HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1907-03-14, Page 7MRS, PERKINS COMMITTED
Must Face Trial in Connection With Death
of Husband From Poisoning.
A desp•:tch from Cayuga, Ont., says:
A committal was secured by the Crown
tete Thursday afternoon An the case of
Ntre. Mettle Perkins, accused of having
poisoned her hu-bnn.l, Henry Perkins,
�wilh stryciu►int'. 1'he hearing closed
with a thematic exit by \Ir. E. F. l3.
Johnston, K.C., who exprrsscd in very
(finable terms his disgust with the oc-
lion of the Court, claiming there was
snot n. tittle of evidence en whi_•h the
prisoner should be confined to jeil to
await her trial. While a committal
was not unexpected. Iia fro eetili rn
was lit to mere, sol°sfled than the de -
knee wilt the turn of affairs during
the day. as the eviden_e on twhieat the
Crown tetird to the Largest extent prow•
lei to be of no value 1'he witness re -
sera ed to clinch Ihr• conviction was Mr.
-I'hontas McIrgnnld, who rmade on'1
signed a statement to the Crown some
time ago in regard to conversations no
had lid with the prisoner. When plac-
ed in the box McDonald admitted that
he had made the statement after being
edvised to consult with his father, and
Ilial be. had Iwo weeks later gone vol-
untarily to the Crown Attorney's office
and had it revised. But he also swore
that the statement did not contain whet
he wanted to say, end positively denied
a number of the matter_ upon which
the Crown had relied.
The. come:tee m was crowded to over-
flowing at Thmtsday, 'as on the previ-
ous day, and the audience freely gave
expression to its feelings, applauding, at
time.; nod even hissing on occasion.
Mrs. Perkins was committed to jail
to await her trial nt the assizes, and
there will be no question of bail. The
reef. Assize Court will be held on April
16th.
E\PEIt1111:Nrti \\'fill 1'11111 CROPS.
`seeds Are Now (Bring Distributed Free
01 Charge.
The members of the Ontario Agricul-
tural and Experimental Union are
pleased to state that foe 1907 They aro
prepereed to distribute into every town-
ship of Ontario material for ixperiutenls
with fod;ler crops, roots, grains, grasses,
•doter, and ferlilizeis. About 2,000 varie-
hes of farm crops have been tested in the
Experimental Department of the Ontario
Agr:cu!tura] College, Guelph, for at least
live years in succession. These contst
of varieties from nearly all parts of the
world, some of which have done exceed-
ingly well in the carefully conducted
experiments at the College and are now
being distributed free of charge for co-
•operatiwe experiments throughout Ontar-
io. The following is the list of co-opera-
tive experiments in agriculture for l9(7:
No. Experiments. Plots.
1 -Three varieties of Oats 3
2a -Three varieties of six -rowed
Barley 3
2b -Two varieties of two -rowed Bar
ley 2
3 -Tiro varieties or tintless Barley2
4 -Two varieties of Spring Wheat2
5 -Two varietios of Buckwheat 2
6 --Two varieties of Field Peas 2
'7-Enanter and Spelt 2
8 -Two varieties of Soy, Soja, or
Japanese Beans 2
9 -Three varieties of Husking Corn3
10 -Three varieties of Mangels 3
11 -'Two varieties of Sugar Beets for
feeding purposes 2
12 -Three varieties of Swedish Tur-
nips 3
13 --Kohl ltabi and two varieties of
Fall Turnips 3
.14 -Parsnips and Iwo varieties of
Carrots 3
15-Threo varieties of Fodder or Sil-
age Corn 3
iii -Three varieties of Millet 3
17 -Three varieties of Sorghum 3
l8 -Grass i'eas and two varieties of
Vetches 3
19 -Field Cabbage and Iwo varieties
of Itape 1
'20 -Three varieties of Clover 3
.21 --Sainfoin, Lucerne anti Burnet 3
22 -Five varieties of Grasses
'23 -Three varieties of Field Beans .. 3
24 -Three varieties of Sweet Corn ... 3
25 -Fertilizer., with Potatoes 8
27 -Sowing Mangels on the level,
and in drills 2
2811 -Two varieties of Early Potatoes 2
'28b -Two varieties of Medium Ripen-
ing Potatoes 2
28c --Two varieties of I.nto Potatoes2
20 --Three groin mixtures for Grain
I'ruduction 3
30 -Three mixtures of Grasses and
(:lover, for hay 3
Tito size of each plot In emit of the
first twenty-seven experiments and In
Nos. 29 and 30 is to be two rods long by
one rod wide; and in No. 28, one rod
b1111111*.
i:aclr person in Onlnrio v1io wishes to
join in the work may choose any ONE of
the experiments for 11)07, and apply for
the sante. The material will bo fur-
uishrd in the order in which the nppii-
cralions are received until the supply is
exhausted. It aright be well for each
applicant to make a second choice, for
fear the first could nol be granted All
material will be furnished entirely free
of charge to each nppticanl, and the
produce wilt. of tout. e, heroine the
properly of the person who conducts the
eeperiirtcnl.
