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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1908-03-12, Page 3FINANCES FOR PAST YEAR THE WORLD'S MARKETS Receipts and Expenditures of the Province of Ontario. Total receipts .... ....$9,3211,119.19 lulu! expenditures .. •. 7,714,245.61 Surplus .... .... ....$ 608.17.3.58 In plain figures, Biel is the financial &tale►nent of the province of Ontario for the year 1907. For details. there is a volume of some 800 printed pages. prepared un- der the atispb_es •,f 11•nt. A. J. :\lathe Soon, Treasurer, end through it lie who 1,/ would may plough. During the year the entire turnover was $11,817,08.81, which Included a balance of $3,310,636.7o un hand at the end of 1906. Of this, $2,429,329.15 was advanced to the T. & N. O., which left a balance on the proceeds of the bond issue of $1,56!,881.61. The surplus for 1106 was $-429.299.32, and for 1907 the suns of $620,159.63. RIGGFtil' IIEVENUE. The two big sources of revenue wero the mines ani the subsidy. From *elands, forests and mines the province gat $3,063.49t, and from the subsidy t> 1.7&1,029.68. The receipts were the largest in the history of the province, being $1,180,- 940.81) more than the year previous and 82.301213 more than 1905. This ti. accounted for by several circum- shnces. The subsidy increased by 8394,712. being ono half -yearly instal- ment granted by the Dominion Govern- ment. Then the income from lands, forosts and mines increased 8815,291, Including $1.085.000 received from the sale of Cobalt Lake. Advances of $7,- 919 from liquor licenses. $50.000 from Incorporation of companies, may also be noted. \VIIERE MONEY \VENT. As to µhero fho ironer went to, the following explains: Civil Government .... ....$ 502,883.20 I.egistation .... .... .... .. 223,327,80 Justice .... .... 579 598.16 Education .... .... „ 1,359,105.81 Public Institutions .... 990,379.18 Central Prison . „ 65,483.69 Colonization and Immigra- tion 52.024.45 'Agriculture .... .. 480,317.81 Hospitals and Charities .. 338,011.70 Parliament Buildings .. 95.338.40 Locks, Dams, etc. .... .. 16,811.06 Colonization Roads .... 316 906.39 Crown Lands .... .... 511,827.61 Surveys, Inspections .. 1.013.59 Refunds .... .... 40.254.35 Mi.oellaneous .... .... 196,815.12 $5,800,126.55 The remaining 81,867.269.06 is trade up u( payments M the asylums. $310.- 000 in interest, $120,000 In railway ai.l li certificate's, SW.162 under special stat- ute, and ma;l6-sn►ail amounts. SPECIAL. Of the special expenditures during the year, the fol:owing were the mast lntereeting: Refund to Montreal Icier Pul ► Co.,$20,(00; purchase ac 1 of ht 1 Iodine, 810,000; members of Legisla- ture visiting mining districts, 31,585; Prince Fushimi, $1.265; funeral Into Hon. J. W. SI. John. $2,451.35; Eng- lish JournrILsts, 81.50!1: mining engi- neers, 36,305; new roads In raining districts. 331.023. leDuring the year 317,975.19 was ex- pend,,1 in enforcing the Liquor License Act. which litcludoe the salnries cf special officers. The Trip of the Brit- ish artillerymen In Cobalt cost 5215.5e. The travellhng expenses of Mr. A. H. 11 relei hetun, Deputy \sinister of Elu- cnl 'o the ('ongrese on School Ily- g:en•- .n Conlon, Eng., were 8526.31. (:OS'r OF iIYDno. The expenses and snlnriee in cnnnee• tion with the Ifydro-Eketrie rower t Inmis%.on weevil/el to $10.521.21, of whie•h the salnrie; cline to 814.118.42. Iles year i1.• '\p'n.hture was S2o,600, ThA Peel it e:; Cnmmtesinn coil 87,- 292. In the • 0 •...ens T. W. Crothers, one of the ie non ',•loners, is put down as re; eying 31e' on account of ser- vice.. ,. i'i!,• the . .'r two )mn,ts,'on- era i.