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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1903-7-16, Page 3HE NJ DKEIS Prices of Graia, Cattle, etc 111 Trade Centres.. LEADING MA.RKETS.,•• BitreADSTUFFS, rpocento, Jeily 14, - Wheat - etore is a faUr demand for melliag and the eearket is etfeaely to trate ex. at 76c for No.. 2 red and white east and 75e Middle freights,. Gose Is steady at 66c for No.. meat. Sprang 10 seeedy iet 78e fow No. 1 aa41 7'2e.> for No. 2 east. lilianitoba Wheat is fi.beiv at 84ec Lor No..1 lurid, at 8:3ic to 84e foe NO. 1 melte-wen admit Port W11iaan and No. 1 laud is quoted at 87e to 880 cend • No. 1 norteeern at 80ec ter 87c at Gootge Ian Baer pointe, and 6c morce grind - bag in tn.:wait. • Flour - Is in moderate demand ared steady. . Soule 90 per cont. Peetents sold to -day alt $2.80 in bkierers' bags neiddle freights,. Choice brands are quoted 15e to 20c bighe, ea'Manitoba gone. es steady at $4.20 for caxe of Hungariaa Pak - outs and $3.90 foe strong bakers', bags included' on the traek; To- ronto. Mita:coed - Is • quiet. Oars of shoete are quoted at $17 anti bean at $14 in bulk ease or meddle treigaes. Manitoba reellfeed is' k 10? adly rut $21 foe. ears of shoete and $19 log bran, sacks ineheded, 9eo- nonto freightta. 113ae1ey - Is quiet at 43c for No. 8 eietra and 4,1e for No, 3, onel feed wt 4Cie east oe Burkwheat -- Is quiet at 4,1c tot No. 2 ease and 40e middle freights.. - Is steady at 52e for No. 2 east, ad Lc meddle frelgerta. Colin - The' market is stoody. Canada is quelled at 50e west. Ant - oilcan is quoted a.t tileee to No. 8 telexed anicl. 60e foe No,. 3 yelleave th car lofts on the -fro*, Thee:mato. Oats - Are steady. No. 1 whlite are quoted at 32ec th 321c, anti No. 2 %%Slate at 8,2c east. No. 2 white are quoted . 31e freaShits "lc:vital and west, aald . at 814e'e middle treighta Oatareal - Is steady at $2.60 for actee of bags enel,•$8.65 or barrels on the tree& here aed. 25e none for broken lots. • Peas - Are steady at, 62c foe No. 2 high freights north seed west, 64e ecuret and 68e meddle freigiete. A car of .W. E. sold at 75c north,. MONTREAL MARXETS. Montreal, July 14. •-a Peas, 72hc to 730; rye, 5841e; No. 1 oats, 37ie;; No. 2 oats, 30-te to 37a afloat, and No. 2 meta, ex -stone, 33•11e to 89c; bee:kw:neat, 48ee to 4.9e affolat; No. baeley, 52 -Le inioa4t. Flour r- The detained is goad, azd --a. on tbe whole ace active busliness is passing. We greeter: Cileole•e Mani - Ceiba Fazing wheat patents, $4.20; sec:on/Joe $8.20; stroag batmen', $3.- 50; winter wheat patentee, $3.90 to $4; renege -a rollers, $3.50 ito $3.60; c',o in beige, $1.70 to $1.75; extra, 1.60 to $1.65. Meal - Sales are prinoenaley in sen.all lots at $1.,8•0 to .$1.8•5 per beg, and at $3.75 to. $3.$O par bor- er." - The 'denial/11 for Mill - feed Om-Lem:es good, and tire mar- ket 'is aetive at arm prices,. We quote: Manitobn bean ita boo, $19; Shorts., $21 to $22 per ton; fentafi tho bran, en balk, $18.50; shoite, $20.50 to $21, and $24 to $80, as to cabala*. Cheeve - The terelenry is tempos- tioneibly downward. Ontario easeese eies14%are rid:renal owing to the clesencilia- ttion of holders to eceneent to sIace aleces if they desired to trade, aired tat beak of the eluareat 'deeliegg on apot is in Quebec makes,, at a range of gee to gee. Butter - Butter relies 'dull awal quiet, at 'a mange of 1See in 181e, bet the Outedele price is hand to re- edit° in ehe paeseat temper of buy - ere. • Eg.gs Eresei gathered stack in lots to the trade eel(' at 14ac, and ITL a jobbing way. eet 15c to 15e,e, while selecited brought 16c to 161c, and No. 2 steak 1.31e. , • • ' Beaos - Steady, at $,I...80 tef $1.- 85 per bushel, and. primes in ear ]os are cauoted at $1.70 to $1.75. Proleisinees The t,one of the mar - keit ter hams, baton and land is Steady, .under a .good demoted from laeal and coualery boyars, but tibe movement of pork is slow, and 'ices• have an easy tenderney. "We emote: -1-Teawy Careadicin short attit, Bless poelc, a22 to $22.50; Canada ort cut back aciek, $21.50 to ;22; Tight Conadaehort, clear ploIrila -S21 to $21.50; fineet kettle lard •in 20 -pound pane, lle; antra pure lard In 20-3ogral pails., _10 -Ile; choice re- sale.," compounid lead, Sec to See; Name, 13ee to 141e, acel began, lela fee 15c Per pante'. •• • EtIROPEA,IS CertAgeT MAII,KEITS:e • tandem; 'Telly 1.4. Pareel No, 1 mortIrern,, Manitoba, pfaspage, 31s. Car:n ens peepage iiirrn,, but eot adtive., .Cargous, Odea, F.O. ELT., ppoinnt, 12s. 9d. Parcels, telexed, American, aredived,..21e. tad. Wheat pancels No. 1 heed, Mani - Poeta, July 81s,; July, 1s. 44. Parcels No. 1 Caloitte. cheb, June, 27. 