()Mat in Agricultural College, Guelph.
M•irch 4th, 1907
C. A. /..Vhf'!., Director.
KIN(.S1l1LL REPit1MANIDED. •
(',plain of Dominion Adjtidgrd Guilly of
Neglioence.
A despatch from London says : At. tho
Dominion ceurl-martial Captain Kings-
mill declared that. although it was cer-
tain that If the course had been shaped
half a utile farther from the Souris light
the ship would not have grounded, yet
under the conditions prevailing at the
time the course set appeared to be the
safe one. An'allowance of two miles was
made for the indrauttht into Cascapedia
Bay. Ile personnlly salisded himself
that every precnullon for the sato navi-
gation of the ship was t•etng taken be-
fore ho went to his cabin. Other evi-
denco went to show that a forest fire,
mistaken for lite oouris light, and the
smoke from it which htew over lite real
Souris light, masking the lond and com-
pletely obscuring tho Paspebiac light,
were rho immediate causes nt the
grounding Captain Kingsmill and
Lieut. Noake., the navigating officer, were
adjudged guilty of negligence and
severely reprimanded Lieuleuanl Clark-
son was acquitted.
FIRE VISITS TIIE "SOO."
Municipal Building, Fireball and Lib-
rary Destroyed.
A despatch from Sault Ste. Marie,
Ont., says: The Carnegie Library, Mu-
nicipal Buildings, and Fite Hall were
completely destroyed by fire on Wednes-
day night. Tho fire originated in an
attic over the library and was mused
by defective wiring. It spread with
wonderful rapidity, the buildings being
finished with Georgia pine. The build-
ings were erected about three years ago
at n cost of $36,000, and are insured
for 520,000 divided among several coom-
panies. The local fire brigade soon saw
their Inability to fight the fire, and the
Michigan 'Soo" brigade answered
promptly to an urgent call. A11 muni-
cipal books, papers and records were
saved
.p
STOVES IN EXPRESS Calfs.
Railway Commission 'rakes 1'p Question
of itisk to Occupants.
A despatch from Ottawa says : lite
Raihvny Commission will have a report
from one of its inspectors cencerninu the
recent railvny accident at Mountain,
where two unfortunate express messen-
gers were burned to death. Tho board
is likely to take up the question of heal-
ing of these express cars, for which ordi-
nary stoves are used. As a result not
only is the messenger exposed to the
exceptional risk of being in the front
car, but should he escape from injury in
the smnsh, is liable to he binned to
death by the stove upsetting.
SIX LOCOMOTIVES OilI)ERED. ..
Contract for ;Stilled i:ngines Lel by
Te.niskanaing Commission.
A despatch from Toron'n says : Con-
irnr.le for the supply of six locomotives
for the Government Rnlhvny have been
lel Ivy the Temiskaming and Northern
Ontario Itaihwaa), Cnnnnissinn. The en-
gines, whictr will be of 11i,, Irn-wheel
passenger type, win tae cnnaa ncled by
the Montreal Locomotive Weeks. al n
cost of $120.000. The company w:11 de-
liver Veen in October.
AT MERCY OF THE FIRE KI
Montreal Unable at Present to Cope With
a Conflagration.
A despatch from Montreal says: Mont -
hal nt present is in n slate of rl.,nlute
unprcpa eclneee for a big lire. in evil('
o! everything that could possibly be
conn to ameliorate no conditions goy.
`crning the water supply. Macre will bo
ts•: hnnge until the broken pump is se (
lo Aeork agniu and that cnnnot pessihly
lake place for some lime. Once the
pump has been set in npern. ion (here
will continue to be a serious sleolaire
0! water elft!. until the cold weather
breaks and there Is n thaw. Once the
mild weather comes it will lake al.siut
,•t week to put mnIters on n snti factory
tooling, unto the new• pump is in-
stalled.
In the nienoUnlo the volume of cnm-
pinint. La piling up, and the hole!, ant
fnetorics and &her which use
-.� largo quenllliea of writer and contri-
t
1 wile large ant e : ',e the civic 1rtn.ury
in the slant e cf melte' rales. nr.' 'sing
put to ht nt) e\henae in o:•der to ob-
tain the water necessary to carry on
their establishments. Later the city
will hear steno thing of this in the ehate
of claims for damages.
The danger fivnt a %:inhere- pelta of
t
Jew cannot be over e,tiuiatt •I. The
danger In rase of lire is ndn,ieed by
ul'
concerned. I'nlrula :f p .becn:cn
and firemen are out ell tight. asd every
steniner in the Qs- is kept reedy it.r
ininird lat,' .<eervIce.
