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Home My WebLink AboutExeter Advocate, 1904-10-27, Page 7••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4"Int'etninlitHeteetaNnicatakettleeleire'hie "We Will say two poan1s1" said •ove eleithe strenger, entliasticallja ANnioNy BEAN aztexti.rii;ntzr "LA ttlihee =I- ' • • ete mersmitli 'Broadway the stranger etopped. '1:1.e should be here in, a few min- utes,” said the stranger. "He moves from one public -house to another, I will point him out, and then -if you should happen to mike it ;fifty shil- lings, Mr. Palmer, you would never regret it. .A good action is always a comforting thing to look back up - "A bargain's a bargain," Tom an- swered, unsympathetically. "I'm a grocer and I knows." "I merely suggested it," the stran- ger said. "Ala there he is!" Torn looked up, and his mouth op- ened wide in absolute astonishment. "As Jike a pea is to a pea!" lie said. trlie stranger smiled. "I remarked' the wonderful resem- blance when I first entered -Ohe Green Dragon. Migat be the same man. That concludes my paet of the bar- gain, end that -eh, thanks." The 'stranger dived down a .narrow' street towards the river. Tom remained staring in amazement at the vendor of bootlaces approachiag him. Except that he was dirty, raved, and imshaven, be might have been the twin brother of Anthony Dean. Except that his mouth was weak and b a eyes suggested gin, lie might have been Anthony Dean himself. He came shuffling along until his wandering eye caught Tone staring at him. " 'Ullo, capting!" he cried, impul- sively, adopting a facetious manner; 'studyin' beauty in 'Anuneramith? Think you'll know me agine?" *ea' "Can 'aye a word with yote?" Tom asked, "Well, I ain't got many engige- ments this ingrain'. Fact is, eap- Hags"' he added, confidentially, "Joey Chamberlain is gone awye, an' they've shut up Beckin'am Pawlace, so I've got more tiine. Yuss, yer can 'ave a word. D'jer want liany- think in my line?" he added, dang- ling the bootlaces. . "Wot daer warttn'' "1 wants you." "Ho!" The request evidently stag- gered him. " 'Olesale herder. Look 'ere, capting," with a sudden suspi- cion, "if it's tracks I sells 'eat. -for wiste piper; if it's the Harmy, I've, been rescued, once this week, an' my 'ealtli won't stand no more." "I've taken a fancy to you-" "I see yer 'ave taiste, yer the man said, admiringly-. "It's mosler gels as does that." "You're -you're very like a brother of mine-" " 'E must 'ave 'ad all the looks of the tenthly." "Who's dead.". "Drink?" "Ho! Well, yer needn't get 'ay. Cawn't be so much like rue-'Enery Awkins, merchant, fourteen previous conwictioni, ten bon or a munf." "Your name?" "Ane earaktur. Wull, what yer goint ter do with me?" "I'm going to give you a- new Snit of clothes-" "Tikea a• twenty to these duds as well as me?" DouBLE ale 00.000 04. se 4144444444+444.4014+44+401. It was undoubtedly gelling, Tom Palmer sat in a corner ot. the bar of the Green Dragon, Moodily ailesing his. wrath, and gazing with exagger- ated scorn at Miss Ann Tompkins, She Ichinged over the counter and 'shook her curls at Anthener Dean. Two months ago the muds had been shaken at him. It was more than galling; it was worm:Wood to watth her now. Two months ago there had been no 'Anthony Dean in Slumborough, and life had been pleasant to Tom, Two monlihs ago ono blissful afternoon he had been invited to tea in the back parlor, and Mr. 