• 1 .ei ,rich. 1fr. Crashers f refused to accept payment over his expenses. SCI100i. ROOKS (:IIEAP. Of course, those who pay know all about the reduction in tho price of solrool b .oks. But, in reply to u ques- tion, lion. Dr. Pyne put on record the fact that all the Public school books rind English, French and German texts to Iligh schools had been reduce) fi•nn 50 to 66 per vent. As to Separate school books, which aro issued under different agreements, no changes or reductions have been made. 11 was al..eo expected, added Ur. Pyne, That the prices of all text books would be reduced, and as soon as pos- sible. 11%1SE THE AGE LIMIT. ;Hake Youths Under 20 Keep .sway From Pool Rooms. A despatch from Toronto says: Legis- lation to raise the age ut which youths aro permitted to frequent pool rooms was asked by representatives of the municipality of Orillia, who palled on the Attorney -General on Wednesday. There µ•os an agitation to reduce the license fee payable by those establish- ments and in view of the feeling against allowing boys to spend their time in them, the municipality suggests that youths under 20 be forbidden to visit them. The minimum age at present is 18 years. - DTN %MITE. EXPLOSION. One Man Killed and five Injure'1 on the Transcontinental Railweet A despatch from ICenora says: A dy- namite accident. in wh'.e h one man was killed and live others injured, occurred at Pnrsnn's camp, No, 8. Transcontin- ental Railway, recently. 11. Release was killed and W. Muse, foreman, was seriously injured. Tho men were en- gaged in lending n 30 -font hole, which had Leen sprung on the Saturday pre- vi')asly. A lnrgo number of sticks of dynamite hod been put in, when the foreman was called to another part of the work. Upon his return to where the dynamite was put in, while tamping this to place, the explosion took place. ---•1• -- PRiV \37i Iliait TO FORTUNE. S',f.lier at London iterraeks Inherits SI/5.4100 by Death of Father. \ despatch from London, Ont., says: Thomas Kirby, a private al Wolseley Rnrra••ks. was notified on Wednesday that he hod fallen heir ton fortune of 8145,00Y► lett hint by his father, a weal- thy stationer, of \\'arswick, England, µ•ho diel recently. The information carne ribaut in a t'eculIar way through an employe of the rank of Montreal noticing an r d,erlicen 1 in an' I•.- g n lish paper requeeting Infermntion res k• the 10 0.11.4)11 at'on of the missing heir. Ilo imparted the information to one of the ofllcers, who, in turn. institute.' an in- quiry that raveale.l that Kirby way the party referred to. \\71.f. \I %kr 771111•:1: 1,1119. Prince of \Bale. Opposes 111r (:reel Dear. ing Rein. A despatch from Lend on says: At Ila+ annual meeting of the Anti -Dearing item .\seocialan nn \1',vinesdny a meeker said the movement had the hearty support of the Prince of Wales, who had promised the sired r suppres- sion of the cruel bearing -rein pracUr' when he came 1.) the throne, 111' quoted the i'rinre s den un"Mtinn of the prac- tice, published in n hr)k by Gen. I3a1en- Powell. spying: "When 1 and King i will make three laws. Xo one shall cut puppies' Mils, there will be no more gin in the country. and nobody shall uu use tearini.reins, because They hurt the horses." PRODUCT OF THE MINES The Output of Ontario Was Large During Last Year. The t •tat 1e.•% of the produrls of Anhwei min••.1 in 19117 was $71,313.30: ail advance over 1906 of $1.951,919. The greateet intranee is again to be found •'n the output of silv.'r. which totalled 9,Ra16."'1 ••un.'es veined at *5.947.''01, the leer.' .se being equivalent to $2.215.572. Of the metallic products nickel •.irniv vett in point of vntlie, its 10,965 tuns Ming valued at $1.271,616. Gold only Mrren.seel M the extent .et Sent, the out- put being worth ti' .999. The output of eohslI. 