The secretory of the Board of 7 rode
Council bac issued n ptlhlic n•,lice tr•
gnesl1ngt oreupatils ut d.•wn-Imre
arehouses to keep a watchman on the
prentisee for n few dnys in ordeer.lhnl
the einem tiny It rang in immediately
hr cote of fire.
THE WORLD'S MARKETS
DEPORTS VRO11 TUR 1-L'ADLN0
THAI 8 CLN1RES.
Pokes of Caltls, Grain. Cheese ed
Other Dairy Platten M Homo
and Abroad.
Toronto, Mareti 12. - Flour --Ontario
wheat 90 per cent. patents aro quoted at
62.65 to 82.67 in buyers' sacks outside
for export. Manitoba -first patents, 84.50;
second patents, 81, and strong bakers',
$3.1», Toronto.
Wheat - Manitoba grades are un-
changed. No. 1 Manitoba hard quoted
al 9l!; to 92c North Bay, all rail ; No. 1
northern atts89Xc, all rail, and No. 2
northern at 87%e, nil rail ; No. 1 hard,
quoted at 87%e lake ports, and Nu. 1
northern at 86c lake ports.
Corn -No, 3 American yellow Is quoted
at 52 to 52y.,c on track, Toronto. Conon
diem corn ie quoted at 45 to 4Gc, (3m -
them freight.
Bran --Scarce and nominal at 819 to
$20 out Ide in bulk. Shorts quoted at
121 outside.
CALL BOARD.
Wheal -Nn. 2 winter offered at 72c
outside, and nt 7zeec et 78 per cent.
points on (:.l'.It. No. 2 red winter, 71c
bid at. 78 per cent. points. No. 2 mixed,
71e bid at 78 per cent points on C.P.IU.,
without sellers. No. 1 northern, 9Qc bid,
spot, North Bay.
Oats -One car of No. 2 while sold at
40%c on track, Toronto. They offered at
39c on a 5c rate to Toronto, with 38%e
bid at 78 per cent. points • for 10,000
bushels; 39c bid on n 4c rate to 'Toronto.
Barley -No. 3 extra, 50c bid at 78 per
cent. points. •
Pens -No. 2 offered at Slc outside,
without. bids.
Corn -No. 2 yellow, 45c bid f.ob. on
\t.C.
or G:T.R.
Rye -No. 2 offered nt 6ic on a 5c rate
to Toronto, without. bids.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Apples -Good to choice winter stock,
$ 2.50 to 83.50 per bbl.
Scans -Hand-picked selling at 81.50 to
$1.55, and primes at $1.40.
honey -Si wined quoted at 11 to 12c
per Ib, and comb honey at $2 to 82.50 per
dozen.
(lops -New quoted at 18 to 21e.
Ilay-'The receipts are moderate, and
prices steady. No. l timothy is quoted
at 812.50 to $13 here, and No. 2 nt $10.
Straw -$7 to $7.50 a Ion on track here.
Potatoes -Ontario, 80c per bag on
track, and New Brunswick, 90 to 95c per
baE ultry-Turkeys, fresh killed, 13 to
14c ; chickens, dressed, 10 to 12c ; alive,
8 10 9c per lb; fowl, alive, 6 to 7c ;
ducks, dressed, 11 to 12c ; geese, 10 to
llc per lb.
TIIE D.\IItY MARKETS.
Butter -Pound rolls are quoted at 22 to
23c; tubs, 20 to 22e; large ndls, 20 to
22c. Creamery prints self at 2G le 27c,
and solids tit 23 to 24c.
Eggs -Storage, 23 to 24e; elections,
2i to 26c, and new laid, 28 to 29e per
dozen.
Chee e --Large cheese, 13% to 13c, and
twins, 14% to 14%c.
i10G PRODUCTS.
Dressed hogs in car lots nre un-
changed, with prices quoted at 88.50 to
88.75 here. Bacon, long clear, 11 to 11 eec
per Ib, in case lots; mess pork; 821 50;
short cul, $23 to 823.50.
Hems -Light Ip medium, 15%c; do,
henry, 14%c ; rolls, 1130 to 12c; shoul-
ders, 11 to 11%c; backs, 16y.,c; break-
fast bacon, 15%c.
Lard - Tierces, 12%e; tubs, 12%c ;
pails, 12%.c.
BUSINESS AT MONTRE.\I..