'Tompkins had' hint-. ed that when Ann was Married the •would give over the conduct of the inn to her son-in-law, and gracefully retire. Ann had smiled and blushed., 14 and put three lumps of sugar in ,his tea in her confusion; and Tom liad gone home and asked his elder brO- thee what he would give him for his share in their village grocery store. Then Anthony Dean read conae to. Slur/thorough, and Miss Ann, fickle as her sex is, had thrown Tom 'into despair by her utter neglect of him. Antliany Dea,n travelled. Tbere was cause for mystery in that. In the drapery, he said "I'm going on a journey'," Anthony Said, 1°101Y and PemPoliSlY, fingering a pink-Sisotted tie. Tone sniffed audi- bly. "There aro hothers who can go a ;journey," he commented. "As who?" demanded Anthony, Staring, not at Torn, bat at the ar- ray of pewter pots, hung upon nails, Winking back at the oil -lamps. • "I name no names," said Tom, 'oppressively, "But some can go farther nor others," he added, gloom- ily; "and no wonder, considering the treatment folks 'as to put up with." "I wonder at your taking notice of people, Mr. -Dean," said •Miss Ann. attain you be long away'?" "Two months," said Mr. Dean. "It will seem like a haze until I return," he added, sentimentally. Tom said "Ilo!" very loudly. What wond,erful things manners is!" said Miss Ann, sarcastically. . There was no withstanding this. Torn rose and made a tragic exit, • marred by the urgency of tlie swing door, which, escaping from his hand, ;tipped his straw hat upon the saw - ?lusted floor. Groping for it, lie -a, heard a light titter and a loud guf- faw. It .hurt .1 A Man followed him out. He had been intently listening to the conver- sation from behind the ambush of a pewter pot. He was a stranger to the village. He had the 'alert ap- pearance of a man who -lived by hazards, • generally losing hazards. ”I 'gather, sir," he said, "that you ee contemplating a journey." ..11r: Tom halted, looked at the man, said gloomily, "I am," and con - ;Untied hip way up the village main "And a bath-" street. The man paced genially at "Good mornin', capting." Mr. his side. Hawkins comenencect to shuffle away. ”Going fax?" the stranger persisted, "Wait a• minute. And a dinner, "Mebbe," said Tom; then added, and a cigar, and 'arf a quern" reflectively, "Mebbe not.". Then, in "Eh?" He paused irresolutely. a sudden burst of confidence, "It de- "Bawtli is liessenshul?" ponds." "Ali, yes; quite true. Excuse me." "Ho, well, 'ave it yer own Wye." Re pulled out the stump and of a He resigned himself into the hands of cigar, lit it, and smoked noisily. Tom with a gestare of conceding an eni'act is, 'Pm a stranger. I don't unpleasant point gracefully. know you -you don't know me. But "I will give you these things on OE heard enough to -night to find my Saturday next -" heart going out in sympathy to "Is this the confidence trick cap - you." ting?" "Hol". said Tom. ' "When you'll come a -outing with "You have been treated badly." me to Bildburk." "I have -cruel,' 'Tom sighed, heave "I tell yer strite, capting, I ain't ily. " 'Ere, mister," he said, sad- exacly a Band of 'Ope member!" 'denly, the desire for sympathy break- •"Look 'ere," said Tom, as sternly ing clown his reservea"wliat 'ad you as possible, "I'll give you a dinner call it if You, were, so to say, doe° and a cigar now; and on Saturday to "appiriess„ arid 'ad- it stolen from you're to come to Budbuiere I shall anyou by a. brown billycock 'at, a black be there. ' You can have as much ktailed cocat, and a tie with pink to drink as you like when you gets spots?" there. Seer "I should call it," said the. strap.. "It's a bit da,z,zlinS but I think II, ger, pondering deeply, "cruel hard." sees." "You've 'it it, mister. It is cruel "And 'arf a (mid. You will 'ave to wear some clothes I shall send you. "And you are going away?" There'll be yew! fare in one of the "Yes," said Tem, gloomily, "I've pockets." 