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Toronto, Ap, 29, -Manitoba Wheat
--No. 1 Northern, $2,2414; No. 2
Northern, $2.211/2; No. 3 Northern,
$2.1712 ; No, 4 wheat, $2,111/ , in store
Fort"William.
Manitoba oats -No. 2 .C.W., ?5?/ac;
No, 3 C.,W., 72%c; No, 1 feed, 707kc;
No, 2 feed, 67T e, in store Fort Wil-
liam,
Manitoba barley -No. 3 C.W„
$1.06%c No. 4 C.W., $1.011/,uc; rejec-
ted, 94%c; feed, 94%c; in store Fort
William.
American corn -No 3 yellow, $1.85;
No. 4 yellow, $9..82, nominal, track
Toronto. prompt shipment.
Ontario oats --No. 2 white, '73 to
75c; No. 3 white, 71 to 73c, according
to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 1 Winter, par
car lot. $2.14 to $2.20; No. 2 do, $2.11
to R.19; No. 3 do, $2.07 to $2.15 f.o.b.
shiui:ing points, according to freights.
Ontario wheat -No. 1 ',Spring, $2,0-
to `•,2.17; No. 2 do, $2.06 to 82.14; No.
3 do $2,02 to 42.10 f,o.b shipping
paints, .+rc.,rding to freights.
Peas--• No, 2, $2.00, nominal, ac -
towline: to flelehte out';' e
Dr' ,c': lilting, 97c to $L02,
nominee
Bucks heat -•No 2, $1.10, nominal, !
Rio. -No. $1.0O3
Manitoba flour-- Cliirernn,ent Stan-
dare; e10,77 * o ell. Toronto.
Ontario ;Len. ', vernment stand-
ard s>i!.c;:, to >a;;., in ua:;; Toronto;
an:I 'Montreal, ee 'Inez, shipment in
jute bags:.
Miilfeed Car lete, delivered Mon-;
treel freight nee: i .e'u 1; r1. Ban,
$42 to $--i 1-( 4. i:;'i. .a'i•t ., :+20 to $45
per t.on, good feed si;:)r, 82.05 to $2.75
per bag.
Hay -No. 1, ;'las tc, $ 8 per ton;:
mixed, $20 v., ne.4 rice ten, track To
-
Tonto.
Straw -Car late, t1 $11 per ton, •
Country Predt)eo-Wholeeele. 1
Butter. --Dairy, tells end rolls, 331
to 40e; pt int , •3i1 to 42e. Creamery,
frehh ni.tde prints, 63 to 64c.
Egg.a---New laid, 42 to 43c.
Dressed poultry Chicken, 30 to:
34e roosters, 25e; ;owl, 80 to 33c;
dueklinee32e; turkeys, 45e; squabs, i
do.:., , .00.
Live poultry-- Roister,. 22e; fowl,
28 to 83:e; clucicli:itee, lb., 35e; turkeys,
35e; chiakeus, '7t.
Wholesalers are selling to the re -
tel trade et the following prices:
Cheese- i ew, large. 28 to 2814,e;
twins, 28% to 29e; triplets, 29 to
29%c; Stilton, 29te to 30e; old, large,
291se to 30c• twin, 30 to 301,ec,
Butter :Fresh dairy, choice, 50 to
52c; creamery, solids, 63 to 64c;
prints, 65 to 07e.
Margarine. ---34% to 35c,
Eggs -New laid, 47 to 48c; new
laid in cartons, 49 to 50c.
Dressed poultry --Chickens, 40 to
42e; roosters, 28 to 30c; fowl, 37 to
380;; turkeys, 45 to 50c; ducklings, ib.,
35 to 38e; squabs, cloz., $7.00; geese,
28 to 30c.
Potatoes-Ontarios, f.o.b. track To -i
ronto, car lots, $1.40; on track out-
side, $1.25 to $1.30.
Beans -Canadian, hand-pick., bus.,
$4.25 to $4.50; primes," $3 to $3.25;
imported hand picked, Burma or In-
dian, $3.50; Limas, 13c.
Honey -Extracted clovers 5 -ib. tin,
25 to 26c lb.; 10-1b. tins, 2414. to 25c;
60-11). tins, 24 to 25c. Buckwheat,
60 -Ib. tins, 19 to 20c. Comb: 16 -oz.,
$4.50 to $5 doz.; 10 -oz., $3.50 to $4
doz.
Maple products -Syrup, per imper-
ial gallon, $2.45 to 82,50; per 5 im-
perial gallons, $2.35 to $2.40; sugar,
Ib., 27e.
Provisions -Wholesale.
Smoked' meats -Hams, medium, 37
to 39c; do, heavy, 83 to 34c; cooked,
52 to 54c; rolls, 32 to 33c; breakfast
bacon, 43 to 47c; backs, plain, 46 to
47c; boneless, 52 to 55c.
Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 29
to 30c; clear bellies, 28 to 29c.
Lard -Pure tierces, 301,2 to 31c;
tubs, 31 to 311/2c; pails, 311/4 to 31%•'
prints, 32 to 321/20. Compound tierces,
25% to 25%c; tubs, 254 to 26144c;
pails, 26 to 261h.c; prints, 2714 to
27ya,c.
Montreal, April 29. -Quotations:-
Oats, extra No. 1 feed, 841/2c. Flour,
Man. Spring, new standard grade, $11
to • $11.10. Rolled oats, bag 90 lbs.,
$3.75 to $4. Bran. $44 to $45.50.
Shorts, $45 to $45.50. Hay, no. 2, per
ton, car lots, $29. Cheese -Finest
easterns, 24 to 25c. • Butter -Choice
creamery, 63 to 04c. Eggs -Fresh, 48
to 49c. Potatoes -Per bag, car lots,'
$1.90 to $2.25. Dressed hogs -Abat-
toir killed, $30.50 to $81. Lard -Pure,
wood pails, 20 lbs. net, :312c.
Live Stock Markets,
Toronto, April 29. -Good heavy
steers, $14.25 to $15.50; choice but-
cher steers, $13.50 to $14; butchers'
cattle, choice, $13.25 to $14; do, good,
$12.50 to $12.75; do, medium, $11.59
to $12; do, common, $9.75 to $10.25;
bulls, choice, $11.25 to $12; do, med-
ium, $9.25 to $10; do, common, $7.50
to $8.25; stockers, $8.75 to $11.50;
feeders, $11,50 to $13.50; canners and
cutters, $5.50 to $7; milkers, good to
choice, $90 to $150; do, corn. and med.,
$65 to $75; springers, $90 to $150;
light ewes, $13 to $15; yearlings, $12
to $14; choice lambs, 818 to $19
spring lambs, $12 to $15; calves, good
to chola, $15 to $16; hogs, fed and
watered, $22.25; do. weighed off cars,
$22.50; do, f.o.b., $21.50.
THUMB LORE.
The More Drain You Have the Longer
Will Be Your Thumb.
Your thumb is a very interesting
subject to all medical students of
nerve troubles. There aro points which
could be given by the hundred to
prove the importance of this member;
but the most extraordinary is that
Which Is termed in medical work as the
"thumb centre" of the brand.
It is a well-known fact amongst
nerve speeialists that by an examina-
tion of the thumb they can tell if the
patient is affected, or likely to be af-
fected, by paralysis ter not, as the
thumb will indicate this a long time
before there is any trace of the disease
in any other part of the system. If
there i' any trace, or such affection is
indicated, an operation is at once per-
formed on the thumb centre of the
brain, and if the operation is success-
ful --which is proved by an examina-
tion of the thumb -then the patient is
saved.
Another very Interesting point is
the old theory of midwives -which is
easily r'.cen to contain a great deal of
truth. They held that if an infant was
inclined to keep the thumb inside the
lingers for some days after birth, it
foreshadowed shape great physical de-
licacy,
If, seven days after birth, the thumb
was still covered, then there was good
reason to suspect that the 01111(1 was
mentally delieate.
When visiting the asylums of the
country, you cannot fall to notice that
all congenital idiots have very poor,
weals thumb;; in fact, some are so
weak as not to be properly developed,
even in shape.
These facts are remarkable, taken
In conjunction with Sir Charles Bell's
discovery that in the hand of the chim-
panzee -which is the nearest ap-
proach to the human -the thumb.
though well formed in every way, if
measured, does not reach the base of
the first finger. The deduction is,
therefore, that the higher and better -
proportioned the thumb, the more the
intellectual faculties rule, or vice ver-
sa.
We find in the war history of the
Children of Israel instances 01 their
cutting off the thumbs of their ene-
mies. It is a well-known fact that in
many Oriental nations, if the prisoner,
when brought before his captors,
covers his thumb with his lingers, he
is, in tltunb and eloquent fashion, giv-
ng up his will and independence, and
begging for mercy. Gipsies, in. their
judgment of character, make the
thumb the foundlttion for all their re-
marks.
May 1 the Earliest Date
Germans Can Reach Versailles
A despatch from Paris says: -The
German Government has officially ad-
vised the allied and associated Gov-
ernments that the German plenipo-
tentiaries would not leave Berlin be-
fore April 28, and that they would
reach Versailles May 1, at the
earliest.
Seven newspapermen will accom-
pany the plenipotentiaries, the des-
patch added.