9c1. ;Wheat, patteel No. 1 reale:aerie, Manitoba, piessiege, 30a. :Antwerp, Jelly 14. - ,WIteat, spot quiet; No. 2 red whiter, 1.6ef. Caren sppt, AMeripan linseed, 221. 6c. PTottr, sm.ot, Miemeapelis, 261. 6c. Paris, .fluAy 14, -- *Wheat, tope steady; .Thly 251 80e; November and Februery, 2,2f 55e. Meter, tone quiet; July, 88f 70e; November and rebel:aver, 301 60e. Freeeh ebutetr7 markets dull. CATTIAll MAIIKETS. ""eetikeeflon'te, July 14,-Texport cattle Were flota and eeteve. but buleiltees' we're leanr at the Weekeen Market to-de:ye- Sheep and Iambs alSo de- al:nod, 'aridwere elow .of oslo. Other deeeriptione of cattle were areihang- The domiamInt featune in the mar- . P.P1,,meommomPpm het was the actin/lay in ezipicieters' that pee,valicel. Tbeir Vela" how/ everwove neenttairied unxthnngod nt lase Tuleseletee quo,tationts. The foregoing imProvement ±0 terede Wkui Clue .to Vivo rise that cep:aired in Olvleage this week, aud theyeb,y corn - pelted one or two of t;he hurgaet lo - Cal buyerto Opi,Yrcute here onto:is:live- ly, rite tendenc abroad bias kate- ly been on. %Ovoid one, and has peovocl benefleial to °median into - diners. The quality of the offering's of cattle an the wtole w,als only fair, than being too reauy grac-'s- Ala animals brought forevand, and triune were not wontod. Stallefed cattle new seem to be pratettecilly all sold, and tele prociact of the gross has not had time to come to the proper stage of moderate,' for the market. The receipts of bakeheree' consisted ainiost entirely of grar4e animals of not antra good qeality, arid tlee prices of ffiris cease wave tower, 'the demand for them was fairly bleak, and nearly all were Preece, the enr feriar deseriptions prolving thee hats& eslt to move, :rho following is the range of priee,s prevailing toeclay: port eattlel- Per 1010 lbs. Merlieum tee heavy ...$4.80 $5.20 Autehersa- Picked loin 4.50 4.65 G o oki loads .4. .. 4.25 4,40 leletler tin ... ... 4.00 4.80 3.50 4.00 Cows: „. .„ 3.e5 4.00 leedders, light ... 8.25 8.75 leeec'eia, ort -keeps 4.00 4.25 Stookers 2.130 8.75 Sheetr- Export ewes ... 3.60 3.75 D o , beaks 2.15 3.00 eaSipv.te-sen,gperlaneitst 2..25105 4.5..0500 Hogs,- • • Sows ... 8.50 4.00 Stags 2.00 0.00 Selects, 160 'to 200 0.00 Thick tate 5440 0.00 Light . 5.40 0.00 # THIS BOY IS A MONSTER French-Canadian Attracts Atten- tion in. New York. A New York despatch says: Ed- ward Beaupre, 22 years old, who is 8 feet 8.e. inches high and weighs 367 lbs., is a patron of an uptown hotel, and at present occupies a room on the second floor, which for years has been reserved for John L. Sullivan. Sullivan's bed is a large one, but when Mr. Beaupre at- tempted to cuddle in it on Tuesday night his toes stunk out of the -win- dow. The bed was moved out and the long young men was forced to sleep crosswise on the floor, Beau - pre is a French-Canadian and was born on a ranch in the Northwest Territory, 500 miles west of Winni- peg. Els father and mother, he says are of ordinaxy stature, and he declares that he weighed only nine pounds when booms born. At the ago of three he began to grow, and when ton years of age an.easured 6 feet 4 inches. He attended school in a 'little settlement neer. his home until he was thirteen years old. He has a brother at home nine years old who is a little more than 7 feet tall. 3 CEN TS ON , TUE R amend. Divienunell dacided that. it , was ry to build the following small An each to have cement concrete Andexets. and .steel and gement eon- closeeeee as ar noon-Oe6 and 7 near Elimville. ,. n. ereek4un, 34 ft. •roadway. that 4,--Silleiroact con. 9. near •W'in- eleleull4tt, span, 16ft, roadway. was 1 -Con. 8 'and sees'e lae: on "Duchess" and .finds that its remuneraeion oletnathree inspectors, bearing qualities are quite satisface Messrs.. George Andrews, John Mac- donald and D. 0. Cameron, for 50 tory. Mr. Win. Read, of Jarrat's Corners, has twelve "King" trees days' work, together With expenses 'incurred, $133.14, was fixed at V83.