'act enough of it." "Orlright, capting-we'll 'ave bloomin' dye in the country," • ‘kAs far as the Thames." Toni On Saturday morning Mr. Hawkins grew tragic -the more so that he bad strolled out of Budbury station to no intention of Tutting his words in- meet Mr. Tom Palmer. Re wore a to effect. "My lifo's spoiled by a brown bowler bat, a black morning brown bil13rcock 'ate and lietcetras. I coat, and a Pink -spotted necktia. He can't call it a man to conic and was stonishingly like Mr. Anthony sneak afore inc like that." Dean. The stranger stopped and confront- It was fair day. Budbury was •e"cl Tom. thronged •witli fanners aud laborers. "I guessed as much. When my Mr. Hawkins surveyed the scene with heart went out in sympathy to you, gradually deepening disgust. In all sand to myself, `There's a promise the crowd he could see no one at all fug •young man being sent to his resembling Mr. Palmer. He strolled grave be- up the Nigh Street with gathering "By a billycock 'at and heteetrae ' anger. On his way a man stopped, prompted Tomstared at him. and then shouted, "Exactly," said the stranger, " 'Ulla, Mr. !Dean!" Mr. Ilawlcins, neat," he adclect, suddenly, "where'- alartys affable, shouted back, " 'Ullo your spirit?" "Eh?" said 'Tom, somewhat start- " Mr. 'Awkins!" said Tom, led. "Oh, 1 'ad no 'cart to finish it. coming round a corner. "Niceanorn- .•I left it on the table."In' can't it'?" • "I don't mean, ,that. Where'e your 1Vie. Hawkins wheeled round, His Pluek?" rube suddenly broketinto Smilee. "no, I seeit's like this, mister. "There you are!" he said, playfully. eays ''e's 'ad lessons in boxing, "I've 'ad a hunt for you all over this and I don't want to :make a mis- phew, . Wee does the beanfeast' come take." • mence?" . , ,Naturally. But, my young friend, "Look 'ere, Mr. "Awkias, I'm very a instead of sinkiag into a watery sorry, that's wet I ana hitt I've got grave, and so leaving those two per- a lot of bizness to look to. I shedn' t &Hoes beings te happiness, I'd have be able to look after you." ray revenge," ” 'Ere, canting, none o' that! IVO "As 'ow?" 2a1st) pretences, that's wot that la. a "Would you do me a favor rn re- ,You've got ale deka 'ere an' not so A turn? A loan of -say --five pounds?-. much as the price of a drink on nth. and I can shoat you how to take a Think of yer dead brotlier-'e wot „every complete revenge," died of drink, an' so much like nie." a 102 'give, mister." Mr. :Hawkins was reproachful. '"Onlec it loan, my kelung friend. a aare's 'art a quid and 'arf adel- Merely to kelp me out of.temporaey over, and fie e cigars. 'Ad no end of luck at them cokernut es." 'damn() loans iS ea expensive as Tom handed ever the money 'and five gifts,' said Tore, "Shell we say lain; black cigars, tve0 pounds as a taken of baste= "'Ave a good tirne-don't. Stint yet - arid happrecintionl`‘ self," said he,,• ,• , 314.f7kollutdo you think?" demanded Mr By a curie -ea' ,coinoidence, In the a ternoon Miss Ann ToMpleins and he mother drove over to Ilialbury Fai from Slumboraugh in Mr. IiIrdoio' trap. 'Mr. Toni Palmer, marking th arrival fame a side street, lost •th anxious expression that had been gra axially clouding ids facia :Efe watched Miss Ann Tompkin and her mother, but kept modestly i the background. They had., alighted and were • engaged in the centempla tion of a small etand on which daz ding jewels in rings were display° for sale, varying in 'priee frora six pence to eightpence. "I don't 'old with nuthin' but di miads, Hann," said Mes, Tompkins "They set holt the • 'and so. '1.1119 what's this?" she broke off, catchin sight of the slowly moving crowd "One of those a,crehacks goia' t preform! ' (Iorcie on, Hann!" , Making excellent use of her mbr tie]. la, the old lady had Weed a way for herself and her daughter into the fourth row, when a harrnan deposited drunleth man on the payernent and returned to attend to other of his etietotners. Mr. Hawkins sat 'blinking his eyes and flourishing- a black tiger in weak and undecided circles. "Ma!" cried Miss, Tompkins, sud- denly; "come away! It's Mr. Dean!" Someone cried out that a policeman was coming -the effort of a vivid im- agination -and then, Mr. Palmer broke through -the crowd and went up to the amiably -.smiling Mr. Hawkins. 111r. Hawkins hailed him •en.