Montreal, March 12. -Grain -'the mar-
ket for oats is quiet but firm ; Oratorio
Na. 2 white sold at 43% to 4(e; No. 3
a: 42% to 43c, and No. 4 el 41% to 42c
per bushel, ex ,foie. Fleur -Choice
spring wheat pattnls, 8(.50 to 81.60;
second -i. 51; winter w heal patents, SI
to 61.15; straight roily's, 0.35 to 83.&o;
do, in bugs, 81.60 to $1.70; extras, 81.(5
le 81.55. Feed -Manitoba brain, in bags,
821 ; short?, $22 per ton ; Ontario brat.
in bags, 823 to $23.25; sbot ts, $22.50 to
$23; trilled mouillie. 822 to $25 per Ion,
and strnlght grain, 828 to 810. Provi-
sions -linnets shell cut mess, $22 to
823.50; half-bertels, $11.755 to 812.50;
clear fat back?, 821 to 821.50; iong cut
henry mess. 820.50 to 622; half -barrels,
$10.75 to $11 :el dry salted long clear
Lacon, 12 to 12%c ; barrels plate beef,
81l to 512.50; half-bn:rels do, 86.25 to
$6.75; barrels heavy mese beef, $8.50;
half -barrels do, $i.r,',, compound lard,
S'e to 10%e: imrc hard, 11% to 13e;
kettle rendered. 1310 13%c; hems, 13 to
Illy.; : breakfast ' bncon, to to Ifac ;
Windsor bacon, 15% to 1"e;c ; fresh
killed nballoir dressed hogs. 810 to
810.25; alive. 8725 to 87 ie Eggs ---.111
cold storage, held fie..h.. and limed eggs
nre now ctcnred off this ninrEet, and
samples of new laid are homing in Inas
the United Stoles and s.11ing al 26: a
dnzcn. Cheese--C^Iobe•r nrado while.
I:f ;e: colored, tie nontintil. Bull•: ---
choke it
--
c hoiceat creamery, 25% to 25%e; me-
dium grade's, 2330, to 243%c.
UNITED STATES M•\itt:l•:Ts.
\liuneop►ctlis, March 1:. --\\'heal \I hp,
7s% to 778%c; July, 79c; Septette,. ie
77% to 77%c ; Nn, 1 herd, 803(, to >`i.• ;
No. 1 northern. 79% to 80c ; No. 2 north-
ern. 77 In 777„c ; No. 3 nornnerat. 71 to
76•. Flour -First patents, 81.20 lo $1.3u;
second patents, $(.05 to 81.15; first
clears. 83.25 le $3.3,; second clears,
$2.40 In se.6el, loon- 617.:x► to $17.75.
,ct, . \ ref 12.- -\\ heat- No. 1
n' rlht ru. et ' . No. 2 northern, 'iS
hr t+ee; \I e. ;is I lel, Bye-- No. 1. 61)
In 69%c. I:,o Nu. 2, ri.s% lo 69e;
sample, 59 to e. t • rn--No. 3 cash. 12,'.i
1.) 12'Sc: May. see. 14t1.
Detroit, Miles I:'. -- Wheel -- No. 1
while. cash, se. 2 red. cos' ; ; • ,
\lay, sail.• .t,t'\ . eked.,
'I in. \Ili 11. \\ ,
1 ,i; e . ;1,', \L, ,,
JNIy . fits, -. p,lrrtil n• (s'. it , .
Crista, (:t'� • May, 42,'yc;
September, 33%e.
1,IVE STOCK \I.\RKET.
Toronto, Meech 12. -There was no Id.
ate to the firmness in prices at to -day's
msrkeI. 00(1, nllh ough the 11111 twee n
moderately go'id one, the cattle were all
bought up early in the day.
Two of the finest Shipping bulls seven
on the market for several months ter.'
sold at 84.50. Together they weighed
4.910 tbs.. • ire lipping the scales at 2,2(0
lbs. and the other at 2.w:1 lbs. Chnice
exporters sold trent E5 to 65.25 ; medium
to choice, 81.75 to 85. Apart irotn the
Iwo extra choice mentioned, bulls sold
from $3.60 to 81.25, according to quality.
Butcher cattle show no signs of weak-
ening. Straight loads of choice sold
item 84.50 to 84.70.
Stockers and feeders show little
change from last week.
Mitch cows are firm and more active.
Two extra choice cultle sold at 677 each,
and other sales tvcre made at prices
slightly In advance of lust week.
Calves aro quoted unchanged. There
were more of Ihent offering to -day, but
prices held up well,
Sheep aro steady to firm, with a fair
demand, but lambs have a slower ten-
gdency, couuuon lambs store so than -
flogs are quoted unchanged and steady
at 66.85 for selects, fed and.wntered.
TAXES ON WOOD -OTS.
I'rutislon allude for Exempting 'I'bent
. From Taxation.
The 190G session of the Ontario Pro-
vincial l.egisluture saw the first attempt
to revise the taxation ot woodlands in
Ontario. Complete exemption of wood -
lots from taxation Is now possible in
any part of tho province of Ontario,
under certain conditions.
In the first place a by-law trust be
passed by the township council to ,coi-
fs aha exemption, which may be made
either total or partial. Not more titan
twenty-llve acres owned by any one
man may be exempted.
The term "woodland" Is defined In the
eel. Such land must have growing on
It trees as follows:
100 trees over eight Inches in diameter, or
200 trees over live pekes in diameler,or
900 trees over hwo nyhes in diameter,c"
400 trees of all sizes.
