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Notes of interest as io What Is Going
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Canada.
Throe little, girls in Montreal died
pithin twontyetour houre as the re-
eult of burns. '
The late William R. 13in1ey,
Hamilton, left his whole estate of
•.$14,448 to charity,
r A federal fruit oommission is to
tbe appointed Shortly by tloe De-
part:meet of Agriculture.
The prioes of meat and poultry,
rit is stated, tire 100 pole ent. more
than during the decade 1900-10.
. The •cartage service will be tem-
porarily contieued by the C,P,R.,
' G.T.R., 0.N.R. and Intereolonial
Railways.
Conscience money totalling $820.-
35 v,une back during the year to the
Customs, Railway and Finance De-
pet:ten ellt7.
Seven power companies exported
101,423 h,p, to the United .Sta,tes
bilis year, while 90,462 la.p. was
used in Canada.
The body of John Huller, of Can -
'ton, Ohio, buried at Goderich tta
unidentified, Was exhnneed and
sibipped to Canton.
Frederick Keeeh, of Gretna, near
Deseronto, died suddenly, having
been in the latter place the day be-
fore in his usual health. -
The Y.M.O.A: campaign launched
at Oshawa to raise $5,000 for reno-
vation,' to buildings, resulted in
eontributions of $6,027.
An agreement has been arrived
at between the Detroit River Tun-
nel Co. and the Michigan Central
Railway and the city of Windsor,
1-.4hich it is estimated will net the
city $32,000 a year in taxes.
Seven of the .ten Hydro -Electric
vompanics -operating under Domin-
ion chartere, generated 191,986
horsepower during the last year,
and of this 101,423 was exportel to
the United Statee',
Elsie Whitman and 1\largaret,
Johnson, Engliele girls of tweaby-
seven and twenty-four years, re-
speetively, have for a. mouth been
maecommlingas C.P.R, telegraph
messenger boys in Ottawa, also
having worked in J. R, Booth's
mills. One is, a mother,
Great 13ritalli.
Thomas Hardy, -the English nov-
elist, may obtain the Nobel Prize
for literathre in 1914.
An attempt to blow up part of a
wall at 'Holloway JaJ1 in England
was blamed ou the militants.
The amount paid by Harry Mal-
laby-Deeley for the Doke of Bed-
ford's Covent Garden otitato in
London is now reported at having
been $13,750,000 inelead of $50,000,-
000.
1.` ted States
Canadian officials opposed at
Washington the proposed embargo
on potatoes going into the 'United
States.
Foreigners in New York gent
496,898 robney orders aggregating
$7,715,000 to the folks at home,
A now Roman Catholic church
rule, according to Rev, ;lit's. Mc-
Mahon of New York, is to be laid
down whereby Protestants believ-
ing in divorce cannot wed Roman
Catholics.
General.
General Villa, leader of the Mex-
ican rebels, denied that the foreign-
ers were molested at Chihuahua.
THE MORMON PRESIDENT.
Edwin j. Wood Controls the Life
of 7,00:Y People in Canada.
One of 'the moat popular teen in
Southern Alberta. is Edwin J.
Wood, president of 'the Mormon
Church. in Canada. While Mr.
Wood is greatly attached to his
elmecle he is nevertheless broad
!enough, to believe in tolerance to
all denominations holding religious
worehip in the -confines of the large
stretch of country- whioli the Mor-
mon people have ta,kea over to
theanseIves,
Ib is now 20 years eines Mormon
settlements of Southern Alb•erta, be-
gan. In that year Charles Ora
Card, after whom Cardaton, the
Temple City of Alberta, eame with
a dozen Mormons and settled along
the St. Mary's River in Southern
Alberta. This was the nueleus of
the 7.000 Mormons to he found in
Canada to -day.
President Wood has entire con-
trol of this Mormon population in-
sofar as their relation to the
church is concerned, and relation
to -the Mormon Church means busi-
ness, eocial and religious affiliation.
Everything the Mormon does is con-
trolled by the church. His business
Presitlent E. 3, Wood.
better known by the president
tban by his hanker. His goods are
the elrurch's if the church wishes to
use them. Over 'matters of this
kind Wood liae direct, jiirisdic-
tion.