CANADA STEAMSHIPS START
ATLANTIC SERVICE MAY 24
A despatch from Montreal says: -
Canada Steamship Lines, Limited,
announce to -day that arrangements
have been completed for the inaug-
uration of their new Atlantic service
and that freight steamer "Bilbster,"
8,500 tons, will sail from Montreal on
May 24 for French ports.
After this first sailing it is intend-
ed that a regular ten-day service
shall be established. •
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The Real Heroes.
"The real heroes of this war;' said
a recently returned officer, "are the
nursing sisters. Nothing too much
can be said about their courage, their
untiring; patience, and their ability.
What the men had to endure in the
front line trenches was child's play
to the work of the nurses after an en-
gagement, when the ,badly shattered
men were brought in and left to their
kindness, which never failed. Their
only reward in many; cases being the
intense worshipful love of the men."
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Hear Ye' Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
This is a summons in which every
pian, woulan and child ie. thin commu-
nity should be interested. It is a Call
for Co -operation -an appeal to our
community Spirit ---a plea for us "to
get together." Each week we will
show in cartoon and tell in story the
needs of our community --what is hold-
ing it back ---the things we must over-
come to progress and how this can be
a0conipllished by co-operation
We will "Knock the Knocker" and
"Boost the Booster." We may hit
some of you pretty hard -the truth al-
ways hurts -but it's our mast powerful
ally for advancement. If you are in.
terested in the progress and future of
our home town you can help by read-
ing these editorials each week -and
co-operating with us in making this a
bigger--better-happier--more pros-
perous community.
INGENUITY OF AN EXPLORER.
A Four Thousand Mile Tramp Through
the Wilds of Africa.
In order to obtain an accurate des-
cription of the route taken through an
unbroken country, there is required
an amount of hard and incessant la-
bor, of which few 0f us have any con-
ception.
For example, William Junker, a Rus.
elan by birth and an explorer,. spent
five years in endeavoring to trace the
course of the River Welle, which lies
between the headwaters of the Nile
and the Congo, in Africa, with e., -View
to determining the position of the
watershed between the two rivers.
When he was actually on the march,
Doctor Dunker wore a coat designed
by himself, having. numerous large
pockets especially arranged for the
handy use of his watch, compass, ane-
roid, thermometer and notebooks.
From one of the buttons of his coat
there hung three pencils -one, red,.
for marking his route; another, blue, 1
for noting the rivers and streams;
the third, black, for recording the time
of starting and halting, together with
all the more notable incidents of the
day's march.
In a little notebook, ruled for the
purpose, the exact time of starting was
put down, and, thereafter, at the end
of every five minutes, the direction in
which he was proceeding was deter i
mined by a glance at the compass and
carefully noted, while: occasionally the
readings of the aneroid and the ther-
mometer were taken.
A brook crosses the path. With the
blue pencil it is instantly designated,
as well as the direction of its current
and its estimated breadth and depth.
Every change in the character of the solved.
country is entered, as front woods
to grass lands, or from desert to fer
soil. The prominent objects met
on the way, with their apparent height
and distance, are all Indicated. So
also, are, the names or the tribes and
any local information that may have
been obtained.
The time and duration of every halt
is carefully kept, as it is necessary to
know the actual distance gone, Doc-
tor Junker's average rate was a little
more than three miles an hour.
When the night camp was reached,
the first duty of the explorer, after
supper, was to copy all the notes made
during the day into a large book -one
page, generally, though sometimes
two, being used to rcord a day's
march. If the night were clear, the
traveller's work would encl with an ob-
servation for determining the posi-
tion of the camp. This done, he felt
that he had earned his right to rest.
BIG LUMBER DEAL IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Operation of New B. C. Company
To Be Conducted on World -
Wide Scale.
A . despatch from 'Vietorie, B.O.,
says: -What is undoubtedly the most
gigantic lumber enterprise ever con-
ceived, and a. scheme that is fraught
with tremendous possibilities in the
development of the British Columbia
lumber industry, is about to . be
launched by a syndicate headed by
Percy Furber, president of the Mexi
can Oil Field Co. of New York, and
John Arbuthnot, financier, well known
in this city. Tads syndicate will be
known as the Furber Lumber Com-
pany, and the operations of the syndi-
cafe will be condt'r' ed on a colossal
and world-wide scale.
Orders have already been placed
with the syndicate by British inter-
ests to deliver 30,000,000 feet of
lumber, which; in the event of a sat-
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isfactory agreement being reached on
purchase price with the sawmills and
lumber manufacturers, will he sup-
plied by British Columbia mills.
Great Boners to he Paid
The Body of Edith Cavell
A despatch from London :says: -
The body of Edith Cavell, the English
nurse w'ho was cemented by the Ger-
mans in 1915 at Brussels, will be
brought to England from Belgium on
May 15 and taken to Westminzter
Abbey, where eerrnonier, will be held.
