prices. About 25 cars of No. '2 red were. taken at 86c, north and west, and 81o, middle freights. The market was firm at these figures. Chicago closed firm. 'Mani- tobas were• stronger. No. 1, hard could not he bought under 92o, afloat Fort Wi liam, and 96o, track, Goderieh, Holders asked $1.02 for seine, grinding in transit. Flour—Export demand is good, at $3.50 for straight roller, buyers' bags,. middle freights, but holders ask about 25c more to -day. Millfeed—Steady. Bran is quoted at $8, and shorts at $10.50 to $11, middle freights. Oatmeal—Car lots of rolled oats, in bags, track, Toronto, are quoted at $3.10 to $3.15. Peas—Steady. Car lots were bought to- day at 42o, north and west, and at 43e, middle freights. Rye—Rather firmer, Car lots, middle freights, were taken at 42c to -day. Barley—Malting barley flat. Choice grades scarce. No. 8 extra is quoted nominally at 28 to 29o, outside; No. 2 at 32o, and No. 1 at 85o. Feed is in good enquiry, at 24o, north and west. Corn—Quiet. Yellow offered nomin- ally ominally at 7e, track, Chatham. Oats—No, 2 white oats are quoted at 21340, north- and west, and mixed at 2034o; No. 8 white are quoted at 20 to 20teo. PRODUCE. Eggs—More coming in; feeling, how- ever, is still firm. No, 1 eggs were gell- ing to -day at 16o, No. 2 at 12 to 13o, and pickles were quoted at around 123 c. Potatoes --Steady. Dealers quote car lots, on track, at 45 to 50o, ana farmers' loads, on the street, at around 50o. Poultry—Weather against shipments Turkey's are quoted at 9 to loo per Ib.; chickens at 85 to 500 per pair; duoke at 40 to 50o per pair; and geese at 634 to 60 per lb. Beans -- Unchanged. Choice hand- picked white beans are quoted here at 80o to $1, and common at 50 to 60o. Apples—Dealers here quote small lots of old, dried, at 4 to 5o; evaporated at 6 to 6o. Baled Hay—Quiet at present. For No. 1 prices hold steady at about $9, oar lots, on track. No. 2 is quoted about 87.60 to $8. Straw—No demand. Dealers quote car lots, on track, at $6 to $6.50. DAIRY PRODUCE, Butter—Receipts of No. 1 are light, and values firm. There is a good local demand. The present prices are as foI- lows: Dairy, tub, poor to medium, 10 to 12o; choice, 14 to 16c; large dairy, rolls, 14e; small dairy, pound prints, choice, 15 to 16o; creamery, tubs, early make, 17 to 18o; late make, 18 to 190; and creamery, pounds, 19 to 20o. Cheese --Slow. In the ordinary way dealers here are selling at 934 to 10c. CHEESE MARKETS. Perth, Ont., Oct. 18.—To-day 800 boxes of cheese were brought into Perth market, all white; 834o was offered for August, and 90 for September and October. None sold. Two Montreal buy- ers present. Shelburne, Ont., Oot. 18.—The Cheese Board met here to -day. Fourteen fac- tories boarded four thousand boxes. Buyers present: Brill, Cope, Reid and Porter; 834c offered, hut no sales effect- ed, the salesmen asking 9c. The board meets again on October 29 at 2 o'clock. DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS Market unchanged and easy on dressed hogs. Farmers' loads sold as low as $6.25, to $6.50 for choice. Provisions in the heavier grades are active. Dry Salted Shoulders — Long clear bacon, car lots, 8ero; ton lots, 9o; case lots, 9fo; backs, 934c. Smoked Meats—Hams, heavy, 113,o; medium, 1234c; light, 13o; breakfast bacon, 1234 to 13c; rolls, 110; backs, 12 to 1234o; picnic hams, 934 to 10o. All meats out of pickle 10 less than prices. quoted for smoked meats. Lard—Tierces, 634 to 63;o;. tubs, 6 to 7c; and pails, 7 to 7eeo; compound, 534 to 5%e. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Toronto. Oct. 13.—The cattle trade at the Western yards was again this morn- ing in only indifferent shape. We had only a moderate run, or all told not more than 60 loads were here, but warm weather and a dull demand caused a general weakening of prices and a de- pressed tone in the trade. As far as shipping business was con - corned there was practically none doing; very few loads of exporters were here; no one seemed to want them, as after 11 o'clock there had been no bids; prices are nominally from 834 to 4c per pound. It would have to be something extra choice that would fetch 4 1-80 here just now. We bad again too muoh poor butcher cattle on the market to -day. A few picked lots sold here and there at 83% to 3 7-8c; even 4c was once or twine given for a few loads of choice, but me- dium and common stuff was not wanted, and of course weaker at from 234 to 2 7-8o, and medium stuff was slow and auoted nominally around. 3 to 3 1-8o per pound. But buyers were not talking much about 'what they paid. Farmers will do well to hold back as much in- ferior cattle as they can, or the market will be demoralized. Wheat, white new 80 ' 81 Wheat, red, per bush 82 83 Wheat, goose, per bush76 77 Peas, common, per bush.- 46 47 Oats, per bush24 25 Rye per bush 41 42, Barley, per bush 26 36 Ducks, spring, per pair40 80 Chickens, per pair 30 30 Geese, per lb OS 09 Butter, in 1 -ib. rolls 15 16 Eggs, new laid 00 16 Potatoes, per bag00 00 Beaus, per bush 75 85 Beets, per dos 09 10 Parsnips, per doz 9 ` • 10 Apples, per bbl • 00 0 00 Hay, timothy 8 00 9 00 Straw, sheaf 7 00 8 00 Beef, hinds 6 08 Beef, fores 3 4 Lambs, carcase, per ]b.... 9t 10 Veal, per lb 8 9 'Mutton, per lb . 6 7 Dressed hogs . 6 25 6 50 UNITED STATES MARKETS. East Buffalo, Oat. 18.-•-Cattle-Forty two oars through;, one on sale; no trad- ing to -day; feeling weak, wish lower prospects for Monday, Veals and calves —Only about 50 head on sale; naarkct: slow, at unchanged values. Ht. g,-•'1wen- ty oars on sale, 10 through.