- 14. The Bon S. II. Blake's bill araounted to $700, and thus the to - tai cost of closing out the affair is $2,083.14. The total assets realiz- able by the depositors was $8,500, together with certain property near Toronto, on which they expect to obtain $2,500 in the future. The credit ore were owed. $175,000. The depositors will thus get three cents on the dollar. HONORED, BY THE KING • PPOPMMPIPIPTP.P.m.m.PPPMM!!!!!!!!M ATOTISFORFRITIT0101011 THE ...a.GUSIL.O.F '.0,011NOIS PM! a/NTS FRODI TM.; DERABT, Notes of Vroeeedings In the Cano KENT OR AGBIOULTURZ. adian Barliament, . A. Warning -Orchard Cultivation - Pear Leaf Blister Mite- Sr 'William Mulocke bill to VOST-ORRICE ACT, The 'Xing Apple. increase the salaries of certain ° i lasses of post -office employ - The iPimit Division of the Dorein- en, ;Ina generally improve thee, eee.. ion Department of Agriculture, Ot- ning ditionli a: service, was passed wi tawa, issues the following war to frult growers:- It is to be Soar- practically .no opposition. The b ed that the wet weather at present also provides for a decrease of 'pc) prevailing will lead a good many age rates Stain *e to ic a pound 'orchardists to neglect spraying. Lest newspapers eiroulating within 8 yew. the summer and autumn were tulles of the point of publication.. wet and many growers of 'fruit failed is estimated that the bill will ent to give their mallards more ' than an, additional expense to the Pos office Depart two or three sprayings, As Mr, m 50,0 ent of between $ MacKinnon points out, the cool, and $75,000 :a year, moist weather is peculiarly favorable BUTTER -MAKING. to the development of fungous Mr. Fisher's bill to probibila t growths, and it is only by seizing manufacture of spurious imitatio every opportunity and Spraying of butter, and the making of "pr whenever a day or two of dry wea- cess" butter, was also patsed, wi ther comes along that sound, clean the addition . of some unimporta fruit can, be secured, Wet weather amendments presented by Mr. Fish° shoulct be an incentive to greater dil- Mr. McCreary registered a vigoro igente in spraying, rather than an protest on behalf of a Winnipeg lir excuse for not spraying. Eternal of "process" butter makers, but M viligance is the price of safety' he Brock pointed out that it wou fruit growing, and it behooves every- jeopardize Canada's great expo oil° who desires a full erop of first- dairy interests for the sake of an class fruit to spray early a.nd often. one 'Inn, and the bill went throu oncHARD CULTIVATION. withoot any opposition, There is a clanger that on account INSPECTION FEES, of the wet weather, orchards will Mr. Prefontaine gives notice of tw not receive their usual cultivation, resolutions, one to provide for t which is urgently needed to destroy abrogation' of steamship inspectio weeds, aerate the soil, and conserve fees and dues and for the bat soil moisture for futuro use. ef regulation of yachts propelled b the ground is not stirred it bakes, gas, fluid naptha, or electric mo cracks open and evaporation goes on ors; the other to amend the Act, r rapidly. By stirring the soil; lating to the certificatee of maste through frequent cultivation, thus and raates of ships by providing fo keeping a loose mulch on the sur- a new certificate called tho Horn la.eo, capillarity is broken up and Trade Certificate. moisture retained. As seen as it is TELEPHONE CONNECTION, possible, therefore, to get on the The municipalities have gained ground after a rain, the cultivator important point on the telephon should be started in the orchard and question. Dlr. Blair has consente kept going as steadily as time and to the following amendment to hi weather will permit. Railway Conueission PEAR LEAF BLISTER MITE. Whenever any municipality or co The Fruit Division, Ottawa, sends poration has authority to construe the following information with ref- operate, and xaaintain a telephoi erenee to this insect to Mr. R. Bray, system in any district, and is desi Walkerton, Ont.:- The pear leaves ous of obtaining telephonic conum shown at the Pariners' Institute nication with any station or prom meeting at Teeswater are infected ises of the company in such distrie with the Pear Leaf Blister Mite, and cannot agree with the compan (Phereoptus pyri). This insect is with respect thereto, such municipa sometimes quite prevalent, and al- ity or corporation may apply to th though it spreads slowly from tree board for leave therefor. and th to tree, is likely to do much harm. board may order the company t Dr. Fletcher, Dominion Entomolo- provide for such connection or cora gist, treats of this insect in his re- munication upon such terms as t port for 1805, page 160. He reeom- compensate them as the board ma mends as the most practical remedy deem just and expedient, and ma the use of the kerosene emulsion just order and direct when, how, where