When tho elluech undertook to
purrhaee the old Cochrane ran& in
Sbuthern Alberta, ib was Mr. Wood
who did the bttsinese for his organ-
ization. Som o 05,000 acres were in-
volved in the deal, and the Cana-
dian prceident has had the sulhng
of this teaet in small paeeels to
Mormon people from Utah and
other Mormon eoleniez.
Edwin j, Wood is also the etook-
"non of the church. When the large
tract, of land was, purchatted totm.,
her of, vattle went with it. The herd
ttatt now increased, to several then -
;artful, and these tlils anal). haa under
pleases. No one in Canada asks
where the money ,goes. No good
Mormon dare doubt the integrity
of
President, 'Wood.
The responsibility of finding ma-
teriel for a $300,000 temple is now
engaging the attention of Mr,
Wood. The new structure is to bo
at Cardston in Southern_Alberta,
and it will be the first on British
soil., Marble most be secured, ar-
rangements made for hauling ma-
teral, worlunen employed, and a
thousand other things to engage his
attention.
A Mormon president does not re-
ceive any salary. President Wood
is supposed to do all this gratis. He
Is a man of considera,ble wealth,
amassed probably before his ap-
pointment to the pre.sidency, and
can afford to give. the time.
It. has been said that his wives
number more than one. This has
been disproved on several °tea-
sions. My. Wood, however, be-
lieves in the principle of polyga,my,
although he advises his people to
refrain from the practice bec-au•se
of the law ,of the land forbids it,
ON THE ROOF' OF A CHURCH.
A Baby Was Blown There By a
Powder Explosion.
A baby asleep in cradle on .the
roof of a church, both baby and cradle
having been 'placed -there without
ha.nds, seems more like an episode
from a fairy-tale than a fact of history,
but there is an old church in London
of which the story is told.
The church is the Church of All
Hallows, Parking, and this is the story.
It happened that in the last month of
the..reign of Charles I a certain ship
chandler was foolish enough to busy
himself over some barrels of gun-
powder with a lighted candle in his
hand. Be paid the price of his folly.
A spark fell into the gunpowder, and
the house was blown up,
The man who did the mischief was
unfortunately not the only one to
perish. Fifty houses were wrecked
and a number of persons were killed.
In one house aniong the fifty, a
mother had put her bs..bY into lts
cradle to sleep before the explosion
'occurred. What became of the mother
no one ever knew; but what be,earne
of the baby was very widely known.
The next morning, a young child in
a cradle was found upon the leads
of the church. Baby and txadle were
both. uninjured. by the explosion that
had lifted both to such a giddy height.
It wasenever ;earned who the child
as, but she was adopted by a. gentle -
Man of the parisb, and grew to woman-
hood. She most eurely. an her life
.have had a pecultaraintereet in. that
elmrch. •
vincry TIIOCSAND IDIOTS.
Horde of Veebleeniaded Need Care
the Stott, of New York,
A de spa telt from Albany, N.Y..
says: `..1.`here are thiety thoasand
idiots and reeble-minded pereons itt
the State of New 'fork ev1.1•0 should
be eared for in publio institutions,
but neeommedations ter only 4,000
are provided. nig 'is the state -
Ment of the totred of Charities.
Recommendation made that, more
institutiOne‘ be added and that the
construttion work on those now he-
ettnrtreli, tiells to whom he mg Wilt he expedited,
41-43,11EIPS NEW LICENSE LAW
1:11085 Bare on Dominion and Inther
Dalli-LeNo DellyeAee,
A despatch from Quebec: saYe
Further detailS of the atieenel
the liquor licenSe JANT indieate that
the Government will g.9 .0 great"
lengt,hs then.,, la first' etated. The
proposals inelude ; The bars shall
not open until 7 30 in the morning,
shall remain Clior3ed on :Dominion
and Labor Days, and there be
no delivery Of liquor 'ttf ter closing
Wore that is store's after eleven
o'clock p.m, week days and %even
o'clock Saturdays will be pohibited
from delivering orders even if they
were placed before •elosing hours.