- thusiasm. "Glorious dye, Walter Palmer!" lie said. Then he suddenly grew grave. "Tike a frien-frienny -warain! an' go 'om.e. Tike a weenie' troni-from Me. I-t've • fourteen conwictions a'readyn' Someone said "Shame!' • and Miss Tompkins made frantic but ineffectu- al attempts to break through• the crowd and get away. ., Mr. Tom Palliner rose eto the • oc- . • Ca `Sir know " now this man," !he said, clear- ly addressing the crowd. • "Let me take him away." • "Friend of years?" asked ,one of the bystanders. "Not -not exaedy friend," aneWered Mr. Paliner, "but 'e's 'dear to one I would spare." .Helping the limp Mr. Hawkins to rise, Tont . piloted him as well as he could down a side street. Safely in the train that evening, Tom slapped his leg exultantly and then chuckled audibly. • "Hit's coat me a sight o' Monett" Tom reflected, philosophically; "but a funeral would 'aye come to more. A feliow can't be buried in a re- spectable way that does 'lin credit under eight pounds." Two months later the door of the Green. Dragon swung open to acladt Anthony -Dean. Ile 'tarried a. small cardboard 'boa ostentatiously • in his hand. "Good evenin', Miss Hann," he said, cheerfully. • Miss Ann looked - him though he were transparent. • Tom, who •had been lounging ecross the counter with' a sentifnental smile, Which fulfilled the purpose of conversation and was by no means so exhausting to. the brain, turned and regarded lane sadly even reproachfully. • • Anthony Dean paused and stared at them. "Somebody been 'avin' a funeral?" he asked. "I was Mistook in you, antliony D%iicr,said -Tom sadly. "Better call your mother:" Tem, added, in a hoarse evIdsper to Miss An. "I see no call for that, Tom," she answered. "I think I knows iny duty, an' do it I will, whatever per- sons may say." "Quite right, my dear!" cried An- thony Dean,' advancing to the coun- ter. "And that being so, PH 'eve a pot of *four 'arf." "The ' .bimpederice :of. persons is, oWdanious!" said Miss Ann, a.chleass- ing Tom. . "Better ask your mother lig Ann," murmured. uneasily. painful for you, iny dear." • "Painful or Mat, painful I knows lily duty." "I'm thirsty, my dear,"aeomplain- ed Anthony' Dean. "Let me 'ave my drink, and then heggsplain this con- versation. At present I'm in the da'1.11LITC.:'Awkins," said Ann, severely, "it's my duty to. teil you that your room is better than your company." "Oli, 'Awkins, 'ow could you carry on so?" supplemented Tom. " 'Awkins'?" cried the astonished traveller. " 'Umbug!" said Miss Ann, The doer samag open again, and 4 tr_ hoa,Brsoeotei-iociecse, oraelissri ledthrosii4giolf. it. , ✓ Tom started and paled. s "I'11 jes look In an' see your mo- o ttliier''cciihne,telLelfiiciapilurri°d to iec e "And leave me unprotected?" answered sniffing, 'Thee she eried s out, "Shut that door! We don't want no bootlaces!" "Orlright miss," answered the voice. Tom kept his head down and studied the counter. The door dos- tends,tanencithitsbetnirntehe voice spoke again, "Bootlices, penny a pair!'' it cried, "Good 'elevens I" cried Miss Ann; and "Well, Inn blowed!" said An- thony Dean, simaltaneously. In the , bar -parlor stood a man remarkably b like Anthony. "Wall ,my tars!" cried Mr. Haw - o ee „- kins, catching sight of Toni. y _ gardin harigel! Miss, I'm 'is dead an' buried bruvver wot died, an' 'e Was good to me at Budbury, an' mid° me as 'top heavy as a lord, an' sed 'e'd look after me!" Tom turned round. He was very pale and limp. "I don't feel well," he said, feebly. "I'll get 'ome." He crossed to the 'door quickly, 'Ere, capting, I'll come 'mew with yer!" Mr. Hawkins cried, shuffling after him. "I'll be hanged if you do!" mid Tom, fiercely, and banged tlie 'door. * * * * * "It's for you," said Anthony, sheepishly, opening the cardboard box an hour afterwards, and dis- playing a gold ring with a -big red sto,,noeit,inhoi. wt lovely!" cried Miss Ann. -London Tit -Bits. LEADING MARKETS, The Ruling Prices In Live Stock and Breadstuffse BREADSTUFFS. Toronto 5 --Wheat-Red and , Oct.. . white outside are quoted at $1.00} to $1.01; No. 2 goose, 90c, an,d No, 2 spring, 