The body will hs brought to Dover
on a war..;hip and will be transported
on a gun carriage with military
escort to Victoria Station and thence
to Wer tmonnter Abbey. Internment
will be at Norwich, the home town of
the Cavells,
$343,836,£01 COST OF
LAST YEAR OF WAR
A despatch from Ottawa says: -A
blue book tabled in Parliament gives
details of expenditures under the
War Appropriations Act during the
fiscal year 1918, the last full twelve
months' period of the war. Total
expenditure for the year was $343,-
836,801. The expenditure . in Canada
by the Militia Department was $201,-
288,628, while overseas exnenditures
amounted to $115,381,243. Naval de-
fence cost 89,666,229 during the
twelve months' period, while the In-
valided Soldiers' Commission requir-
ed $11,398,654. The remainder of the
total was spent by the various other
Government departments.
WONDERFUL WORK OF
ROYAL AIR FORCE
A despatch from London says: -
The Air Ministry has published an.
astonishing record of the work of
the air force during the war. It
states that before the war the air
forces consisted of 272 machines, 197
officers and 1.647 men, while in Oe-
'tribe?,
e-
ituber, 1918. there were 22,171 ma-
d IS THE EARTH ROUND? i chines, 270906 officers and 263,842
r men.
I From July, 1916. to the armistice
When This Question Came Up in an the air force on the western front
English Law Court. brought down 7,054 enemy aircraft,
It will scarcely be believed that the dropped 6,043 tons of bombs and fired
question of the shape of the earth -over ten and a half million rounds atNG
ground targets.
could ever have disturbed the peace- i -••a._
ful atmosphere of the Law Courts, 500.000 COO NATIVES
says a London newspaper. Yet in HAVE DIED FROM INFLUENZA
aa7 uaaau.ct JUI..
tor Junker travelled on foot four thou-
sand miles through a wild country, a
arge part of which, of course, had
clever before been visited by a white
roan, and the information thus de-
rived was of great service to geogra-
phers.
One of the mysteries that has puz-
zled bellinakers for years was how
the 'great bell in the bell tower at
Peking was ever hung. It was cast
n 1415 •anti weighs fifty-three and a
half tons. It measures fifteen feet
in height, is nine inches thick and
has a circumference of thirty-four
feet at the rim. To hang lit nowadays
would require the Trost up-to-date
mechanical apparatus and lion, it:
1879 the question, indirectly, indeed,
did come before three learned judges, ' A despatch from Brussels says:-
did
the case excited a good. deal 01 o f the loss 0f life among elle ays: nI
interest and amusement, The civ- of Beaman e am as a result ee
eunhstanoes were as follows: despatches or here. Some eti-
The Plaintiff; one Hampden, enter- mates place the number of d. aths at
tanned the opinion that the world was 500,000.
not round, and issued an advertise. -----e,_--,...
ment in a paper called "Scientific , Hymn -Writers' Lease of Life.
Opinion, challenging philosophers, The death of the Rev. William
divines. and scientific professors to Henry Bliss, the well-known hymn
prove the contrary from Scripture, writer. at the age of 85, is a reminder
reason, or fact. lie deposited £500 of the fact which has often been
in a bank, to be forfeited to anyone mooted, namely, that hymn writers ,
who could prove to the Satisfaction of seam to live to a riper age than auth-
any intelligent referee that there was ors engaged in other departments of
such a thing as a convex railway, literature.
Alfred Russell Wallace, who proved .
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canal, or lake. Fanny Crosby reached • the age of
The challenge was taken up by no 95; Mrs. Alexander, who wrote "There
less a person than the late Professor is a green hill," was 77; Charlotte El-
liott, the author of 'Just as I am.'
he satisfaction o
f the referee the d MTS. Cousins famous for "The'
Level Canal between Witney Bridge s9
S.. The writer of "Our blest Redeem-
, and Welsh's Dam (six miles) to the er," Harriet Auber, died in her 90th
extent of five feet more or less, and
the £ 500 was paid over to him. I year.
But he did not keep it, The plain Contrast these with Tha2keray. who
died when not more than 5' , Dickens
tiff apparently began to see that he
i ! was only.58, Scott 62, and Keats 2E.
l g of hunself, and I
j brought an action, and recovered back Pleasant 'ContrHat.
I his deposit, on the ground that the
: whole affair was a wager, and there- "Mike."
for illegal! "Phwat?"
. an influenza epidemic is reported in
curvature to and fro of the Bedford sands of time are sinking," were both
was makin a foal•
was hung ' hundreds of years ago is
a mystery which. has never been
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The wheat crop of South Africa
"I was just thinkin'. After we get
out of the trenches an' back home
is now worth • about $20,000,000 a again how nice an' peaceful that old
year. boiler factory will sound to us." '
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