_Another clause provides that
liquors shall not he sold C.O.D.
This will, to some extent, eliminate
t el eph one orders, An other striking
chats() prohibits statements in ad-
vertisements publiehed in periodi-
cals of any kind which claim that
the liquor advertised is ``beneficiat
to health or mind." The smite ap-
plies to illustrations.
The Government has not in the
course of its temperanee pro-
gramme forgotten to look towards
ite '0W11, revenues, It is provided in
bhe transfer of club Hoensos that
tweerby per cent. of the transfer
price shall go to the Government,
and- another clause provides that
license .holders operating open bars
ellen- pay 25 per eente more Wan
those operating under the Euro-
pean style of tables. This is to en-
courage the elimination of the bar.
The Government also defines what
liquor is by stating that "anything
with more than two and a half per
tent of spirits shall be classed .as
liqu or."
PATHE'1110 BEREAVEMENT, •
Six Weeks Before Farmer Could
Bury His Wife.
A despatch from ICenora, Ott.,
says: Frank Cutler, a, farmer at
Falcon Island, forty-five miles from
here, on the Lake of the Woods;
arrived here on Thiirseley with the
body et his wife, who had died dine
ing child -birth on the 5bh of Novem-
ber. Owing to the freeze-up of the
lake then he wae Linable to cdine to
town, not having a power beat, and
-until the ice had formed he could
not travel. Resides.the infant six
other you ng ehildeen. are left, and
during bis absence are being eared
for by a -neighbor.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
ElevenMillions Were Paid to 10,-
593 Civil Servants.
A despatch from :Ottawa,: says:
The total number of permanent offi-
cials inthe pay of the Federal Gove
eminent at the OA of the last fiscal
•
year, accerding to a blue -book pub-
lished on Thursday, Was 10,593, and
the total amouut‘ paid in salaries
was $11,640,813. During the year
63 civil servants were superannuat-
ed, the annual superannuation al-
lowance to -balling $53,940. Nearly
half a million- 'dollars Per year are
now paid from the Federal Trea-
sury in superammation on retire-
ment fund allowances.
A REPORTED. 8noirrAGE.
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S tory That North Vancouver Bank
Was Robbed.
: A despatch frein Vancouver says:
Cash in the North . Vancouver
branch of the Bank of BritisliNorth
America is short $11,000, according
to a reliable statement made . on
Wednesday. It is stated at -the
bank that the -clerk euspected re-
cently applied .for le.ave of absence
-to get married and had overstayed
his time. An investigation result-
ed, with the above discovery.
llgrruR T RA I N SERVICE:
Connection With. Steamers at Rd
li-
lax Impeoved.
A despatch from Halifax, N.S.,
sa.ys : The Halifax Board of Trade
bhs received a telegram from -M. M.
:Bosworth, vice -President of the
C.P.B.. stating that tho Inter -
colonial authorities haxo taken
steps to remove the dissatisfaction
that his company has had in con-
nection with the train facilities at
Ha i fax on the arrival of ' the Em-
press steamers.
PRAYERS FOR SE1int,14,51 ENT.
'Will Be 0 iteeed In All glide n
Chorehes on Sunday, Dee. 28.
A despatch from London says :
The Bishop of London has received
from 453 elergynien of hie diocese it
reepiest to ba authorized to have
public' prayers in their ehurehee for
it peacettil eettlentent of the issuo
between part .of. ,Illeter and the rest
of, Ireland ever the Home 'Rule
question, It is expected that the
Bishop will consent, and that the
last Sunday M the year will be
ohoeen.
Erneel, Kelly, aged 10, was ee-
ittMallchffster, Eng, for
killing a book dealer, aged 80, A
erowd of 5,000 from Mahan" -made
a dOlY1011Ntraffi011 on hi8 behalf out-
tho jail,
SHEI-TgliDELTS AND ono's.
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fietence Stit Wind-Breakson orep.