as the leaf buds are opening. by whom, and upon what terms an Dr. Fletcher gives the following conditions suck telephonic connec description' "Reddish spots appear tions or coman.unication should b on the leaves, somewhat irregular in constructed, operated, and main shape, about one-eighth of an inch tallied. in diameter, and frequently confluent. RURAL MAIL DELIVERY, Those appear on the young pear Sir Wm. Mulock, in reply to' Mr leaves early in spring, and as the Maclean, stated that he was not pr summer progresses they turn to pared to make any .definite an corky, blister-like galls with a hole nouncement upon the question of in the centre through which large rural mail delivery. A great man numbers of minute elongated mites statements had been published re issue and attack the fresh parts of specting the operation of the system the leaf." ' in the United States, especially ir This insect attack only pear leaves reference to the paying qualities o and is reported as having been dis- the service. Investigation, however covered in nearly all pear -growing showed that they wexe not founde districts. on fact. He 'noticed that many o THE "KING" APPLE. the high officials of the United The "King" isone of favorite States service were under crimina varieties of apples in the market, indietmeut for fraud. and their re- : n'c't Pinfortunately, is so shy a bear- Ports were not, he thought, reliable; EuroPt its own roots, that it is not therefore, he was not guaranteed in maY vel profitable. It has, however, taking the United States as a safe sank. jently been noted that by top- criterion in this regard, He did not, the eting it on any vigorous stock however, wish to take any attitude Ing in ernes much more prolific. against it. Officials of the depart- Inently teruit Division, Ottawa, invite ment had investigated the system from the Atlantic roast west to Be- ttie Ile- teespondence upon this subject slight eas received some valuable in_ trait, and he would be delighted if pen • Mr.0 . L. Stephens, of during his term ' of office he found o ia, has the "King" top -grafted himself ,justified in inaugurating a system of such importance to the people of the rural district. He conk' not, however, take the step rashly and -without Nit investiga- tion. RAILWAY BTI.L. Officers of American Squadron Re- ceived by His IVIajesey. A Loddion deep:at/eh says: King Eldwalicl sIgnally bknlored 'the ottleers of the American squadr.on on Wed- neeeday night et the State ball gilv- en at Budkingleun Palace. T -Tis Majesty.: forwaally retrieved A...central .Cotton, the captains of the Anacri- can ships and 25 Of the eunicre . beg.: .bees, and Queen Alexandra latex goat them the scam dieltinetion. The belt -the Lay4 since the accernicin of feeng lederandi-eves a brilliant lune - teen, 2,200. ,guests being presenk, in- dl'(Jchiug President Loubelt and his Mete, praellealiy all the Arab:3mm- dors axed Miediseens in Lonidem, , the majotilty of the mearebere of the - Royal family, promineret represent- Expects $80,000 Grant For Polar ateves of the nobility, axed the Qin- Expedition. cars of the Aineeienee and Freneh scanalrfors now in 1311tish water. To Recurakdaelreil Gottron the King expressed his gratiReation at the excelloace of the squadron. His eletjesay lead a pleasant word to .say. to ea,o'h of the °Caere present, s A LOVER'S DEED grafted on Duchess," and reports equally good results. Mr. Judson Harris, of Ingersoll, has an orchard of two and one-half acres, the crop from which for the past eight years has .never brought . him less than $500.00. Many of these trees are "Kings" grafted on 'Russets." Mr. Robt. Mumiy, of Avening, has a number of "King" trees on their' own roots and others grafted on "Tolman Sweets," and notes that the top -grafted trees are the only ones that glee him paying crops. The experience of these growers and many others goes to sirow that it would be a very profitable piece of business to top -graft at least some of the early apples to be found all over Ontario, with "Kings." The "King"' is an apple that exactly fills the bill as a fancy market va- riety, as it isof excellent quality, color and size, and well-Icnown in tho English market. If its only de- fect, want of procluctivenese, can let eierod by the simple method of toe grafting, it should prove a boon to many people who have vigorous trees cf undesirable varieties. Ottawa, June, 1003. , CAPT. BERNIER CONFIDENT • An Ottawa Romance Thet May End in Death. A deepateh from Ottawa says: Reno Sehingh, aged 26, painter, shot himself in' the head lest eight be- cause he hacl been, forbidden to cone tietteepaying atteritioes ±0 MISS Al- bertine Fiset by lter mother, Hn has boon unconscious since the shoot- ing and may not recover. An Ottawa despatch says: Cat. Bernier, who is busy securing sub- scriptions towards his proposed voy- age of discovery into the Polar seas, says he has every reason to expect this session his $80,000 grant froin the Federal treasury. The private subscriptions toward his enterprise now total something over $40,000, whilst he ham offers of all manner of supplies for the trip. 11 he would allow the riarno of' the boat to *be chosen by a Certain firm as an ad- vertise:rant for their wares, he Could have 310,000 more, But the cap- tain declines the proposition. has been paeeed over by Parliameet the last two years, but thinks he has the sympathy of Ministers and mem- bers this time sure. A meet inip,ortianit amentement Io Mr. Blair's Railway 11111 in protec- tion of the rights of the farating community was pasetel. The amend - meat wee , offered by Mt. Cowan, of South Essex, in lie,u of hes Drainage 13111.' It provides in short taat any citizen or municipality cito drain aciroee the larnes of a railway com- pany by the same proceedings as veduld be applied to may other land -owner. Under tho old law a private eitezon (could not secure dealnage aeroes rivieweey laeals. fact, if a railway eut a neasn's farm in two an.d °bete:netted his drainage, he could not compel paesage for his drain from one part of his form, aoreris the traalcs, to 'the other, be- cause the draina.ge laws were pro- vincial, while tile eallway lawwore Dominion. All these .dielabilitice will be aboliehed by Mr. Gowen's terimadment, which net only gev'es the land -owner the right to eknin across. railway lankls, but provides that he *all net be pelt to more expense ±0 the latter than if The rallwaY teaks wore not them. All the extra expense caused by the peasenee ef the railway track must be borne by ehe railway company. an fact; tete railway conenalla is mot in so good a posetemi as the pri- vate land -owner in this respect, be- COMO° it btleOPICS neeeseary to EC,ClItre drainage, acroas the Linde of a pri- vate inelividuel, any expenses in tire way of cutting through ernhanie- inents most be bonne by the peesion requiring sad' drainage, bet miller this ftmenchnent the railway com- pany must bear 'the cora of cutting through its own enebrinkreetts. CAN'T TELL BY CLOTHES Seantly Clad Pedlar Had a Good. Bank Actoeutt. A Cornwall despatch says: John Struts, a Hungarian, who has been traveling through the country sell - leg lead pencils, ecantly clad, was arrested on Tuesday on a eharge of theft. Wient searehed by officers, bank books in his pockets showed he' had depoeits of $3,800, HARVESTS IN THE WEST An Increase a 24000,000 Bushels Anticipated. Carefully prepared crop bulletins tolleqted by the Manitoba Govern- ment and the Conadlian Northern Itallevav afficials give the estienate for Manitoba for this coroners har- vest as follows: Amos under wheat 2,442,878 Acres ender °ate ... 8'55,431 Acres Under barley „, 826,587 A01OS under fax, ete 68,156 Making a total aereage un- der crops .„ .„ which is An increase in the cultivat- ed area of 047,852 acres), The yield lime, year aulemated to 100,052,000 bushels, or an average of 32 bushels per acre. The appearances are that this yealr's awrage will equal that of lasit, ao 'that the total yield is estimated at 116,016,000 buSh- els, an anticipated inerease this harvest of 15,964,000 buahels for Manitoba date. The Norteneent Tortitiories had about 885,250 ares under cultiera- tion last year, end had on the same average yield as ManItiota, 000,000 bushels of grain. This Year the Territories will probably have corer ane acres cnIti- vated with 32,000,000 as the tertal yiele. Tiles gives a total acreage under cevetieeation for Manitoba cued the Northwest of 4,670,770 or this year, asi ineweese oner last of 641,- 518 aeres, with a petobable total grain yield of 150,0010,000 bushels, being an tncrease of al least 21,- 000,000 bushels over 1902. In view of this enormous increase n the yield, amid the seekers coca plaiats of last year relative to the inauflicieney of the means of Wan's- portation, the fanners and the busi- ness men of the Nortihmeest are net without NSW:gee-U.0n few their anx- iety aboet railway f,atilities for moving thes vast yield. THE PEACEMAKER Lord Charles Beresford's Tribute