No land Is considered woodland if
stock is allowed to graze on it.
The varieties of trees which are re-
cognized by the act are as follows:
Coniferous (or evergreen) trees: white
pine. Norway pine, hemlock, tamarack,
white' spruce, Norway spruce, cedar.
Itardwood (or broad-leaved) trees: oak,
ash, elm, hickory, basswood, tulip (or
whitewood), black cherry, walnut, but-
ternut, chestnut, -hard and soft maples,
s)camoro, beech, black locust and ca-
talpa.
Atter a by-law has been passed to put
this exemption into effect any ►\woodland
owner who desires to secure such exemp-
tion is to stake application to the town-
ship clerk by Feb. Isl. Then the pro-
perty is to be examined by the assessor,
end, if the property is found to come
within the conditions of the act, .the ex-
emption may bo grunted. Such exemp-
tion ceases, however, if grazing 1.5 al-
lowed in the woodland, or If the land
is cut over and the trees removed.
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TWO -POWER STANDARD.
This Will 51111 Be Maintained in the
British Nat y.
A despatch from London says : In
intiodticing the rimy estimates in tho
House of Commons on Tuesday the Par-
liamentary Secretary of the Admiralty,
Ale. Robertson, said Iho Admiralty be-
lieved haat the Iwo -power standard
wvould bo adequately maintained by the
proposed programing for construction.
During the past ten years Great Britain
had added 1,132.205 Ions to her navy,
while Itussia, France and Getnttuny to-
gether had added only 1.108,280 tons.
The British navy was the cheapest, cost-
ing 8145 per ton. That of France col.
$620, Russia 8165 and Germany 8185.
Two years hence Great 13i itnin will have
completed six new ballot hips. Including
Ilareo of She Dreadnought dike and three
armored cruisers of the lit 'feeble class.
while neither France nor Germany would
have a e:ingle ship of those types CJm-
p,leled. Tho ionto fleet twins a Ingicnl
development of its concentration in horse
welters and furnished additional security
against the remote risk of invasion. The
channel llcel was stronger now tlaatt it
WAS In 1905.
FOI'NI► FROZEN TO DEATH.
s
itody of Unknown Man Discovered nn
Shots of Teutlsknmintt.
A despatch from Cobalt soy; : Under
the lee of Devil's hock on Enke Thine -
four miles from Iluileybury. the
body of Felix \Inrks, a miner, was found
irozen stiff on Wednesday morning. Ile
141141 his brother wero working 01 11 mine
near Argentite, and he left Ilalley,ury
on Tuesday night to go back to the brine.
About 7 o'clock on Wednesday morning
he w nit found frozen. Ile k n native of
Renfrew. Dr. Geld. district Coroner.
rind a Cobalt conslnbte hook the :owlets
Ilailcy,uay. They found the body on
the iee. and it is evident that the turas
must hole Iain down and been frozen.
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A i'nn. %N r1UloPI1T'S
Baroness Itnrdt•II•Coulls Leaves
Valued al 8395,000.
A despatch from London says: The
will cif the Bnrotess Ilurdt'll•Cnutle,
who died Deeember 30 last, w•aas probltl-
eo on ee a leo:tiny. Ilio gross wnlue e t
the eslae,, 1.:na $395,0i(1. The smell
amount ;- •l e I . the fact That the Bar-
oness ci: l e I charities and churches
milli Inr1', - ,e. during her lifetime
and tom -'s! 1 uluclt of her capital to
11(1 hue
4.-
111link' IN UR'\Ni E.
triiilrrynten n1 Toulon %nark Non -
Commissioned Officers.
\ eie'l.ntch fr ,t i Toulon,. Frnnce.
sues: A mutiny oecurreil in the nrtiltirw•
1etiiacks here 011 \Vedneeolny. The
oxen 011nrkc,1 ttM non-crnnna1:::.one.1 61.
fl' die twilh t. c .lt.'i - end swt r.lo sew.
oral were w•,•nu 1.•11 1,11 holh sit,',. Itis,•
rntu'in.• : e, iaupri•ouc 1.
hrssinn tre,nps nn Friday ew•neualeed
Tsiteikhnr, in \Ion: bun ia, after occupy-
ing 11 since 120.).
Estate
IIORIIIBLE ABIISE OF INFANT
Blinded, Ai'm Bi-oken, and Otherwise In-
jured by Inhuman Father.
A despatch tram Montreal says: James
Allan, an Enelisttin+ut, thirty years of
lige, two pleaded guilty to aggravated
assault on the person of his two -and -a•
half -year-old daughter, was on Thurs-
day condemned by Judge Choquette to
three years in Ike penitentiary. •Man
had uiothing to say for himself, except
that Ire was sorry for what he had done,
and That he had always treated his wife
and family well.
