Exeter Times, 1912-9-26, Page 2SPREAD OF POTATO CANKER
Importation of Potatoes Prom Europe Is Prohibited
by Order.in.Cotineiltlarcl to Eradicate.
A despatch. from Ottawa says
An Order -in -Connell has been pus -
ed amending thoae sections of the
Destructive Insect and Pest Act,
•which deals with the pota,t,o
cair-
ker, by the eubstitution of a clause
prohibiting the importation of all
potatoes from Europe in addition
to Newfoundland and other points
raentioned.
Potato canker is a virulent fun-
gus disease which has done, tre-
mendous destruotion in Europe dur-
ing some years past. Until last
yea,r importation of potatoes from
Great Britain and Ireland 8,nd
other European points had not been
heavy either to this country or the
United States, but the failum of the
crop last year and the high prices
led to heavy iraporta'tion,
As the potato canker is a disease
whioh not only abaolutely destroys
the tubers, but is very hard to era-
dieate, and will remain in'th'eeoil
for seven or eight years, the most,
strenuous precautions are justified.
In Great Britain a great deal of•
very coatly work is being under-
taken in regard to this pest. The
United States have recently taken
action by passing an .A.ot prohibit-
ing the importation of potatoes
from Great Britain and Ireland and
several e,ountriea in continental
Europe and Australia.
Mao
MAKING SAFE INVESTMENTS
SOME FINANCIAL TECHNICALITIES EX-
PLAINED.
The Man Who Thought the Term Cold
Bond Meant a Bond Secured on Real
Estate Made a Very Poor Guess -"And
Interest" Does Not Imply a Bonus for
the Purchaser -Quite the Reverse.
The articles contributed by "Investor'.
ere for the sole purpose cf guiding pros-
peotive investors, and, if passible, of say-
ing them from losing money through
placing it in "wild -oat" enterprises. The
impartial and reliable character of the
information may be relied upon. The
writer of these articles and the publisher
of this paper nave no interests to serve
in connection with this matter other than
those of the reader.
(By "Investor.")
The other day a man went into a bond
house in Toronto. and, before investing,
asked a few questions about bonds, which
showed at once that he was entirely un-
acquainted with that form of investment.
It also showed that mane' exnressions
puzzling to the uninitiated are such or-
dinary exnressions of every day Mae In
financial circles that it is extremely din
floult for a financial man to explain mat-
ters to a layman who has had absolutely
no experienoe in financial affairs in a
few words.
Now. the first question this man referred.
to asked eras, "What does 'Gold Bond'
mean?" "I suppose," he continued, "it
means that it is seoured by real estate,"
though why he should have thought so I
have no idea. A "first mortgage gold
bond," merely means that the bond. is a
first mortgage on the property in ques-
tion and that when it falls due its repay-
ment may be demanded In gold if the
bondholder so desires. Some year ago,
when governments were leas stable than
they are now, paper money had a very
uncertain value -sometimes paper our-
rency would not be worth 50 cents on the
dollar. Indeed, during the war of the
Rebellion in the States in the 'last days
of the Confederaoy, tbe paper money of
the Confederacy was so discredited that
a man paid 5100,000 (in paper money) for
a pair of boots, which he could have
bought for $5 in gold. At that time peo-
ple who loaned good money to corpora-
tions did not like to feel that perhaps
they would be repaid at the maturity of
their loan in discounted paper currency
or in silver coins worth 40 cents on the
dollar, as Mexican money is worth to -day.
; So they made provision that they were
./ to be repaid in gold and thus there came
-/ into existence the "gold bond." In Can-
ada at present it is merely a name with-
out significance; but some day, perhaps
-after a prolonged war -Canadian paper
money may not be worth 100 cents on the
dollar, and then the term "gold" on the
face of a bond will be a source of deep
satisfaction to the owner; for gold is al-
ways worth its face value -$20 an ounce
-as it is the standard of value and it
alone does not fluotuate in value so far
as its cash price is concerned.
, * •
"What does 'and interest' mean?" was
the next question. The bonds to which
the investor referred were emoted at 100
"and interest." Peculiarly enough, his idea
• "*A.was directly opposite the truth. He
thought that it meant that when he
bought bonds now whose interest had been
Paid on July first he got the interest
from that date up to the present as a
'sort of bonus.
Suppose the interest was paid in july.