Orowth On Prairies,'
It has been estimated by Dr, Oscar
Bernbeck, aaerznan profeSsOr Of Agri-
culture, that a. inederate,,wiudi
blowing without obstrention; zna
lessen the yield of 'exposed Ian() more
than half, by increased water teens -
Oration and' alteration a eireulatory
.eonditiens, Jadge. Whiting of Tows.
ettya that leeWara proteeting With, 84,
most mathereaticel preeision aliments
to men rod on the ground to each foot
in height of the protecting trees, As
reandt "of acientifiri investigations
made on the Plains -0,C the ,Ijnited.,
'States, Kt 0. 0, Bates of the, 'United.
Statee 'orest Service, concludes:,
"rile eftleieney: of a, Wind -break ,itt
checking evaporation is Proportional
to its density. It may' save as much
'as 70 per cent, of the moisture ordin-
arily lost by evaporation, not only by
checking the mechanical force of the
-wind,„ but because stagnation of the
air in the lee permits the formation
of
it moreor less complete blanket of
Intraid 'air."
'in Canada the prairie farmer
realizes the value of shelter -belts of
„trees to break the force, and hence
the drying effect, of the winds which
sweep across the prairie, and over
two and one-half million trees are
annually distributed to the fern_lers
for this purpose by the- Dominion
Forest Nursery Station at Indian Hea&
density and height both influence
the seffec,tteeness of the wind -break
it should be made at least four rods
wide and trees making good height. -
growth should be chosen, Such as the
cottonwood or white willow, or, among
the conifers (or so-called - "ever-
greens"), the white sprite, Scotch
glue or tamarack. In theory, deep-
rooted, narrow -crowned species should
be 'chosen, but. it has been found that
the (draining effect of tree -roots on
th oil' i ne li ible and the injury
done close to the trees by sbarling
can be avoided by growing there shade,
eliduriag crops,: Such as 'corn or al-
falfe.
Three shelter -belts, four rods wide
(O e on the eXtreme WeStern side of
a quarteasection and the others. at'
equal distances apart) will amount to
only twelve acres, not mere than
sufficient to supply fire -wood, posts
and poles for the farm. But if, as
Sudge 'Whiting says, a strip of trees
fifty feet high will protect the ground
fifty rods to leeward, then three strips
of this height on, a quarter -section :of
laud would not only supply wood for
the farmer, but also protect his entire
acreage from soil -drift, and prevelit
the excessive evaporation of moisture
from his crops.
•
'CANADA HAS LOTS OF MONEY.
Government Has $98,500,000 Stored
Away in the Vaults.
A despatch from Ottawa says: A
book of gilded figures has made its
annual appearance as the "Public
Accounts" report-. The book- tells
how -many dollars there -were in the
Doliainion treasury at the close of
She fiscal year. It tells how many
dollars were made in the mint, how
nnich Finance Minister White bor-
rowed, and how much was Spent.
Among other interesting items in.
the book is the iseuee of Dominion
notes. The total issue for the yeat
was $39,'749,000, which is seven
millions less than taie year before.
A good deal of cleaning up W a B
done, over thirty-three millions be-
ing retire -d and de-stroyed, or more
than. twice 1LS much as the year pre-
vious.
The largest bill printed for gen-
eral cirenlation is $1,000. The de-
mand for them was much redu'oed,
two million dollars worth having
been issued in 1912 and only a. mil-
lion aoalars last year. The coin
factory had a busy year, sta,m,ping
King George on silver and bronze
to the value of about a, million and
a half dell:ars. Gold coin was made
to about thee same amount.
In spite of hard times there is a -
good deal of :money around Can-
ada, even.if not much of it is loose.
At the close of the year there were
billa.out to the value of over a hun-
dred and twelve million dollars.
In gold the ,Government had lock-
ed up ninety-eight and a half mil-
lions. It is of some interest to ob-
serve that Of this 93 millions are in
Canadian coin, and only a little
over four and it half million's in
British.
Though Canada kept American
gold, it serit back Anierican silver'
to the face value of six millions and
spent 43 thousand dollars to do it.
NEW WIRELESS STATIONS.