Judge (:h, (melte, to passing sentence,
said: -"Phis is one of the worst cases
of cruelty L have ever heard of. You
treated your child in such an inhuman
manner that she is now totally blind.
You stale that you were kind to your
wife and bluffly, but you did not even
take your child to a doctor. You ought
t ) be thankful flint, Recording to the
law, I cnnnot give yeti more Than three
years for your dreadful offence. For
a Leine like you (here is no mercy. You
are at disgrace to the co:mmunity, and
1 will give you the ntaximuni sentence -
three years In the penitentiary."
The evidence proved that the little
girl had been dreadfully ill-used. The
loss of her eyesight, as explained by a
doctor, was doubtless due to a severe
blow god) her by her father over the
head v. pilo tee upper portion of the
head was still soft. Her arm was badly
fractured and had never been set.
During the cold months of November
and De 'ember one t'.ilness averred That
Allan bud held the child white naked
under tho lap, and allowed the cold
water to run on her until she was prac-
tically unconscious. On one occasion
lie had placed her out on the gallery nt
night, and kept here there for a con-
siderable time, although she was only
clad !n a night dress.
Ile used to make the child run up
and down' in the passage until site
fainted team the eeortion, and used to
remark to his wife that it was splendid
exercise. Ile bent and pounded the lit -
Ile one with his fists upon the head and
face and chest, and was wont to throw
her violently into bed. All this Ice did
because he said the child was dirty.
and irritated him by obstinacy, although
the mother slated that there wvas 110
need to punish the child at all, and that
what her husband mistook for oestin-
acy was simply blind fear of her father.
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Other Countries o1 Iteceut
Events.
CANADA.
Arrangements neve beirg made for the
issue of the (toss rine to the mili(ia.
A valuable strike of silver is reported
near Snult Ste. Marie.
'I'he Provincial Government is granting
835,000 to the schools of New Ontario.
A provincial land titles office at
Regius, to cost $100,000, is planned.
Three men were buried by a cave-in of
a coal pile at Lachine on Saturday.
Ernest Malone was killed and the other
two injured.
William Bell has offered Hamilton and
Wentworth 40 acres on the mountain top
provided they will erect and maintain a
joint industrial refuge.
The steamers Minto and Stanley have
,been stuck in the ice near I'ictou Island,
and communication with Prince Edward
Island is again cut off.
lite Teutiskauting Railway Ls to run
solid trains between 'Toronto and New
Liskeard.
London Council is considering the
erection of a sanitarium for consurnp-
lives,
The Nova Scotia Government have em-
barked on an extensive scheme of tech-
nical schools.
Mr. J. E. Sullivan has been appointed
manager of construction for the C.P.U.
eastern tines.
Col. Hughes has been &ccted President
of Iho Dominion Itille Association, to
succeed Col. Gilson.
It is said tho Provincial Government
proposes to erect an ore -sampling plant
at or near Cobalt.
The Dominion Government is saki to
be about to introduce an old -age pension
scheme.
II. F. Williams, brakeman, fell oft a
Grand Trunk train near Ilyde Park and
wvas killed on Saturday.
A learn of English artillerymen will
visit Canada and lake part in 1110 com-
petitions at l'einwnwn.
The Provincial Government has de-
cided upon a new scheme in regard to
the (caching of agriculture in Ontario.
Mr. Andrew Carnegie has offered to
give $50,000 to the McG(II University
College of British Columbia on condition
The Mutual Fire Underwriters' Asso-
ciation of Ontario will urge on the Gov-
ernment compulsory registration of
losses by fires.
Premier 'i'w•eedle, Hon. L. P. Farris
and Senatlor Ellis are mentioned for the
Lieutenant -Governorship of New Bruns-
wick.
Shipping interests of Ire SI. Lawrence
will petition the Government to have the
ocean minis landed at Father Point iu-
slend of iihnnuski.
'1'114. refusal of the Doukhebors to com-
ply will► the homestead regulations hes
rosined In 11 lot of their land being occu-
g.i'tl by squatters.
The Government Inns under rnnsidern•
lion compulsory lire drill in the public
schaols, and the placing of kindergarten
children nn the ground floor.
'1'Ite investigation of the murder et
Constable Barron, of 1lnrni1ton. three
yent's ago, is the subje ( of n petition to
lit forwarded to the Ontario Govern-
ment.
Three men who pleaded guilty to keep-
ing gntnbling houses at Hamilton were
senlc•need to too months' imp•r;senment
and fined 8100 each, with thw alternative
of three 111011llas more.
OlhE Vr BRITAIN.
Lord Curzon has advised the British
Peers In lake the initiative in reforming
the Upper House. •
Itec•iprtocily between Australia and
Cumuli, will be discu•sc,1 I,y the delegates
of the iespe'rtive countries et London.
sir Chnrlos Tupper wns nn Friday
presented with n porton, of himself in
oils in the room in London where the
Pothers of Confederation held (heir con-
ference.