711 tens. Ls values• at *92.751. The iimdetetk n of eopper Mermen! by Sit.. (.1R. Ih.' 7.973 Inns ruined being valued a: $101:•.511. Of iron ere 20018.5 tone ware mined worth 5171.126. whew the reveling of pis iron. to the making of whtetl a largo quintlty of Imported ore wee uiedt. rrrchekt $1.716.857 In µslue. an In: rens.' over the pr'viou.i year of `1(. 61n The non-met/One prem. -t% ware Areenie, 3.3.)1. tons. worth 81. (.10. common brie's, $1.910.000. a deTei <e of $117..11; drain tiles. 8214.1191. d.•. crease 81.500; pressed brick;. $119.117, increase $161,6e2; paving hriok, *13.- 270. Increase 325170; bulldin,; anti crushed stone, $G171.J$10, increa'.' alen0i1; calcium carbide $173.763. incense 810.. 993; Portland eem•'nl, $2.0I0.rerl. M- erease 1239,691; natural reek een nl, e5,i)97..!eerea., $9n3; enrun'luru, 3212.- 60, decrease ttle.4411; feldat.nr, 830,375, decreae.' 113.171: graphite, $30.000. In- crease s1.(»): grypeunr, tln.77G, !ncron :o $1.171: iron pvrite%. 851.8.17. increase $11.751: erne, $412.ti>,), d•eereoso $51.785; mica. 1e te.?:9. increa=e $13.,t't.t: nature( got, $7',1.167. 'n•'reeo' 4?21.7221: pel- ro.kimn, 81.049!'.31. in. role' 81'-5.,)83: fere. 451.9,15, tkerea.e 511.015. (marry, 8121.114. inermee $58.3'.1; salt, It:176.621, ie. -r.'& -%e 114.411: %ewer pipe. t1ee. 5e4, Irn- er. Ace' al12.96 , tile. 55.010 inerra.e $1.9.0. Ti... returns ere not quite corn., Mete. notably these for leek!. REPOiHTS FRO\I THF. LEADING TRADE CENTTIU . Prices o1 Cattle, Grain, (.,ecce an.l Other Dairy Produce at hones and Abroad. Toronto, \larch 10. -Flour - Ontario u heat 90 per tent. putents are quoted a' 83.55 to 83.60 in buyers' backs out- side for export. Manitoba flour un- changed; first patents, 85.80 to $6; sec- ond Patents, $5.25 to 85.35, and strong bakers', 85.15 to 85.20. Wheat -Manitoba grades were quiet, with prices easier. No. 1 Northern is quoted at 81.22, lake ports, and No. 2 at $1.18)., lake ports. Ontario wheat -No. 2 white and red quoted of 96 to 96%e outside, and No. 2 mixed at 95 to 95%e outside. Oats -No. 2 white on track, Toronto, 54 to 54%c, and outside at 51% to 52e. Cont-tNo. 3 American new yellow is quoloi at 67c, Toronto, and No. 3 mix - co at 6G30, Toronto. Rye -No. 2 quoted al 83 to 85e out- side. Buckwheat -66 to 67c outside. Peas -No. 2 quoted at 86 to 87c out- side. Barley -No. 2 quoted at 71 to 72c out- side; No. 3 extra at 68c outside, and No. 3 at 67e outside. Bran -$22.75 to $23 in bulk outside. Shorts, 824 to $25 outside. COUNTi3Y PRODUCE. Apples -\\'inter $1.75 10 $3 rer barrel. Roans-Prirne, 81.70 to $1.75, and hand-picked, 81.80 to 81.85. Ilonoy-12 to l3c per pound for strain- ed, ani at $1.75 to 5250 for comb.. Hay -No. 1 timothy quoted at 816 to 317 here in car lois. Straw -$10 to 810.50 a ton on track here. l'-Jtatoes-Car lots of Ontario, 990 to $1. and Delawares, 81 to $1.05 per bag outside. Poultry -Turkeys, dressed, 13 to 14e per pound for choice; chickens, alive, 7 to 9c per pound; dro .sed, 10c to 12c; docks, dressed. 10 te Ile. THE DAIRY !MARKETS. iltitter•-! ound prints, 25 to 26e. and 'rage rolls, 23c to 24e; do., inferior. 21 to 23c. (:ronmery rules at 30 to 31c, and sol'ds at 28 to 29e. Eggs -26 to 27c per dozen in case k•Is. Cheese-13?41 to 14c per jobbing wee. pound in n HOC PRODI'rrs. Bacon -Long clear, 9%c per pouniI in case lots; mess pork. $17.50 to $18; short cut, 820.50 lo 821. Hanes -Light to medium. 