John Smith crvvned $10,000 of the bonds
then. Be had $10,000 invested and his in-
terest was six per cent. Obviously if he
sold the bonds on January firsii he would
lutve received the full six months inter-
est for he would have just cut off the
imilkot January counons. Hat he sells them in
$/0,000 invested for 3 months. anso, of
October first, let us say. Be has had his
d
-...notirse, should get his interest for that
, length of time. He can't cut off the con -
pone for they represent the whole six
months interest, so the purchaser pays
him his $10,000, and also the interest for
three months at six per cent., or $150.
On January first the purchaser gen; his
interestfrom the coupons, -$300, which,
less the $150 he paid John •Sraith, leave
him $150 net, or six per cent, on his $10,-
000 for the three months from October
first to January first. So his is not out
of pocket. That is what it means to sell
bonds at 100 "and interest." Soemtimes
one sees that bonds have sold at 100 "flat."
In this case the bonds are sold at 100
and tbe interest for the three months-
,. or for whatever time it has aomimulated
Is thrown in; but in that case the mar-
ket nriee usually adjusts the interest.
Thus, six per cent. bonds, which sold at
100 on the last interest date usually sell
at 103 on the day. before the next one, and
bank at 100 on the day after.
FIRST MOTOR LINES. '
"".4.
Christian X. Reaches New York
Prom New Orleans.
A despatch from New York says:
The fleet of craft in. New York har-
bor looked with wondering eyes
upon a strange new vessel which
glided awiftly and noiselessly, wiht-
oiit smokestaok or sails, through the
Iping to her dock. She was the
hristiatt X. of the Hamburg-Ara-
rican Line 7,800 tons burden, the
rst motor' ship which has visited
lit port, and she oame in from
rew Orleans to get fuel oil to run
er to Hamburg. Her eaptain said
' last she noneutned ten tons of oil a
day. He calls her the first Crean
•automobile.
CUTTING OAPERS.
Mrs. Nuwod-"Mary, for dinner
, think we'll have, boiled mutton
ith tenet sanee. Are there any
oapers fx the house V'
Mary -"No, mai am."
Mrs. Nuwed-"Then go otth in
begarden and exit 00111O."
THE NEWS M A PARAGRAPH
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HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVED
THE GLOBE IN A
NUTSHELL.
Canada, the Empire and the World
in General Before Your
Eyes.
CANADA.
Sir Rieha,rd Cartwright success-
fully underwent an operation.
O.P.R. telegraphers have receiv-
ed a 12 per eent. wage increase,.
The Bank of B. N. *A. will build a
$25,000 branch office in London.
Galt is to ha.ve a new fa,bries fac-
tory and one to manufacture show
cases.
Natural gas was disoovered by a
well -digger at Dours, near Peter-
boro'.
Gas -electric ears may be used on
the radial line from Toronto to
Guelph,
Fred. Partridge, a Turkish and
Crimean War veteran, died at
Oernwall.
Hon. J. W. Sifton, farther of Pre-
mier Sifton and Hon. Olifford Sif-
ton is elea,d.
The steamer Moreland, salvaged
after two years' work, sank a,t the
Sarnia dock.
P. E. I. lobster fishermen oppose
the filing of a isize limit, but favor
'a shorter fi,shing season.
Three hotelkeepers at Windsor
pleaded guilty .to selling liquor af-
ter hours and were fined.
La,uchlin McInnis, a,ged 85, viallr-
ed off the wharf at Pictou, N.S. He
was rescued, but died of shock.
A cargo of 1,500,000 gallons of
gasoline was brought to Montreal
from Singapore in a, tank steamer.
Sidney Seoord, a St. Catherines
teamster, wa,s fatally crushed when
jolted irom his lorry under the
wheels.
Chief Fruit Inspector Carey ad-
vises Niagara fruitgrowers to use
refrigerator cars in making ship -
merits.
Henry Legace, ledgerkeeper in
the Bank of Hochelaga at Montreal,
was arrested on a charge of embez-
zling 35,000.
Geo. M. Fairchild, jun. a Quebec
author, was found dead in his
grounds at Valcarteer, having been
accidentally shot while out hunting.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The Social Democratic Congress
in Germany denounces competition
in. armaments .
An Anglo -Russian conference is
to take place a,t Balmoral on the
situation m Persia and Tibet.
GENERAL.
The powers disapproved of any
outside loan for China.
DOCK HALF -WAY OVER.
All Well. Duke of Connaught Re-
ports by Wireless.