Through Chain From Port Arthur
to To r011to .
A deepatch from Ottawa says:
Thenxxw Government wireless sta-
tions at Toronto and Port Burwell
are now practieallY completed, and
will be ready for operation at the
beginning of the new year, They
will afford wireless oommeniceetions
for the railway ferries. plying all
winter tin Lake Ontario and Lake
Erie. This will give througit wire -
leas communioation from Port Ar-
thur to T,oronto, with the ,interyen-
ing stations at. Sault Ste, Marie,
Tobormory, Midland rind Sarnia,
coVering Lake Superior, Lake Hu-
ron, Georgian Bay and"Lake
Next spring the etation at :Kingston
will he Lipened, giving eonnection
Tight through to Montreal, and
eempleting the chain from the head
of the lakes to BelTe Isle.,
"I haven't o deeent thing to
wear,'' she complained.'
'Whet girl who pretends to
irx'failtion hoer he'ernelly
Grain Cattle and Cheese
Prices of These Products in the Leadinx
Markets are tilere Recorded
Breadstuff&
Toronto, Dec. 24.-gfoat,-,..0ntarlo
door, 90 per cant, 73.50 to S4.4 et' 00,-1'd-,
and at 13.60, illoronto.
Patents, ni Into haus, 50; do., sovond5i
74.80: strong halters ," ilk fate bras, 74,C2.
Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern, 5te,
Bay Ports, and Bo.. 2 at 91 to 91 1-40. IMy
ports.
Ontario vheat,--No, 2 -wheat, 84 to 830,
out9ale
Qata--No. 2 Ontario oats, 341.2 to Vs.
entelde, and rit 37 1-7 to Zee, on track, To.
rank' Weetsrn Canada old oats, 40 1.2
for No,: 2 and 39 1-4e for No. 3, Bay Ports.
P to 51.03, outoLde.
Barley -00°d malting barley, 65 to 56e,
outmide.
Corn --New No. 8, American, 74 to 741-2e,
all rail, Toronto,
itye--No. 2 at 65 to 66s, outeide.
Backwheate-70e, outside, with nous offer.
lug,
Bran -Manitoba bran, 721 to 821..50 it ton,
in bates, Toronto freight. Shorts, 522.00,
Token to.,
Country Produce.
Butte '---Choice dairy, 23 to 24e; interliu,
r___earnery prints, 30 to 31e; zu
e60.1Locrailt$ .; farmers' separator prints, 24 to
:t0.0Ezigc.s;!--.11b600:ii'claaotgazlep6tnii:Oinftot 37270-,11tIti°71,28:45:ttodoroa4.t. 2re6,Pte;
e,,,,6.....eepooepeaked, 72.20 to 72.25 per
large, and 15c for twine.
bOu,shleiee,17-;:jemwvi,e11$ezeste9, :11104. t 14 340 fot:
Bony_ -Extracted, tant3. 11 to 1:7doz
peert,
Ifbor, ir(-9-or.141,°*aYli;d2111.40116-t.o5378.t711f03.1.25eLnee,r
Poultry -Fowl, 10to 120 per lb; chickens,
14 to 130; ducks, 12 to 14e; geese, n to 3 4e4
turkeys, 18 to 210.
Potittoes-Ontarios, 80 to 85e per bag, an
traek, and Delawares at 930
Baled Hay and Straw.
Baled hay -No. 1 at 714.50 to 715
track here; No. 2 at $13 to 713.50,
ed at. 712 to 712.60,
Baled 'straw -Car lots, 78.50 to
track, Toronto.
it ton, on
and. mix.
$8,75, on
Bacon -Long 'clear, 16c per lb., in case
lots. Pork -Short cut, -728.50; do., mese,
$24 50. Hares -Medium to light, 19 1-2 to
hreaJr-
121°Lst;a1.11a
)2dea-ciflierces, 13 3-4 to 14c; tubs, 14 to
11-990T0t0; 201011, bia5.012oe, ts30 tio8e2A;
1-4e;14 paile, 14 1-4 to 14 1-20. '
Montreal Markets.
Montreal, Dec. 24. -Corn, American No.