11 to 14 %c do., heavy, 12 to 13e; rolls, 10 to 10 ;e shoulders, 9% to 9'/,c; backs, IGc breakfast baron, 11 to 1434c. liars--Tlerccs, 11%c; tubs. liXe; pails, 12e. _BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, March 10. -Groin -Eastern Canada No. 2 while oats at 58e, No. 3 n1 49 to 493 e, No. 4 at 48 to 48%e, re- jected at 46 to 47c, and Manitoba re- jected at 49'% to 50. per bushel, ex slbrr. F'.aur-Choice spring wheat pat- ents, 56.10; seconds, 1e5.50; winter wheat patents, $5.50; straight rollers. $5 to 85.25; do., In bags, $2.35 M 82.50; ex - ten, 81.80 to 81.90. Feed-,\Ienitoba bran, 823; s10irle, 825; Ontario brae. 823.50 to $24; middlings. 826 to 827; shorts, $24 to 8.1.50 per ton. including bags; pure grain mouilk, 832 to $31, and milled gentles. 825 to 829 per Inn. Provisions -Barrels short cut mess, $21: half -barrels 810.75; clear fat back, $23; long cut heavy noes, $20; half -barrel, do., 810.50; dry sell long clear backs, lf%e; barrels plate beef, 31:1.50 to $15; half barrels do.. 87.25 to $7.75; barrels heavy mass beef, 810 to 311; half -bar- rels do.. 115.50 to 36; compound lard. 8j* to 9e:; pure Mrd, 11% to Its e: ket- Ile rendered, 12 to 123X; hams, 1e to 13%c; breakfast haceen, 11 M 15c; \\ inti. sor bacon. 1434 to 15%c; fresh kilkef abattoir dressed hog-. 38.25; alive, 55.- 73 10 85.85. Buller -Full grades, 52 Io 33c; frock, reeelpls nominal; dairy, 27 1.. 28e. Cheese -13 to 13Xe. Eggs - Firm at ye,terdny's advance; American selected new laid are selling at 30c; or- dinary nt 27 to 28c; •lfontrenl limed al 23c per dozen. t'N1'FF.n STA'rE` MARKETS. 1linrl.enlwlis, Margit, 10.-.\Vhenl - May. 31.08 to 81.08%; July, SLOG% to 4I.06*•,,: No. 1 tenni, 51.12X; No. 1 Nerfh• ern. 81.10";; No. 2 N•erth.frn, 81.07 1, 81.119'/.; No. 3 Northern, 81.01 to 81.416. Flour --First patents, 85.15 to 85.60; second patents, $5.35 In 55.50; fest cknr.. $1.15 to 51.55. second clears. $3.50 to $3.60. tlrnn--In hulk. $21 to 821.50. Duluth. March 10--\Vhent--\'o. 1 hurl, x1.1151.; No. 1 Northern, &1.094(: No. 2 Northern, 81.06%; Mtiy, 81.073,; July. \t lwatikes Mardi 10.- Wheat -No. 1 N •rthern, $1.13 to 51.11; Nn. 2 Nnrlh. ern. $1.11 io $1.12.%,; May. 99 to 99%e bid. stye -No. 1. *1.01. Barley -No. 2. 934': sample. 6.5 to 92c. Corn -No. 3. cnsh. 38 to IW: May, 62' a bid. (' ViTI.F 11 \RKET. Toronto, %leech P1.- Nport cattle were in a relighlly larger pmpeerlien than they hove been, noel they lir.ught g..r141 prices. It is rapid flint nl.ee it half a bad of picked exporter., sit.! for $5.- $.1. and a few heavy bulls w, r' height at ac high as 81.50. f.'•lium rind common butcher', ,whlrh were plentiful. told tiff aheut sae per p.,tin•l. Coes etre not guile so plcn• thi% and cheeia' nol.l in s .ore eaves f.'r $4.7'.. 1 few sM'kers toil I ren.lily al fernier nri'e.. One d.'lter tonight a Mad of 5.; t•, 51.0 ). There is n ¢-'.l demand f .r eale•ee, pr'eea of %chi•'h ore ale'pete a1 85 1, era S, fee- c' nes. let Rot 1-. Wei f• r b e e, \ . Th.' host tense i. qu:el. CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS HAPPENINGS PItO\i ALL 01i...1 TUE GLOBE. Telegraph Oriels From Our Own Olbce Countries of Recent Estate. CANADA. Galt is to spend 8292,121.35 014 ors. No mom immigrants will bo permit- ted to go to Chatham. The salvation Army has an extensive immigration scheme for 1908. All steam locomotives have been tak- er. off the Sarnia tunnel trips. The estimates of the Toronto Board of Education for this year areeont to 81,- 397,00‘. 