While Wnr Secretary Ilaldnne's pro.
feet for the reorga,a.zaht.n of the British
nt•rny is likely le stimuiute ket it discus-
sion and much criticism of its dome. !s
pn.cil50. iia main principles meet with
Ihe,npprobatlion of ,vett lhilista polilicul
parties.
UNITED SI11'ES.
A cyclone Thursday night completely
destroyed Ilse rows of \\ nshing!en, Ark.
The rnilanws of the western Stele%
hate received stn n slrenatilmc campaign
ngnincl Iwo -cent fart's.
'The United Stales Sidelrrn;ury nl
(Weep tt n as rnbli ed Inst week of s suer
tee'ween $1a,nrei and 5'00.007.
A United Slates mail wagon contain-
ing registered mail worth 850,000 was
stolen in Chicago on Saturday.
Two firemen were suffocated and
eleven rendered unconscious by am-
monia fumes at a lire in a cold storage
plant at New York on 'Tuesday.
After a search of nearly a year Cecilia
Demetro, daughter of a wealthy Greek in
Little Rock, Ark., was found in a gypsy
camp near Thornton, 111.
William Welch, believed to be the old-
est member of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and the oldest Mason in the
United States. died on Monday at Clare
ntont, N.I1. Ile was 106 years of oge.
GENERAL.
Adolph Tingle, a British subject, has
been hanged at Warsaw for robbery.
The Clerical Centre in Germany Is
causing dissensions, which may result
in the early dissolution of the Reichstag.
A number of engineers are seeking a
charter for an electric railway to the top
of the Matterhorn.
A cyclone in the southern Philippines
has caused the death of two hundred
persons and rendered thousands home-
less.
The people of the Philippines nre said
t: be mortally nfraid that the Japanese
ore going to occupy the islands.
France and Spain haave agreed to build
three railroads across the Pyrenees with-
in len years:
King llankon of Norway would favor
an international agreement prohibiting
the use of airships and submarines in
war.
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AGREEMENT IN Fall i•::1ST.
Arrangement Between Britain, Russia,
France and Japan Assured.
A SI. Petersburg despatch says that
an agreement between Itussia, France,
Great Britain and Japan regarding the
Far East is definitely assured. 'Thanks
chiefly to King Edward's Initiative an
Anglo -Russian entente is now definite.
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IIE BLUNDERED THEN.
The case looked rather against Mr.
Sands the grocer -he had been charged
with selling as coffee a mixture which
contained 75 per cent. of chicory --until
he gave his explanation. 'Then, indeed.
it seemed that the clouds would roll
away.
"It was due to a mistake on the part
of my apprentice," Ito said. "The stock
of coffee and chickory is kept in line
which hook somewhat similar. Ir: mak-
ing up, my apprentice mistook the fins.
and instead of Inking three limes of
coffee to one of chicory ho did tho re -
w erre."
In due course the apprentice was call-
ed, and he corroborated the evidence of
Itis employer.
"Do you often make this blunder?'' he
wits asked.
"I have never made it since the Inspec-
tor called."
"But did you ever make such a blun-
der before?'
"Well," was the hesitating reply, "1--
er-didn't knew it was a blunder before.`
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FORTUNE. FI1OM SWAMP 1.AND.
Every day the young Duke of West-
minster gels richer. Ile is the ground
landlord of miles rind miles of houses-
Iho whole of Bomb Belgravia -and for
each he receives one shilling n yens pep-
percorn rent until the lenses 001 in. Each
month fresh lenses fall Mtn his hands,
and nt the end of thirty years the whole
of the properly. which is now worth
many mullions, will be hie entirely. 'The
land, which was acquired by his ances-
tors nearly two centuries ngo. wvas then
n worlhlees marsh. • i'arls of it were
drained and the land let on long leases
n: low rents. Suddenly, heevever, it be-
come the fnshirnanl,le quarter of Lorn-
don, and et rrespondiegly the ducal
fondly become ono of the richest In the
',vertigo. Tho I)ukrs income Ib -day is
,e10u.000 a year. In thirty years limo i'
will be increased fitefold.
"Il has come to my cans," remarked
\I`se 1)e Mayne. "That you sit 1 my fare
tcnnld
make a mon chin, fence."
Ihal's what 1 snide' r.plhd Ilse
diplomatic one; "but, nt course, -1
meant if he happened to bo on the other
side of the fence."
Atrgeseltrs : "1 &sure you. alt. 1 look
forwent longingly to lite union with your
daughter." Girl's Fathc.: "Alt ! well.
titers a candid confession. anyhow.
She'll rertninly i'ring you (here of shoe
halt as extra%ngant as I've allnwved her
('i to
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"KNOCK OUTS" ILLEGAL
'I BEV FLOURISH AT BRITISH :AUG
TION SALES.