2 yellow, 80 to 81c. Oats, Caua,dia,n West -
torn, No, 2, 411-3 te 430; do., No, 3, 40 12 to
/41c. Barley, Men. feed, 48 to 560; malting,
'64 10 Va. PR:dm/oat, No, 2, 66 to 1755,
lileur, Math Sirring vbeat patents, lirtite,
5540; du., sciaerils, 74.90; sl pen g barters',
rt,'.70: gm ter pittofltn, 01a:fie 7.75 to 759
straight rollers, 74,10 to 7440r trtttht
rollers. bags, 52 to 72.00, Rolled oats, 00'r-
70 a, 74.40 to 74,60;_rolled oats, 90 lbe., 72.10
;to 7212 1-2. Bran, 770 to 731, lilt -arts,
; to 823 14400linge $25 to 725 toiit1th, 527
N. 4 per ton, ear o
'io 715. Cheese, ithest westerns, 15 5-4 to
140; finest casterre, 05 tr) 731-30. But-
ter, choieest creamery. 28 14 to 290;
o”ds, 24 to 28 1-4e. Egirs, fresh 55 to 600;
, selected, 38c; No, 1 stock, 54o, o. 2 st,..c •
26e, Potatoes, per bag oar lote 75 to 850,
-
Winnipeg Crain.
1ir1miipeg. Deo. 24,-Csc1;:--Wheat--N0. 1
Northern, 82 00; No, 2, do , 79 3-4c; No. .5,
do ,
77: No. 1 reJeeted, seeds, 70 1.2e; No.
2, do., 74 1-2a; ero. 1 sinn'ty. 76 12,; No. 2,
do., 74 i -Sc; No. 1 red Winter, 82 1-30; No.
2, do„ 80e; No. 3, do., 700, Oats -No. 2
33 3-4e; No, 3. do., 32e; extra, No, 1
reed, 32 1-40;-740 1 feed. 310; No, Z do,.
BarleY-No, 3, 42 1-20; No. 4 40 1-2e; reject-
ed. 37 1-2c; feed, 370.
71.10; No. .2 0.w., sale.
United States Markets,
53.i n ea noli s, Dee. 24.--W he a t-Irecember,
84 3-30; May, 87 5-4c clash -No. 1 hard,
88 1-4c; No. 1 Northern, 84 3-4 to 87 1-2c;
No. 2, do„ 85 5.4 to Bo 1-30; No. 3 wheat,
81 3-4 to 95 1-20. Conti -No. 5 yellow, 60 3-4
to 61 1.-4c, Cate -No, 3 white 37 to 37 1-4e
Flour and. bren--tinclis,,(ged, •
Dt1 I o.th. Dee. 24,---Wheat---Nc. 1 hard,
87 1-60; No, 1 Northern, 069-8e; No. 2.
84 1-8 to 84 5-8c; Montena No. hard.
807-60; December, 84 1-8e; MeT, 883-8 50
88 1-40. Lins-ee4---71,45; Decerriber, 71.42 3-4:
May, $1.48.
Live Stock Markets..
Toronto, Dee, 24 --Cattle-Choice
chins, 76 to $8.75; good meohttuts t6.59 to
cOrumen, 75 to 8360; cows, 4,50 to
Common cows, 73.50 to 74; brtehtrs-
bulle, 73,75 to 77 25; canners and cutters,
$3.50 to 74. Calves -Good veal, 78,75 to 711;
comnion, 74.75 to 75,10. Stookers and feet -
ere -Steers, 910 to 1,050 1be 76 to 76,75;
good sualitv, 000 lbs., 74.50:to 75.25; light.
75.50 to 75,50. Sheep and lambs -Light
ewes, 75.50 76; heavy, $3 to 7350; bucks,
010 50;?Prthra5 1.5i 10 0 but
it 7 pllie teC or a1
the
buck lambs. Doge -78.75 to 5815, fed
watered, and 78.95 to 79.10 elf cars, 78.25
to 3940 f.o.b.