A despatch from Montreal says:
News of the Duke of Connaught, as
the new dry clock for Montreal IP
called, came to hand Friday when a
wireless message was received from
one of the Dutch tugs towing the
dock by the Canadian Vickers, Ltd.
The position given shows that the
dock is about half -way on her long
journey by an extreme southerly
route from Barrow-in-Furness to
Montreal. It has taken 19 days to
negotiate hall the distanoe, so, sup-
posing that a uniform rate of speed
is maintained, the Duke of Con-
naught may arrive at her berth in
Maisonneuve about October 6.
"DOWN WITH RUSSIA,"
Foreign Minister Roughly Ateosted
on Arrival in 'London.
A despatch from London says:
T. Sazonoff, the Russian Minister
of Foreign Affairs, who it is re--
ported, has been invited with oth-
era to rae,et the King at Balmoral
and talk over Persian affairs, ar-
rived in London on Friday. A
m.ember of the Anglo -Persian corn-
mittee, whose identity has not been
revealed, weloomed the Minister by
displaying a banner with an anti-
Ritatian itscription and shouting
"Down with Russia; dear out of
Persia." he hannesr was seized
and destroyed by the pollee, but the
man was not arrested,
PRICES Of FARM PRECIS
ASPORTS FROM THE LEADINO TRAPS
csuruss OF AMERICA,
Mess of Cattle, Grain, Chases and Om*
Produce at Rome and Abroad.
331E3 ADSTUFFS.
Toronto, Sept. 24. -Flour -Winter Wheat.
90 per cent. patents. quoted at $3,80 to
$3,85 at seaboard. Manitoba flours (theta)
quotations are for jute bags, la oaten
bags. 10o more) -First patents, $5.70; see -
end patents, $5.20, and strong bakers',
on traok, Toronto. „
MaelitOna. Wheat -02h0 market M
with limited offerings. No. 1 old North-
ern quoted. at $1,13, and new at $1.09, BaY
ports. Feed wheat, 65 to 66o, Ray porta.
Ontario Wheat -No. 2 white, red. and
mixed quoted at 97 to 980, outside; new
wheat, 93 to 94e, outside.
Oats-Gfferings continue light, and the
market firm. New No. 2 oats quoted at
43 to 440 here, and old at 47 to 480. To -
route, No, 2 W. C. oats are limn at 471-20,
Bay ports.
Peas -Nominal.
Barley -Forty-eight lb. barley *quoted at
63 to 650. outside.
Corn -No. 2 American at 8 21-2 to 83c,
traok, Toronto, and at 790, Bay ports.
Rye -No. 2 quoted at 65 to 700. outside.
13uokwheat-Nominal.
Bran -Manitoba bran $22 to $23, in
bags, Toronto freight. Shorts, $26.
COTINTEY PRODUCE.
Butter -Dairy rolls, choice, 25 to 26e;
bakers'. inferior, 21 to 22o; choice dairy,
tubs, 23 to 24c; creamery, 28 to 290 for
rolls, and 26 to 27o for solids.
Eggs-Oase lots of new -laid, 26 to 270
Per dozen; fresh, 240.
'Cheese -New cheese, 141-2 to 14 3-40 for
large, and 143-4 to 16o for twins.
Beans -Hand-picked emoted at $3 per
bushel; primes, $2.90.
Honey-Erbracted, in .tins, quoted at
1114 to 121-20 per lb. for No. 1, wholesale;
combs, $2.25 to $3, wholesale.
Poultry -Wholesale prices of choice
dressed poultry z -Chickens, 16 tea 18o per
hens, 13 to /4c; ducklings, 14 to 150.
Live poultry, about to lower than the
above.
Potatoes -Receipts are fair. and prices
unchanged at 800 per bag, on traok.
PROVISIONS.
Baeon-Long clear, ±41-2 to 14 3-40 per lb.,
in ease lots. Pork -Short out, $24.50 to
$26; do., mess. $21.50. Hams -Medium to
light, 17 "be 17 1-2o; heave', 15 1-2 to 160;
rolls, 14 to 14 1-2c; breakfast bacon, 181-20;
backs, 20 to 21c.
Lard -The market is firmer, with de-
mand moderate. Tierces. 141-20; tubs,
14 3-4o; pails, 150.
BALED HAY AND STRAW. ,
Baled Bay -No. 1 new hay, $12.50 to $13.-
60, on track, Toronto; No. 2, $10 :4 511;
clover, mixed, $8 to $9.