95c. Prices for Manitoba are: -No. 1 northern, $1.03 to $1.04; No, 2, 99Sc to $1.00; No. 3, 97c to 07Sc. Georgian Bay ports,, 6c more grinding in transit. Flour -Cars of 90 per cent. patents are quoted at $135 to $4.46, buy- ers' snake, east or ' w -est. Choice brands, lac to 20e higher. Manitoba, - $5.70 tor Hungarian patents, $5.40 for second patents and $5.30 for strong bakers', bags included, on track, Toronto. Millfeed-Bran is quoted at $14 to $11.50 in bulk, and shorts $17.50 east er west. Manitoba millfeed un- changed at $20 to $21 for shorts and $19 for bran, sacks incluided, Toronto freights. • Barley -There is u goad. deenand and prices are firm at 46c for No. 2, 440 for No. 3 extra, and 43c for No. 3 malting cartside, lc aess for export. Rye -Is quoted at 64c to 65c east ancl west. ' Corn -In moderate demand at 52c to 53e for cars of Canada west. Am- erican at 61c to 61.}c for No. 2 yel- low; Wee for No. 3, and 59c for No. 3 mixed on track. There is a moder- ate in:quirS:a Oats -No:' 1 new white, 32c east; No. 2 new white, 31cto 32c low freights. and 314c north and west. Rolled Oate-Are in quiet demand at $4.50 for cars of bags and $4.75 for barrels on the track Toronto; 25c more for broken lots here and 40c more for broken lots outside. Peas -Are quiet and steady at 63c to 64c for No. 2 west or east. , FIELD MICE IN FRANCE, Serious Concern in the Agricul- tural Districte, Aecording to the statemeat 02 It Fr(311(.41 newspaper, in the experiments Made during the month of Iselernary last in the Department 'of the Char- ente, Mr, Ohamberlaad, of the Pate t•eter Institute, estimated that the average number of fieicl mice to be feand at that time upon a hectare (2,47' Acres) was 1,350. They con- sinhed annually at Math 13S tons of vegetable matter, In 1893, in the region of Bar-eur-Seine, according to another expert, there were more than 10,000 field mice to the hectare. It will lie seen, tlacm, that the anxi- ety among the fanners is justified. Suck an increase in the number of mice as would be naturally expeoted would permit there to eat absolutely every bit of living vegetation that a field could produce during the sea- son. To destroy these pests people form- erly resorted to asphyxiation by fill- ing the burrows With smoke or to drowning. by pouring water into them or' to sowing poison about the fields. The latter method, though the most efficient, proved so dangerous to do- mesticated animals that, it was re- sorted to only in exception.al cases. At the present day another method is used which is considered much more efilcacious-infection by a mi- crobe which is deadly to rats and mice only, domesticated animals be- ing immune to its influence, In 1893 Doctor Danysz, of the Pasteur Insti- tute, while studying the habits of field mice in the .Departinent of Seine - et -Marne, observed that large earn - hers of mice died apparently from disease. He collected virus frona sick animals, made cultures, and assured himself that these cultures absorbed with the nourishment produced the disease in healthy rats and mice. These experiments were made" on a large area, nearly 200 acres, and seemed conclusive to the experts. This method of destruction has been recently commenced and carried out systematically on a surface of 2,800 acres, and has proved able to accom- plish the destruction of the mice, while the game, fowl, and other ani- mals of the farm were in no instance affected. The seriousness of the situation is emphasized by the fact that the French Parliament appropriated 295,000 francs $56,935 to be used for the destru,ction of the mice. The virus, which is furnished free to de- partments and townships, is supplied from this fund and is sent directly- to the regions affected. The vines is then distributed and mixed with four times its volume of slightly salted water. In this liquid crushed oats are soaked; the oats are then distri- buted in suitable places near the bur- rows in such a way as to contamin- ate as many families or groups , as possible at one time. When this has been dote, ten or twelve days after- ward what is estimated at 95 per cent- of the mice have been found dead in the fields. One would expect from these re - :116" .1(t5a.:704: Le46,1n:Ci°:'61110.)