1;397,001. Transportation authorities expect the immigration to Canada this season will surpass all former years. Mr. W. '1'. Payno has been appointed manager of the C. 1'. R. i'acific ik'et, with headquarters at Yokohama. The surplus of the Provincial revenue over the expenditures at the close of the financial year was $606.173.58. Temporary hotels may lee erected to accommodate those attending the Que- bec tercentenary celebration. Mr. W. I...Mackenz'.e King will go to England to interview the Imperial and Indian authorities regarding emigration from indiu to the Dominion. General Otter has declined Ilto Alder- shot a-ppointment and will be made Chief et Staff in the Canadian militia. General Lake will 011 the post of Ins,x'ctor-Gen- eral for n time. The appointment of a successor to the late Judge Killnm as C:hairnmul of trio Railway Commission will probably be trade soon, !hough the Government has not as yet eorrsidered the smatter. (;I1EAT BIt11'AIN. The dowager -Empress of Russia has arrived in London on a visit to her sin - ler. Queen Alexandra. New slips are being built at Belfast to permit of the building of vossets n thousand feed in length. It is au►xnmced in I,ndon that 'he Prince of Wales will represent 'Chug Ed- ward at the Quebec tercentenary. Mr. Asquith inforined the British Ilou=o of Commons that it was the Gov- ernment's intention to rnntntaln the Iwo- paw•er standard of the navy. and GENERAL. King Leopold los consented to the an- nexation by Belgium of the Congo Free Slate. Dnbno. a town in ituissia Poland. has been sold by its owner to an Austrian Count for $2,030.000. 'fens of thousands cif persons have been impoverishod by fkods In the val- ley of the Pelle) River. In China. It is stated at Tokio that large num- 1:(rs of Indian titterers are Inking pas- sage al hong Kong for Vancouver. Rubb.'r hunters in tho German Cnnn- eroons. West Africa. till recently forr- et) natives to work for them and to sup- ply fool. Anto',ne Themes. es. µho was r esronsihle Mr the sensational robberies of French churches last fall. has boon sentenced to six years in prison. 1;Xn'ED SPATES. use A museum item is anxious to trans- port 1' po t an coccal Egyptian Iran Mab to Chi- cngu. Twelve hundred children merited nut orf n burning school at Grand Rapids. Miclh., w•ithetil n mishnp, Unite! Stales immigration eflirials hove been ordered to aioperate with the pollee in their efforts to sweep tlw a untry clean of alien Anarchy -Is and crii'nals. WESTERN (:It AIN (310P. Rerun! Snow Storni Will Have Bene- ficial Effect. A despatch !none Winnipeg says: During the past week (herr has been a very !envy fall of snow in \Ionil-tha, which has materially brightened the prospects of n good crop, for lite pre- vailing impms in among o1,1 pioneers: is that n heavy snow fall Is necessary to good crops in western Canada. Much e: the Inn', in \lanik.bn and Snskalehe• unit and Alberto has been prepared for seeding, the k.ng open fall last '.ear having enabled the former+ to do n great deal more hill ploughing than usu. n'. The prospects are that n much larger nren will be put under erop This spring. Th•eusnni s of new feltters w'll weed rend others are Incr.asing their cultivated ores. The wheat crop will likely le ewe e--•'1 anywhere from ten Io fifteen per cent.. but it Is likely Itinl the oat erne will he reduce, melee/ le the fact Met see ennnil 111' procured. and new settlers cannot afford lo pay the price of 11.05 to $1.10 per 'tachel naw denrnndeel for good cods. If the season is al nil favorable an unuct.• nlly early ee ding is expected. .\ line has been .line In the chin.kek belt el southern Alberta, and al one or too points in Sncknlehewan, 11111 11 Win rift 1'kely t,e general for .µ.me week:. 11111 '.111.1.'