to King's Diplomacy. • A despatch from London says: At the Pilgrim's Club luncheon to the visiting American officers, at the Carlton Club, Vice Admiral Lord Charles Beresford presided. In proposing the toast of "The King," Lord Beresford said he be- lieved the day was coming when King Edward would be known as "Edward the Peacemaker." Lord Beresford then toasted "Pres- ident Roosevelt," and asked why the President was liked in England? He added: - "We like the man. 1Ve like the strong, generous man, what I may call the real, human man. The President will do his level best , to bring the two English-speaking na- tions together in one harmonious whole, which is the same idea King Edward had on the occasion of his visit to the President of France. If President Roosevelt were to come here I believe the enthusiasm would be far greater than in the case of any reception ever accorded to any visitor from any country." In proposing '!'The American Na -y," Lord Beresford said that whenever there was anything disa- greeable abroad Great Britain and America generally drifted together. If the two nations got together to maintain their common interests and commerce it would make for the peace of the world. Neither Great Britain nor America wanted an alli- ance; "but," the speaker added, "we want an understanding. Both Great Britain and America are increasing their fleets, but that is no more a threat to other nations than in- creasing the police force of the cities In order to maintain order." WOMAN'S AWFUL DEATH In Trying to Escape She Falls Down an Air Shaft. A despatch. from New York says: In attempting to escape from Mrs. Thomas Healy, an angry Wife who accused her of an intrigue with her husband, Mrs. Bridget Cavanagh plunged to a horrible death from the fifth storey fire escape platform of her home at 743 Third avenue to the courtyard below. Pursued by his incensed wife, his son and a po- liceman, Healy had reached tho fire escape and had then quickly descend- ed to tho street level. Mrs. Cavan- agh tried to escape by using an iron- ing board as a bridge to the roof of an adjoining building. The board turned under her and she was hurled into the air shaft. Mrs. Healy, with a policeman, went to Mrs. Cavan- agh's rooms to serve a summons. A knock on the door alarmed the man and the woman, and there was a mad rush to eicape. IRISH LAND BILL Only Pour Divisions During Ten Days' Debate. A LoknkIon chat/pate:1i says: The Laud 13111 on Wednesday night passed the committee of the Irceuse of Ocenenvolis amid loud chews of the ata.tiorialiste. The contellatory attitude of Mr. Wyndham, Chief Sec- retary for Irelend, and the intro- ducerof the bill, and the Irish members eves alrown by the filet that thane were only four devisions din- ing the ten days' debate on the mew:Niro. Mr. Wyllie:Inn anexminted his intention, if lin 18 still in °glee neact ;year, to inallo'dneo a bill deal- ing with the grieVanees of Irbil la- borers. This statemeint evoked cheers troll:, the Nationalists', Irish Sen.retary INyiecialien proposed ap- peopriating 825,000 anieually out of the development grant to hide/unify 'Pie nity Collage, foe any loAs of imome arising from the sale of land owned by the college. The now elttuRe *wer.q vigorously oppoeecl by the Nat icenaliefts, but after a long debate it was adopted by a Gov- ernment inaJoeity of 62. ROE FOR INPROVEIFINT ITrz ruoIrtroTiox OR CLEAN CLOVEB, SRM:s. A 33il1 Has Beer), Intr.arlaced, Into Varliament Dealing With the Subject. The investigation into the condi- tions of the seed, trade by the Do- minion Department of Agriculture during the past two years has clear- ly shown that there is vast room for improverneet. The outcome Imo been the introduction into learlie,- .xn.ent by the Minister of Agriculture Of a bill to improve the couditions thet have been shown to exist, The bill Is inteacled to prohibit the sale of any commercial seeds which may contain seeds of such weeds as wild mustard, penny-eress, ox -eye daisy, perennial sow thistle, ragweed, 'bind- weed and several others; and to provide for the' grading of all seeds sold as either "Grade No. I," "Grade No. II.," "Grade No. III.," or "Screenings," The requirements of each grade are specified, the basis of grading being the per cent. of puxe living seed, and in the case of the higher grades, the freedom from specided weed seeds in addition to those above mentioned. ' The grading is to be done by the madmeu them- selves, but samples may be sent for analysis to the