Baled Straw -Quoted at 511 to 511.50. cn
track, Toronto.
BUSINESS AT MONTREAL.
Montreal, Sept. 24. -Cor American No.
2 yellow, 83 to 840; do., Canadian West-
ern, No. 2. 52 to 521-2o; do., Canadian
Western No. 3, 601-2 to 510; do, extra No.
1 feed, 511.2 to 62o. Barley -Man. feed,
60 to 61o; do., malting, 70 to 75c; buck-
wheat, No. 2, 74 to 760. Flour -Man.
Spring wheat patents, lints, $5.80; do.,
seconds,85.30; do., strong bakers', $5.10;
do., Winter patents, choice, $5.25; do.,
straight rollers, $4.85 to $4.90; do., straight
rollers, bags. $2.25 to $2.30. Rolled oats -
Barrels, $4.80; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.27 1-2.
Bran, $23.00; shorts, $27.00; middlings,
$22.00 to 529.00; monillie, 530.00 to $35.00
Hay -No, 2, per ton oar Iota, 13 1-2 to 14o.
Cheese -Finest Westerns, 131-2 to 133-40;
Cheese -Finest Westerns, 131.2 to 133-4o;
do.. finest Easterns, 131-8 to 131-40. But-
ter -Choicest creamery, 271-8 to 273.80;
do., seconds, 26 1-4 to 26 1-2: Eggs -Select-
ed, 29 to 300; do., 070. <2 stock, 21 to 22c.
UNITED STATES MARKETS.
Minneapolis, Sept. 24. -Close - Wheat -
September, 87 1-2c; December, 89 3-8c; May,
941-50; No. 1 hard, 903-40; No. 1 North-
ern, 881-4 to 90 1-4c; No. 2 Northern, 85 1-4
to 88-14o. No. 3 yellow corn, 70 1-2 to 71o.
No. 5 white oats, 30 to 31o; No. 2 rye, 69
to 61 1-2c. Bran, $20. Flour -First patents,
$4.35 to $4.65; second patents, $4.20 to $4.-
55; first clears, $3.20 'to 53.50; second
clears, $2.30 to $2.60.
Duluth, Sept. 24. -Wheat -New No. 1
hard. 903.50; No. 1 Northern, 893-20; No.
2 Northern, 87 3-8c; September, 887.80; De-
cember, 89 to 89 1-8c; May, 940 bid.
LIVE STOOK MARKETS.
Montreal, Sept. 24. -The top price rea-
lized for choice steers was $6.60, while
medium sold at $5 and $6 and inferior
to common at $3.50 to $4.50 per 100 pounds.
There were no choice butohers' cows•on
the market, but the best broug'at $5 and
the lower grades from that down to $3.-
50 per 100 pounds. The quality of the
buns offered was inferior and only fit
for canning purposes, for which the de-
mand was fair at $2.75 to $3 per 100
pounds.
The demand for calves was good, with
sales of milk -fed stock from $3 to $10 and
grass-fed at from $2,50 to $3 each. Hogs
were stronger and prices advanced 100
per 100 pounds. With' sales of selected lots
at $8.65 to $8.90 per 100 pounds, weighed
off cars.
Toronto, Sept. 24.-Ohoice butchers, $6.-
60 to $6.75; good butchers, $6 to $6.25:
medium, $5.40 to $5.75; common, $4.90 to
$5.16; inferior light weight steers and
heifers, $3,75 to •'54.50; cows, $3.50 to $5.-
25; bulls, $3 -to $5.60; canners, $2 to $3.
Steers, $5.30 to $5.75; bulls at $3.50 to $4.-
25; stockers $3.30 to $5 Milkers and Spring-
ers -The market for milkers and spring-
ers was unchanged at $50 to $80 each.
Veal Calves -$4 to 5850, and $9 for some-
thing very choice: Sheep -Ewes. light, $4
to $4.50; heavy ewes and rams, $3 to $3.-
50; lambs, $6 to $6.40, and $5.60 for bulls.
Hogs -The hog market was again stron-
ger, the bulk selling at $9.10 fed and wan
ered.
KILLED HER HUSBAND.
wife a German Professor Con-
fesses to the Crime.
A despatch from Berlin says:
Mrs. Blume, the wife of Professor
Blume, who was arrested, on suspi-
cion of having murdered her hus-
band while walking with him in a
forest near their home, has confess-
ed the erime. She states that she
killed the professor in a moment of
mental irresponsibility. A written
confession of her liason with an-
other man was found in her hus-
band's pocket, and her purchase of
a revolver has been proved.