. WITH 1.1:G OFF. 111e V.nnlerfiil Endurance Shinn bl Daniel steiso/,. A •espat -h fr.ern \'an-'..tnver sees. Daniel Stele in, a hnndk.gger, after ls.ng his right leg ernwl'd Ihmugh Iwo miles of bush to Ude eater al 'feta In• tel. 250 miles north •.f Vanrnuver, got into a bent and rowed Iwo miles 1.. n 1• ggingt camp. Ile ens working ohne and one caught by a falling tree and hi3 right leg waw frightfully cnrsheet. `tet -on cut the Owlets •.f the skin r.' - main rig. TFe men in earnp prtoeafre.l tine !emelt I)otpin nail took hien 1n I unn. Fr.rn there he ens taken too Vensnda Il'-pilal, ehere he d1 til. The 1..dy was breughl 14) Vancouver. PERISHED IN SCHOOL FIRE 16b Children Caught in the Flames in Suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. A despatch from C..•veland, Ohio, seys: In a firs; which ooniplctely destroy; cd the emanon school building In Col- I;ngwood, a suburb, on Wednesday, ono hundred and sixty-fl•e lost their lives. The lire was started by fin over- heated furnaoo. The (tames quickly spread, but a panic ensued when the building fillet with smoke and the 400 children nl'empted to escape. There „ere but two exits in the build- ing thut were available. One 50011 be- eaino clicked with the children, who madly dkrshed for the open air. 'Phse who fell in the doorway wore tramped tipot by the ones behind and coin tl:e doorway was impassable, ESCAPE WAS CUT OFF. The frightened and panic-stricken children turned to get out through the windows and by any other means That oould be found. Escape was cut off by Iho flames, which by this time had spread throughout the rooms. The 'tinkling was of brick, yet this did not retard the progress of the firo. In a few minutes the lower floor fell, precipitating scores of children to the basement, among the burning embers. A REARTRF.NDIN,; SCENE. The scene about tho building was heartrending. Quickly the news of the terrible catastrophe spread throughout the village and hundreds of parents were crowded about tho building in scarcer of their girls and boys. In few minute; twenty bodies had been taken from the ruins. Plainly the writhing or stilled forms of dozens of others could be seen in the base - omen!. Nearby factories disnnissed 11:e.f men and instructed them to aseist in the rescue. They braved the lire and made heroic efforts to save tho ones who were not doad. 'three., Mlle girl., met instant death in ult'ntptuig to jump front the third floor. FRANTIC FATI IF,It :S EFFOlb l S. A man named Doran, elm arrival upon the &Dello early, when the chil- dren were crowded in the front door, de -covered his little girl among the mass of injured anti crushed. Ilo caught the girl by the hands, and in hu trams; efforts to save her pulled her amts fr-nt1 her body. The last four. who wore children of the janitor of the building, lost !heir lives together. ONE EXIT CLOSI'ED, The greate.-.t loss of life was caused bo one of Iho exits being closed, to which point scores of the children rushed. Their escape was blocked by n door that opened inward. In this manner they were deluyed in reaching the other door and windows. It is said that as a result of ihls stamp:ede alone soores of children lost their lives. TWO '1'EACIIERRS MILSSING. Of tho nine teachers of the school seven are ac coated for. The two miss- ing are !Catherine Weiler, of Cleveland, and Grace Fiske, of Cleveland. Principal Frank P. Whitney, of tho school, estimates the number of dead al 165. The pupils se=re mostly little children, ranging in ago from 9 to I8 years. TIIE WINDS OF TIIE WORLD. Fight Between the Monsoons --Local Breezes and Their Effects. Being credibly Informed the other day by a queer old Iran of the