-1 ti ls13);eiLtr: :11°,:3, 171r' ;91°1 Provislowa-1:Teavy Canadiaa short, cut pork, $14.50 to .4,1.7,50; light short eat, $10.50 to $17; American clear fat ba,cles, $20; compound lard, da to 7a; Canadian lard, 61.0 to The; kettle rendered, 80 to 9? -se, aceerding to quality; hains, 12e to 13c; baeon, 1.20 to 13e; fresh killed abattoir hogs $7.50; heavy fat hage, $4.50; mixed lots, $5; select, $5:25 te .$5.37a, off cars. Cheese --Ontario white, 93e; colored, 9ec; Quebec, 9c to 9e. • Butter --Finest grades, 19Sc; ordin- ary finest, taec to 19e, and western. dairy, 15e to 1.5fre. CATTI,E MARKET, Toronto, Oct, 25.-A large propor- tiOn of to -day's offerings were feed- ers and stockers, the latter in par- ticular including some very poor cat- tle. There were very Lew export. cat- tle in sight, a few heavy cattle offer- ing, but zone of prime quality. The run of sheep and lambs was heavy, and the trade, especially for lambs slow. Butcliers--The local butcher market low and prices cover a rather Wide range. Picked extra choice cat- tle, selected from full loads, were sold as high as $4,40. Prom this figure prices went down as low as $2.50 for mectienn heavy cows and steers. 'The general run of good butcher cattle sold at from $3.75 fee $4. Carrs at $1.75. Feeders -Apparently some of the largest buyers for the distilleries are about filled up for the season. There is a little ingutry for the best stock, but the inferior claes of feeders are not mucli wanted, and prices for these are on the down greet°. Good steers are ,quoted .$3.25 to' $3.50; extra choice, $3.65; feeding bulls are guated at $2:50 to $2.75. Stockers -Good stackers are about steady, though the -trade is not ace iitiev1:1:11.1,.leers--There is a good: market for milk cows, eelling at $36 to $60 Tor Sheep and Lambs -There was a heavy run in this market, and prices vere oft about 1.0c all round. Lamb trade is dull. Hags -The market is still weak, with the prospects for lower prices. Quotations were unchanged, however, o -day. Best $5.15, fats $4.96. • FUTURE OF THE TURBINE. • COUNTRY PRODUCE. 13utter-liecelpts of butter are large and the market is unchanged. Creamery, prints 19c to 20c • do solids „ 19c to 00c 'Dairy Subs, gOod to choice 14c to 15c • do ferior grades ... 10c to 13e Dairy lb. rolls, good to • choice . 1.6c to 17a do' medium - 14c to 15c • Cheese -Tie te:nclency is toward firmer prices,. but at present Li:nota- tions are enclinaged at 91e for large and 100 for twins. Eggs --Receipts are light, and the de- mand actiVe. Quotations are un- changed at 19c to 20c. Potatoes -„,They are quoted un- changed at 60e to 65e on track, and out of store at about 75c. There is a goad. demand for stocks from the eastern Provinces and prices for these are steady at 70e to 75c on track and 85e to 90o out of etore. Poelary-Ileceipts are fair and the "Mister 'Enery 'Awkins, halals mareet is quoted at lie to 12c for Hanthony Dean," said Tom, verY Spring thickens and 8c to 9c for old birds. Ducats are steadt at 9c to 10c., and geese at 8c to 9c, all dressed weights. Baled I -lay -The market has a mere settled tone :eel is quoted at $8 per ton for car lots on track hero. Baled Straw -Is B tea cly and un- changed at $5.75 to $6 per ton for car lots on teciel:_here. .11/ONTREAL MARKETS. slowly, and carcitelly moving a chair in front of him with a cautious toe, " 'Elneeer 'Awkins! What's the game?" demanded the bewildered An- th,o,c4nYtt-inol„ who, miss Ann. "Not much game, imless it's been mriking game of nee. Not that there was anything. I never liked. you; my 'eart told me as there was soniethin' uncler'ancled about you; but ciestom's custom, and a gel 'as to be civil behnd the bar. Game! Yes, a pret- ty game ,up at Budbury. An'. 