Department of Agri- culture at Ottawa. The bill has aroused great interest among the seedmen, as should it be- come law, much greater care will be required in grading than is at pres- ent the case. A deputation of prom- inent Canadian seedsmen waited up- on the Minister of Agric-ulture a week or two ago to protest against the passing of the bill as drafted, claiming that some of the clauses were impracticable and that if 'en- forced would cause undue restriction and possibly SUSPENSION OF TRADE. They claim that it is impossible to obtain in sufficient quantity seed of the higher grades, owing to the pre- valence of weed seeds. Many of these it is impracticable to clean out on account of their similarity in size and weight to the clover seeds. Much of the seed received from the producers is vie with weed seeds, and although it may be greatly im- proved by cleaning, cannot by any means be made perfect. The demand this year has been much greater than ire any previous year for the best recleaned seed, dee largely to the preaching of the gos- pel of good seed by the Agricultural Department. In fact, it was stated by one of the leading seeclsmen that as far as demand for good seed was concerned there had boon more im- provement in the last two years than in the previous twenty. Un fortunately, however, the quality of seed received from the producers has not improved. Should the proposed bill come into force, as is almost sure to be the case sooner or later, they are determined to differentiate greatly in price in favor of clean samples when making their purchases from the growers. To a certain ex- tent this is done at present, but a grades. premium is to be put on high This is as it should be, because there is no excuse for the production of clover seed foul with weed seeds. The weeds most common in red clover fields axe Canada. thistle, curled dock, ragweed and white cockle; white wild mustard, ox -eye daisy, sow thistle and several others are found less frequently. In alsike fields, falso flax, white cockle, sheep sorrel, curled dock, mayweed and lamb's -quarters are frequently found. All of these weeds may be readily seen while growing, and before the seed ripens is the proper time to re- move them. They may be either spudded or pulled, and removed from the field. This system is practised by sonic of our most successful grow- ers of cloeer seed, and when once given a trial is found to be not only practicable, but also thorough, fairly ra.pid, and VERY PROFITABLE. It may be claimed that to do this where weeds are very plentiful is out of the question; that it would ta.ke great deal of time, and the tramping would injure the crop. A field in which the weeds are too plentiful to be haadIed in this way should not under any consideration be devoted to the production of clover for seed, It is absolutely folly to grow seed which is ten or fifteen por cent. weed seeds, as there 18,210 surer way of widely disseminating weeds than to have the seeds mixed with other- wise good grades of small commerci- al seeds, such as those of the greases and clovers. To sell seeds adulter- ated with ten per cent. of sand would be regarded by many people as criminal, but how much more criminal should it be regarded to sell seed containing ten per cent• of nox- ious weed seeds, In the former attic the only injury is an increase in price; in tbo. latter, the enhanced price of the good seed is a small Matter compared with the injury demi by the introduction of new weed pests. It is impossible to effectively en- force legislation. to prevent the growth of hnpure seed. We must teach the producers to see the folly In „growing anything but the best. Seedsmen find it necessary to make differences in price in order to pro- tect themeelves, and there is no doubt that the increased price for good seed will more than repay the extra. trouble involved in its pro- duction. It is therefore to every farmer's interest to grow only the highest tenuity, not only because it is a gross enjuStice to neighbor farmers to continue the production of weed seeds, but also because he is sere to be amply reeval.ded for any inereased trouble. Dept. of Agriculture, Ottawa. Ten , largo Russian milling firms have formed an association at St. Peter:Saws, for the promotion of the Axornst done :trade. NEWS ITEMS. Telegraphic 'griefs Front Ali Over the Glair, Wawa a.. W. CANADA. The Clever/latent has appointed 4 staff for the Macdonald Inetitute, Guelph, Sir Gilbert and Lady Parker haVe seut their annual donation of 3100 to Belleville public library. Daily train Services will he estabe liehed on all the principal linos ef the Canadian Northern on July 18, W, 11. Childs, a veteran of the South African war, has been ap- pointed steward of the Hamilton City Hospital. 