Montreal, .Dee. 24.-A c.arload of prime
beeves was sold at, 30 a pound. klediurn
animals .soid at 6 to 7 3-4e; common, 4 to
5 3-4o; la.rge bulls, 5 1-2 to 6 I-20; and can-
ners, 3 to 3 1-20; milch cows, 740 to 780
each; calves, 4 to 8a; sheen, 5 to 60; lambs,
8 t° 0 1-80- Hogs about 5 1-20.
ONTARIO'S NEW SETI _LER S. The World
63,,000 Caine to Province this Year -
Most Were British -Subjeets.
1913.
January 1,111
February ... ..; • 1,603
March 5,604.
April ... . . 11,175
Ma.y ..............11,314
June 10,189
July . . 7,628
August 4,859
September 3,449
October ..„ 2,812
November 1,827
Decem.. (estim.)1,000
1912.
611
4673 2000 0091 6367
7,506
4,470
3,691
3,186
3,538
2,509
1,536
62,571 45,299
These figures show bhe number
that settled in Ontario during this
year. According to Mr. Robert
Birmingham of Toronto, Govern-
ment Immigration Agent, there has
been an inci.ease of 20,000 over last
year. It is also shoWn that about
75 per cent. of the settleri, were
British subjects, while the, others
eatile from other European coun-
tries. The newcomers were all of
the best class, and well provided
with money, having from to
2500 in drafts. The only ones who
appeared ehort of cash Were those
from the East London di.striets.
Mr.,Birmingliam stated that -the
number of families coming to the
province was exceptionally large.
They usually settled upon farms,
and all confidently expected secur-
ing farms of their own within the
next few years. The fact that all
succeeded in making a good living
was shown by the fact that, during
the year the Government did not
have to pay out $50 to assist, any of
the immigrants.
CONDrCTOR LOSES HAND.
Grasped Side Bar, - Which -Palled
Oat -Hand gun Over.
A deSpateh from Belleville says ;
I1fr. Mason Smith, a G.T.R, freight
condi:Leto': of this city, had the Mis-
fortune to lose hiti left hand' at the
wrist by an accident at Napanee nn
•
Thursday morning,. He attempted
to board a moving car by seizing
the side hol,. palled on( of
the wood and his hand fell on the
teack. ; before ,he teruld move the
wheel had run over it. He was
given treatment at, Napenee .• and
later brought to Belleville Hospi-
tal. The hand had to be
tated,
TWO vE S' IM 1'141 80 N ENT,
0 to we, Hackman 1'o1 eneaxi for
Vtfil e. 8111.V ey.fr
A despateb/from Ottawa says;
xd,poletirt-Proulx, a local haeloman,
has the doubt,fiti distinction of be-
ing the firet Victim of the white
elave eet in this eity. On Thursday
the T)ernity Magiettrato eentenced
Proulx to two 'eons lixprison on
inforinatielh ppliad bi) Inspector
McLaughlin, Chief of the Morality
In Rewiev
new Line to Shorten Atlantic Passage.
The project for shortening -the Atlantic
sea passage by the inauguration of a
steamehip eervice between the 'west 00
Ireland and Ralifa,x, Nova, Scotia, and
Boston is at, last approaohing the regioin
of realization.,
A contract was signed in L-ondon.
November 26 giving power for the draw-
ing of plans for the construction of a'
.
harbor at Inacksod Bay and the Inak-ing
st, tailway-conneeting that pain with:
the three principal railways of Ireland.
This is the scheme known ars the All
Red Route which was advocated In the
Brititai Parliament and out of it by Dr.
Robert Ambnoee, formerly Member ifor
West Mayo, and the necessary capital has
now been provided.
The designs 'will be carried out by
Henry CI. Long, of Boston, it well known
architect in harbor construction, and the
neoesearr steamships, roiling stook and
permanent way material taco already
been bespoken from firrae.
The railway connunnietttion with Black -
sod ivUl be made from Colloon es-. in Sago
where the Midland Great Western of Ire-
land. the Great Northern, and Great
Southern and We,stern systems converge.