'Tom be'aved noble. 'E declared'. as wasn't you, but mother an' ine Saw. 9rJ wood 'aye sporod you." "Budbury! What about Buclbery'? Look 'ore, you've bin brim' about mei"- Anthony faced Toni angrily; who pressed bad( with painfel sever- ity against die counter. "That's what'e the matter!'' • • "We cal 'as our Weaknesses, Han- theny-leastewaye 'Awkins," Tom said, a eonciliatory manner: for your good. 'Awkitie, as a friend esks you, to go. This is 'earthren- deten' for Hann.'' "Friend! I, like that! Why, yoti -you snake in the grass!" "We all 'as tthr weekneeses, 'Awkins an' I'm sorry for you, but yon Shouldn't ;eve done it." "Doha it! Done•What? ); tell you it's all e lie( "Never was ia Melina-es btd once, ten years Neon'. Montreal, Oct. 25. -Ne. 1 white oats, 88c to and No, 3, 87c to 37Se ex -store; for export, No. 2 white oats, 36tn to 36Se; No. 2 Peas, 74e to 75c; No. 2 beeley, 54Se to 55e; No, 3 extra, 53Se to 5.4c; No. 8, 52e to 53c afloat. ,141 oar -Ma n oba Spring evheat pat- ents, $5,80; strong bakers', $5,50: winter wheat patents, $5.70 to 85.- 80; straight rollers, $5.40 to $5.50; straight, rollers, in bags, $2.50 to $2,65. Millfeed-Manitoba bran, in bags, $18 to $19; sliarte, $21 per ton; One taxi° bran, in balks $17 to' $18; ahorts, $19 to $20, and motil1ie,$24 Benzine will drive away moths to $28 per ton, aa to qiiality, from epholstered furnituee, Sprinkle Rolled Otite--,The market ie fair and with benzine; it will not spot tie priees are the same at $2.30 to $2:- stain the most delicate silk, and the 32} Per bag and $4,90 per bbl. unpleasant odor soon paesee away in Cornmeal -Is quiet at $L85 to $1,- the air, Where it is &town that 45 per bag, the moth miller has entered, burn paled HaY-No, 1, $8,50 to $in No, teaspoonful of gum camphor • in dee- p, $7,50 to $8' clover, sinixed, $6.50 t A New and Promising Record in , Pr opulsi 021. The signs of the times all in'dicate an impotent future for the turbine, says a London letter. Having prov- ed its usefilness as a means of pro- pelling knell craft a,,t high speeds., and then its adaptability to the needs of the passenger traffic, it has been employed in the Allan liner Vic- torian, recently. launched, while the suite that the work would be quick - Cunard. Compeller have two turbine ine done, but the 'reampegno is ' ' are great travelers, and many disappear from one locality- to reappear sud- denly In another, breeding with great rapidity. The work has been going on foe lame months, but there are re - The Westminster Gazette, that the appearance in regions hitherto un - trial trip of the Midland Railway affected, and it is probable that the Co.'s now turbine steamer Manxman, fight will continue for many more built by Vickers, , Sons & Man- weeks. in), at Barrow, has established a new record in propulsion by means of the turbine. In, her several runs over a measured mile on the Clyde the Manxman gave a speed of 23 knots. Hitherto steam pressures for turbines have been kept down at 150 Ib. per square inch, but in this ves- sel 200 lb. pressure has been provid- ed, and this has economic results. The Manernian has been built for the Heysham and Isle of Man service. She wil! carry 15'00 passengers. A gentleman intimately connected with a large firm of engineers Who are engaged in the maufacture of the turbities states that for fast passen- ger. and Other rapid steamers.