'Will the cops!" was the cry of a crowd on Adelaide street east, To- ronto, on Saturday night, while the police were arresting an °gender, The customs duties at the Port Of Hamilton for the past month amo-unted to $96,868.02, an increase of 325,637.54 as compared with the receipts for June, 1902. In the opinion of cotton menthe. turers in Montreal, the trade is now passing through the most seriout crisis that has occurred since the American civil war, This is owing to the situation in England. The Kingston W. C. T. U. has exe pressed disapproval of lion, Charles Fitzpatrick's eigaret age limit law1 and asks that the importation, man. uhteture, and sale of cigaretts be prohibited. The G. T. R. has sent out in- structions to enforce the law regard- ing trespassing on the tracks. Twen- ty-five delinquents were arrested in Montreal and fined $1 and costs. John Baptiste Gervais, a notorious Montreal character, died in jail just before being taken to the Police Court on a charge of driving his wife insane by ill-treatment. MO wife has gone to the asylum, and thus a deplorable chapter is closed, GREAT BRITAIN. The King of England has replied in courteous terms to King Peter's no- tification of his accession to the thron.e. Two days' imprisonment is the sentence imposed by the court at London upon Wm. Brown, the coach- man who married Countess Russell last December, posing as a Bavarian nobleman. He has beenin jail since April. UNITED STATES. Bob Burdette, the humorist, has turned preacher. Anthracite coal has been advanced ten cents a ton at New York. W. A. Corey, who succeeds Chas. M. Schwab as active manager of the United States Steel Trust, is only 37 years of age. Col, Robert M. Love, State Comp- troller of Public Accounts, at Aus. tin, Texas, was shot down in. his of - flee by William G. Hill, who then conaraitted suicide. -Through Mayor Tom Johnson's fight in. Cleveland to make corpora-, tions pay more taxes over $2,000,-, 000 has been added to the collectable taxes of Cleveland. A mob at Norway, S. 0, took from jail five negroes charged with the murder of a white man. One was hanged and the others were so badly beaten that two of them are dying. J. E. Stainbrook, a young busa ness man, who has just been married is in the jail at Mitchell, S. D.. 'charged with violation of a new State law prohibiting the marriage of first cousins. The value of general merchandise imported to New York for 1908 is $54,462,844 greater than a year ago and about $82,000,000 more than they were in 1001. Diamonds and other precious stones imported at this centre had a value of $27,818,- 462. GENERAL. The Premier of Japan wishes to ree tire on account of illness. Emperor William's son, Prince Aldebut, will, with Prince Henry of Prussia, vidit the St. Louis Exposi- tion. The Sofia. correspondent of The London Times says there is danger of a massacre of Christians in, Macedonia. The Czar has abandoned his pro- posed bisit to Rome, provisionally fixed for the auturrm, an.d will spend it in the Crimea. • WILL BE GOOD FOR CANADA Effect of Establishing Proposed Steel Plant. 'A NeW York deepatch says: One of the most prominent Wall street operates, who, by 'the way, is gen- erally well pasted on *able political affair's of t,h'is co1uintry curfel Einglared, maid on Wednesday: 'This move of the United States Steel Contemner to start a plant at Port Colb.oreee, Ont., is a very signifleant one in irony wave. It means *het 'the United States will .u•I'tinealtely lose the world. market for its semi pro - &ration. Canada will e:voirterelly saeure the greater par% of that trade. Pittsburg and other Ameri- can steel centers will be the groat - est lovers. Cariaid:a will merely get the upper lecen'd of hor slater colonies in that line of triode in the event of the adoption of a protentine tariff by the Banish learliameni, sett Ikea feet will remoaxi the poseibiliter of a, Won between this conntry and. Cianceda erne degree ikureiher, The far-recireang reciults of this mono of the tel Treis,t cannot be Omore.sti- neatecl by the cernmeraial world. exe Oat t,o see others of out great enoreeraticate follow Mit as soon as it bezoniee eorkain that Beetish pole itieines ninon to coanita.eriae tlerkerftel with the Vekif/.."