A weekly service of fast steamers is
contemplated, which -pill carry mails and
Paesengers to :Halifax in three days and.
a half, and the voyage win be carried' on
to Boston as the port of debarkation du
outward cargo.
It is expected that the new route will
divert to England much traffic- that now
goes from Americit to the Continent .1).3:
reason of siipertor speed and shortneeS.
wonders of the Wireless.
The development of wireless telegraphy
is accomplishing things whicli a few
years ago were regarded as beyond tbe
realm of possibility. When lliarconi gave
his great discovery to the world the weat,*-- •
dere of Its future' development were
dreaaned of, We are beginning to realisre,
them. Ocean, traVel has been made' ccau.'
par atively safe for vessels, 'messages are
flashed thousands of miles between sta.
tions, instant communication is Madill
from point to point through Vinat wtretche4
of primeval forest in wildernessee, and
by this wonderful agent the world will
soon get information of the nlienomera
of storme and other natural. dlettirbances
of enormous value to mankind. 1.0 Is pre-
dicted that with the cheapening of the
wireless system the newspapers of ta1.8
world will have their own wireless plants
and be in ootannunica,tion with all parte
of the world, while husirress houses Will
have the same Convenience. The winters
will also transmit the huniati voice -100
iromense distances. and It is not
diblo that it speech, or 'concert le London
may be listened to in any Canadian e,ity.
Modern Unrest,
This 19 ar, ago 06 sotial ;nrest, ard
none of the leading industrial evnatried
has been imurarto from diseontent among
its 'workers. Canada. .perlians, line to fax
been less disturbed thsa her sister state:,
ef Australia, New Zealand and South Af-
rica, hut the Dconinico must sooner or
later be confronted -with the 1507310 pro-
blems in the same urgent Way. Lidesd,
those countries have been wise that havo
been preparing their rolitical condliten 4
to meet the demand for wide end :reel
soein I reforms. That wee neceseery for
nntb g else than e'0190 a evolcivil revolt,
tion. and even that, Wiese of the 015 rind
avorld-wide conflict i9 not over. But )10 13
blind, indeed. who frith, to recognize that
a ravireavyat undin• way 'which cafl only
tmil in a reconstitution of the nelo or.
der and,of tho moral standards of life.
A Conti Suggestion.
it le said that a patient entering an
FIT Priiedl rl Ivrin rr pit at for an 60/.9-
li01 ran st eel) aim"( tO an a' -to -'ay th vax4t.
of 1+ 44 &sib. It is snagestod by lee'rlret
of15 moveineot to raise the 913 uti aril of
American tirgre'r that n. rule bp
fidontell in A -me -ricer hosuliale, doctor
would know tnat i" he made a blunder it
would bo (=bowl( pp beit tr,1
vi,4t, :11,11 tiler() w"oldn't ho so marry bipo,
rims. It le( sn eh) caving that the ntis.
taker; .0e nu, rrro geen, 59 they
pc+ urdrygr Pauli The Pa 1`61)P ldea, Is
that the hospital autopsy makes better
doetons.
LW t'31tis73(903,
T10 ,x»tie :owns A ad OttiO9 hare pe(e.
stI throw:11 throco of en olset:on. gird
heve settee' ter a Veer it I40at, 'who is
to9,676 t 5 am. P rob a 51 153 mos t t Presto
lug election -or :A R 10 Tod nbrid lptikl
0710.1d city bas orlon fed pittn of bowie&
tOe 001111'0 3010 0"O to, tentrel
tile ciVic aderinIstration tering 1914. This
0191 0)011t31
;Ind 8 A, to)inue ooporture, tretlibr dt4 lie.
ing tltx first city ip sho we.(o, and tele gto.
ond in (len 41111 93) adoet the neer SySt.em,
St, eirlitt's has the same ov'tere
(111(1 to tr tr.iriliod the eeviees 9 int is -
ti y 0. 'refer ted inn and rsei11. I)'1107' e it
94 111 4509 (50 ollternite ;We, inuova,
tion with it gOorl aeLo infor014.
A enlel bath is enorvable ererte .
'day throughout the winter il
k
t I t
plat reeety o to aver a