The woman is but 22 years of age.
Her husha,nd was a weIl-known
archaeologist,and was connected
with the Kaiser Friederieh Mu-
seum,.
WILL REMODEL THE OLYMPIC
Titanic's Sister Ship to be Fitted
with Inner Skin.
A despatch . from London says:
The White Star' tine has coancelled
future sailings of the steamer
Olyfrtpic, says the correspendent of
the Chronioleat Southatapton. He
adds that on the return. of the
Olympic from New York early in
October she will be sent to Belfast,
where she will be fitted wibh at
intier skirt and additiong bulk-
heads. This work, it is said, will
oceppy six months.
•
ESTIMATE or TRE CROP.
Bulletin Issued by the Department
of Trade and Commerce.
The oold wet weather whieh pre-
vailed throughout Canada during
August delayed ripening and the
harvest is everywhere later than
usual; but no 'serious frosts have as
yet been reported. .A.I1 crops show
an improvement since the end of
July, exoepting peas, beans Sad
corn. The average condition of
Starin'g wheat is 84.57 p.c. of the
standard or full crop, which is re-
presented by 100; ryeis maxed84.14,
baoat
rley 87.29, s 86.15,
grains 86.57 and.' flax 87.84, These
figures are higher than those of a
month prior by about 1 p.e, for
wheat, rye and flax,4 or 5 p.c. for
barley, mixed grains and buck-
wheat and 7 p.c. for oats. On the
whole they compare not unfavor-
ably with the figures at the corres-
ponding date of last year, oats,
barley, rye, buckwheat and miied
grains being in fact higher, while
spring wheat is about two points
lower. Peas are 74 against 76 last
month and 72 last year; beans are
76.71 against 79.27 last month and
80.92 last year. Corn for huskink
is 69.66 and for fodder 76, compared
with 10.37 and 73.19 last month a,nd
with 81.46 and 86.55 for last year.
Root 'crops and pasture :show an
exoellent condition, the figures
ranging from. 86.64 for sugar beets
to 92.10 for potatoes and 91.79 for
pasture.
From the -reports furnished by
correspondents it is calculated that
of the areas sown in Canada 3 p.c.
spring wheat, 2;3 p.c. oats, 2.1 p.c.
barley and 3.8 p.c. flax will, from
various causes, such as hail, flood,
pests, etc., be entirely unproduc-
tive, a,nd the following preliminary
estimates of yield are therefore
based upon the areas to be harvest-
ed. Of spring wheat the average
yield per acre for Canada is provi-
sionally placed at 21.08 bushels,
which upon a harvested area .of
8,977,400 acres makes the total yield
of spring wheat to be 189,256,000
biishels. This quantity added to
the estimate of 16,773,300 bushels of
fall wheat, gives the wheat total as
206,029,300 bushels, compared with
the final• estimate for 1911 of, 215,-
851,000 bushels. The yield per acre
in 1911 was 22.19 bushels for fall
and 20.63 bushels for spring wheat.
The rye estimate is 3,136,000 bush-
els for 148,700 acres, a yield, per
acre of 21.09 bushels compared with
2,694,400 bushels from 142,571 acres
last year, a, yield per acre of 18.89
bushels.
Barley, with a yield per acre of
32.86 bushels, gives a total yield of
46,497,000 bushels from the harvest-
ed acreage of 1,415,200, the relative
yield last year being 28.94 bushels
per acre.
Oats yield 40.90 bushels per acre,
as compared with 37.76 bushels last
year, giving a total yield of 376,-
943,000 bushels upon a harvested
area of 9,216,900 acres, the final fig-
ures of 1911 being 348,187,600 bush-
els from 9,212,920 acres.
Flaxseed upon a greatly increas-
ed acreage of 1,677,800 acres (al-
lowing for de,duttion of non-produc-
tive areas) is expected to yield 23,-
145,000 bushels, or ,at the rate of
13.74 bushels per acre, figures
which compare with a total of
7,867,000 bushels from a, productive
area of only 682,622 acres last year
when, it will be recalled, so large a
proportion of the area sown in the
Northwest provinces was not har-
vested in oonsequenoe of the late
and 'stormy season. For the three
Northwest provinces the total yield
of spring and fall wheat is esti-
mated at 189,984,000 bushel's as
compared with 194,083,000 bushels
in 1911; of oats the -estimated yield
is • 230,387,000 bushels compared
with 212,819,000 bushels and of bar-
ley 29,189,000 bushels compared
with 24,043,000 bushels.