- the turbiae was a.clmirably,,suited wheth- er the boat was engaged in the short • home trade or long foreign trade 'Voyages. One of the chief advan- tages -apart • from the question of speed -which the „turbine possesses over the reciprocating eagine is that bad weather does not prevent the turbine making its normal speed, and passengers in any of the three cross - Channel turbine steamers may count, as far as the engines are concerned, on being landed at schedule time. notwithstanding heavy head. winds azindefseerarsin,g to the question of the best reversing gear, the firm sug- gested that for moderate speeds as- tern, a reversing turbine was ade- quate, but for high stern speed a re- ciprocating engine vas preferable. In time this difficulty 'would, no doubt, be solved without recourse to incla- Pendent marines. In regard to the commercial outlook the engineers maiateined that at present the tur- bine was not economical for tramps ot steamers whose average speed was below 15 kn.ots. Even in. ocean pas- senger ships a, speed about. a 25 knot average was generally fatale, teem an eeonomie standpoint on account of the huge coal space necessary to be reserved, crushing out cargo, ete.; hence th,ey did not neticipete a fur- ther development of speed beyond 25 knots. in passenger ship e until the' fuel clifilculty had been overeorne. With regard to the navy, the en- gineers affirm. that the turbine was for all ships, with but it few isolated exceptions, preferable, • tfecause the propelling power was Jose, liable to damage ;luring war. They, there- fore, expected large developments in this direction, • vessels on order. While this eirolution in size has been in. progress, however, iinproere- meats in details have gradually been made, so that now we learn, says r.r0 KEEP MOTHS 01J1'. tie where the clothes hang, GOAT'S MILK. Lacteal Fluid r" --s Free From Tub- ercular Germs. While Dr. Koch andathe Royal Com- mission on Tuberculos, with their several adherents, are exchanging Apo - lite scientific invective as to whether tuberculosis is or is not .transmissi- ble from cows and their milk to hu- man beings, many have solved the question in their own way by leaving cows' milk: severely alone and drink- ing nothing but the product of the goat. This may be regarded as a very safe move, for the average goat has a most enviable constitution, be- • ing immuneapparently to every dis- ease that attacks sheep or cows, while it may, be kept with advantage on the roughest of land. Certainly no goat has ever shown signs of tu- tubercular disease, and on this fact alone the drinker of goats' milk re- lies for hie. safety. An analysis of the nanny's milk shows a, still furth- er advantage, for it contains, bulk for bulk, almost twice the amount of nourishment that cows' milk has hence, though it may be double the price, hall the quantity ought to suf- fice, for it may be diluted with water up to twice its oHginal volume. As a milk producer, the goat is of course much inferior to the cow; nannies have been known to give a gallon of milk it day; but two quarts is nearer tbe average yield; but on the other hand, housing accommoda- tion and area of run may he on the most exiguous scale, a fact which has earned the goat the title of poor, man's cont. The chief, perhaps the only, objection to the milk is that it does not keep so well as a cow's, owing to its exceptional richness; and goats' butter has the seine in- herent defect. To the animal itself, however, serioua objection can be taken unless kept rigidly to its own domain, for it is inordinately fond of young shoots of trees, and would speedily ruin any young plantation to which it had access. This pro- clivity has been one of tbe chief causes of the nakedness of the moun- tains all round the Mediterranean where goats abound, and a greater demand fer their milk would soon show similar results in our cavil country unless strict measures were taken to prevent straying; POPULARITY 01? BROWN. Brown is holding its own wonder- fully well. It is a strorige level:Re with all women, Certainly no color is shown • in geortter Variety, mid its rich tints make it adaptable 10 all sorts of combinations. A combine - tion probably as odd cis mauve and burnt orange is brown •and grey. I3oth celors mast be clear, however, etaonprstriliticebotliieturl,ile.oasttaresublts,ocilonclotilicais_. Hon of highly, finished fabriai,