seafaring per- suasion that the southeast monsoon was slit' fighting the northeast monsoon to see which would conquer, and the In- ferrnation being followed by a disserta- tion on the failure of the last sea sports owing to the same pervisit of a veteran lagging superfluous on the stage when he ought to have lett the boards empty for the keen northeaster. It occurred to mo Ihnt there was a considerable amount of Information to be obtained about winds without discoursing on windiness, says a writer In the Singapore Free i'rciss. Until one actually experiences it there is n lot of reinanco hanging around the outskirts of (110 word monsoon. Wo speak of the monsoon being late or cnrty, of the fast coast hoing.pracllcally closed, but unless we go down 1n the sen in ships the wind affects us lett little. fn tho great continents of India and Australln, however, the breaking of the rains Le a matter of real moment, of gen- eral Interest to every one, of pninful and kcenosl anxiety to many, and in such cases the word Ls fraught with n mean- ing which is greater than ever book con- veyed to the mind of own. Apart from the winds of regular habit there are the many local winds which orcur in different parts of the world and nee• generally unkind in character. Of such may ho mentioned the Simeon, Simeen, Ilnrmaltan, the Puna of Peru, Itt,' hitter northeaster of Rritnin, the Mis- ters! of Marseilles and that coast, the Pnmpem of the Andes. With all these Inrnl breerzns, though In fort they are nftenthnas gales of some velocity, many eerious effects are ooupled, and one of 111, most noticeable of these is that tho bkewing of the genuine nnr'easler at home Ls always cilncident with the greatest number of deaths from con- sumption and bran disease. There is here opened up a wide field of nest interesting; research for the cur - loan in weather study and bunnnity lore, for the effect of wind on sentient beings has never loon as deeply con- sidered ns It might be. Thus In the lower planes of life the animals are dfstmclly dialed by winds, and in pnrticnlar cels, n; any one will remember if they con- sider the peculiarities of cots when high winds ore blowing. Cattle. too. ore su%- repli111n to winds, and pissihly more In Ih, premonition of wind, while the binw- Ine of n ner'wester will exhilarate some lemperamenls in a manner not quite the temp 05 anything eine will. - - _ - _4__ _- A I1N1DI-IN %IMF. Flans for %Iolkiliratiiiit 01 barge 1'.irre al Quebec. A eespalrh from 0tIewa stays' The \Idaia Department Ls row deviiing ways and means for the nlnbil.zalien .•f Iroeps at Quebec next sunnier. If transport. commissariat, artd other ar- rangements can be satisfactorily ar- •••.nged eighteen thousand mien will be encamped fir a %seek or so on the Plains of Alirahnm. It may, however, 1..• found necessary Io cut the minder down to twelve Thousand, bel in tiny mens the ( anadian army assemble.) at Quebec will le the newt iinposing ever seen in the country during the Neel hen• dree1 years. HAY AND STRAW EXCLUDED. Itritt.h RoArd of Arlrirniture Paces Order of Prohibition. .1 .l. spaleh from i •,n I on sn n. The Board of Agriculture has p,as., d an or• der prohibiting the imp)rtatien of hay ane! straw into Great Britain. The order lakes inrnnerlint' effect. "And do yon t,iv•' In le teasel in the morning,''.' n.kel the 1,dy who %es Fibula In ears','•' a new girl. "1 don't have to 1.', morn," replied the .4ppli• eat, "nnln,s you happens 10 went rner CHILDREN IN O1t1'11.%N.