Uill Is to be Introduced into the British
Commons to Stop the
Practice.
it 1s understood that a bill is to be in/
[reduced Into the British Parliament
next session for the purpose making
illegal the 'knock -out" as practised at
aschons,
'I'Ite "kilo:k-out" flourishes in every
tart of the country, and wherever sales
by auction are held. 1t consists in an
r,greement between dealers attending
an auction sale not to bid above a give
en prico for u certain article or a num-
ber of articles.
1f the lot is knocked down to a mein.
ber of the ring all the members of the
ring meet after the sale and hold ae
private uuolion among themselves.
An article which has been bought at
the sate for .C10 may fetch £20 as shared
be ween the members of the ring, and
htiroocamnan'getho has given tato £20 pro-
ceeds to sell the article for as much 15
w.
'the seller thus sees hes goods knock-
ed down at low prices, end next day
he may find that the dealer is selling
them for ten limes as much. The only
che.k on the '':nock -out" Is for the sole
ler to place a reserve on his goods.
SECRET SYNDICATES.
The "knock -out" Is practised in quar-
ters whets) it might be least suspect-
ed Some of the most reputable auc.
lion rooms in London aro the scene ot
the secret operations of "syndicates.'
Objects of art worth thousands of
pounds are secured by knock -out rings,
who proceed to "bleed" American mil-
lionaires of a thousand pounds or more
above the knock -out price.
Fortunes have in recent years been
made by "land sharks," who in some
provincial, towns practically control
the land market and share thousands
or pounds between them after every
large land sale.
DEFENCE OF KNOCiC-OUT.
A frequenter of sales offered a dctence
':t the `knock -out."
"It may seem grossly unfair to the
seller," be said, "but a thing is put up
at auction for what it will fetch, and
;there can be no compulsion on any
one to bid more than he desires. it
Iwo people agree not to outbid each
olh, r over a certain price there is no-
thing immoral in them afterwards ar•
ranging matters between themselves.
"In auction rooms people every day
give dealers halt -sovereigns or sever.
e:gns not to bid against them. 11 pays
than, it pnys the dealer, and if it tet.
sit Lss in the seller getting less than Le
would like, well there is no compulsion
on him to sell at auction."
In spite of such defences of "knock-
outs," there is a strong public opinion
that the "knock -out" Is a swindle, and
that it is time legislation was passed
to end lt.
SALUTING A CAT.
An instance of the Antn,ing SupersU-
lion of the ilimloos.
in Poona, at the government house.
for more than n quarter of a century.
every cal which passed out of the front
door at dark was saluted by the sentry.
who presented arms to the terrified
pussy. It seem; that In 1838 Sir Itobt.
Grant, G.'wcrner of Bombay, died in
the Bove: nment house, Poona, and on
the evening of the day of his death a
cal was seen to leave the house by the
front door and to walk up and down
parl'cular path precisely ns the late
g vernor had been used to do after sun -
eel. A Hin(oo sentry observed and re-
ported this to the sepoys of his faith,
and they laid the matter before it priest,
nIt . explained In them the mystery ct
the dogma of tho transmigration of
souls. "in this cat," he said, "was rein.
carnatecl the soul of the deceased Gov-
ernor Grant, and it should, therefore,
ee tented l w•ilil a military honors due
excelled
As, ho ever, the orit'inel sentry could
not ids nlify the 'mentor cat he had
seen on the evening of the day of Sir
ilobnrt's death, it was decided that
every cat which passed out of the main
entrance rafter dark should te sainted
es the avatar of his excellency. 'Thus
for over a quarter of a century every
cat that pageed out after sunset had
military honors paid to il, not only by
Iimdo-) sentinels, but -such is the in.
(Mien of the superstition---hy Moham-
medans, native Christians and even He-
brew soldiers.
NOTiiING SENSATIONAL.
Small Boy : "I)id you ever cutch any
whales?"
Sailor: "No; 1 never shipped on It
tvha ler."
'\\ Pr you ever shipwrecked?"
"No."
"Never cast on a d,:sert Island?"
"No."
"Never might by cannibals?"
"Nor,"
"Nor bitten by serpents?"
Iluh 1 You might as well have stayed
tit home."
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A M \'I`Ti{R of Inow'oON,
Ah 1"sighed the rich n:d wi Iswere
"1 would willingly die for you."
"blow soon?' queried the pretty but
practical maid.
SECIt1 1' OF SUCCESS.
Snooks: "To what do• you attribute
your suecese nA a tradesman!"
Sellcm : "If n customer do' n't eel
what be wants, 1 rnnkc hits want wvlIMI
110 sees."
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\VllLitl: MONEY WAS USEFUL.
\tr. Ghout : "A11 my money cannot
'see mo henllh, doclnr."
Dr. Bolus : "No, perhaps not ; but 1t
0 of Inestimable tslue, nevertheless• ft
piste your physicinns greet confidence"
Bombay 1s Iho most crowded clty In
the world. •