%GB3. Tire isa)•ffe Increase is .tscribed to Re- cently Arrived immigrants. lit his Annual Report just issued, lir. Bruce $Mille, Inspector of Gharitto,, says: "During the past year 31 orphanages have received government aid. '!'hese llstitutlmis had a total populntlon of 4,4:6 children, The total expendituro fur the nlainlenano, of these charities during the year was $158,368. "The number of children in the Or- phanages of Ontario 15 two hundred ►rwro than last year. This is not a hopeful sign, and on enquiry 1 find that the increase in the number of M inute% is, in many institutions, ascribed to the many children lelongrng to the Immi- grant class, recently arrived in this o.nmary, who have had to lie pr)vide.J for. 'I'to best institution Is a poor ...sub- stitute for the home. The Chikiren's Aid Societies Throughout Ontario have more applications for children (or n.kop- ion than can bo supplied, and it seems pc'cu!lar that :e many children should tr kept in Orphanages who might l,o adopted inti oomfortable homes. Nearly all 1111 institutions for tete caro of chil- dren in Ontario are well managed, but a! b st the life of a child Iho;eln is de - envoi of that broadening development I.l e;:lrrxs from Intercourse w•' Ills oat- s elo children. The environment in childho•t d has n potent influence in moulding character. No matter how kin•l'y cared for 111ey may ba in these Met tenons, they aro lacking In some of the• elements that ninke tier rugged upbuilliug of character. \\'n are year- Iv providing in Canada comlorbibie hones for hundro Is of children brought out from the orphanages of Great 13ri- tabn while keeping 50 tinny of our own nnlive.born young Canadians housed in our own institutions. The ninjerily . f people taking English children espresa it preference for C:anedlan bins but for some vermeil their wisltes cannot r►o complied with. The (null Hes, 1 ant eon- v;11170d, ilot liearly so 1111101 with the peopte in charge of our orphanages es with the persons µ•110 (lemrnit children to thew, institutions with the expressed understanding that they must be kept tlier'e and not given out for adoption into private homes. I have expressed lb•• opulent that the rules g.,werning the admission of all inrnaItts Memel le changed sea ne Ie permit the manage. merit of all orphannges, rifler a chill has remained a nertnin levied to de- cide in regard to his removal for adop- tion." -44 JUVENILE IMMIGi1'uNTS. 1. J. Ke'so, Superintendent of Neglect- ed and i)e)•endent Children. In hit re- port on juvenile immigration into On - term for 1907. recently made r''10 , 'tato, that the total number of children who carne into the Province was 2,159, es amnesic,' with 2.213 for MX. The percentage of crime among the children of th's Class his greatly ditnin!shed, and this t., attribute) to the close lnsspeclien made at Liverpool. Before they nee al.` lowed to 1-inrd ship there. the chit Iron must le fable to read and write. and 'f !hey have been used to street life moil spend a period in one of the home, les fere be:t'g allowed to cam.' t:. ('nnnda. The clu',1r•en lor,►fe.1 in the 1'nivinee during the peel ye:.r won) brought orit under the nurpil'es of 1110 following in- eliluli-,ns:- -Dr. Itarnnr,n.s Rome. To- r ,, o, 750; Dr. narnnr•l . s Herne, Peter - 'rough. 316; Catholic 4sntgretunt Ser- e etv, Ottawa. 331; Feg.in Mime. To. mut-,, 7.1; 11,1.ei,hers•'n Hoare. -tralfor't. 179; Mar'•hmnnt Homo. ite'11e,i1'•', R0: Church of England Society, Vingnna, 1:1. 1'a -Min n, a 11,111••. itrn •1. v 1110. 13'-; I h•• S�ival+•'n %rmv. 25; Simi: Home. 11.',p "I.'r, 01: `tenhenson Moore. Ilemii- t.n, 11.1: 11ur,t 11011,44 Training Homo', 12. -4 fen ems kn..w nnv puhlle Anklet, µhr, ere dev •l..g !bar enUro (f11►.i 1) 114 w.•Ifar,' of tree pubis!