The general oondition of live.
stock i,s very satisfactory, being ex-
pressed in percentages of a 'stan-
dard of 100 representing a healthy
and thrifty state, as 94,66 p.c„-
horses, 04.90 p.c., rthleh cows, 96
p.c, other cattle, 93.72 p.c, sheep,
a,n.d swine, 94.81 me.
THEY INSURE PEACE.
Interparliamentary Union so Styles
Flying Machines.
A 'despatch from Geneva says:
Flying machines in war was the
subject of a prolonged debate at the
session of the Interparhamentaryguilty in the cou'rt to taking bets
2,000 KILLED AND WOUNDED
Sanguinary Battle Near Town in Tripoli on the
Niecliteranean Coast -Italian Losses Light.
A despatch from Rome -ea,ys:
The most sanguinary engagements
of the war in Tripoli were fought
near Derma, a town on the Medi-
terranean coast, 40 miles north-east
of Bengazi, The Italians lost 61
men killed and 113 wounded. The
Turks and Arabs left more than 800
dead on the fields. Forty-one pris-
oners, including an. Arab chief, fell
into the hands of the Italians.
The battle opened at daybreak,
when a ftoree of Turks and Arabs
surprised and attacked the Ita,lia,n
lines, The fight raged for four
hours., but the superior Italian ar-
tillery, aimplernented by brilliant
haaaenet charges, finally routed the
Mussultaans, who fled in disorder.
General Reisoli, cemnia,nder of
the Italian army in Tripoli, in his
report to the War Office estimates
that the Turks afia Arabs xnuat
have lost 1,000 men killed, includ-
ing those who were carried off, and
that more than 4,000 others were
wounded. .
TORONTO CORRESPONDENCE
Toronto's Steady Growth -I -Hon. James
Duff -Racing and its Evils -Exhibition
Aftermath -Criticism of Council.
.Ae yet there is apparent no let up in
Toronto's remarkable growth. Building
Permits issued last month were $2,000,000
more than for the corresponding period
last year. And that these are not merely
paper permits is indicated by the reports
from all the building trades. Every de-
partment reports record husinees. Nor
IB the total of building permits swollen
by any unusually large individual struc-
tures. The Ernion Station and Yonge
Street Bridge are still in the phantom
class. The unusual feature of the build-
ing activity is the great number of ex-
tensions and alterations as distinguished
from new buildings that are under way.
Established businesses are making
money. their trade is expanding and they
are preparing to take oare of the growth.
Already. too, this term all records for
public school attendance have been bro-
ken and any youngsters have not yet
returned to their classes. Early in the
month the new record of 45,656 pupils at
school on one day, had been reached,
and it is expected, that the figure will go
over 50,000 shortly.
These signs of the times All business
men settling down for another years
operationsafter the holiday season with
satisfaction. One hears occasionally ex-
pressed some nervousness about the real
estate situation, but so far criticism has
been directed chiefly to the flotation of
subdivisions far outside the city. The
inflated prices to which this -class of real
estate is raised by boom times is indicat-
ed by the faot that some recently re-
corded sales have been at prices which
were no higher than those• reoorded in
the boom of 25 years ago.
"JINIMIE" MIFF AS A LION.
With the season of fall fairs in full
swing it is the turn of Hon. Jas. Duff,
Minister of Agriculture in the Queen's
Park Cabinet, to step into the Ihnelight.
They say that he did not get his share
of attention at the Toronto Exlibition
this year, but there are other fairs -in
places. where votes count for more than
they do in Toronto where he has been
She lion of the occasion.
Not that "Jimmie" Duff is much of a
lion. Ordinarily he is as mild-ma,nnered
as one of the lambs that sports on his
rich and prosperous farm up in Simcoe
County. He is not ferocious in stature,
for he is several inches under the aver-
age height. Rut he must have a streak
of iron in his soul for his full name is
the Honorable James Stuart Duff, and his
parents came from the north of Ireland.
It goes almost wittiout saying that he is
an Orangeman. They say there is an
Orange 'lodge on the corner of his farm,
and that thanks tothe activities of the
Duff family it is one of the most aggres-
sive in the province. On the stump:and
in the Legislature "Jimmie" Duff is a
ready speaker. The well rounded phrases
that are the stock in trade of the stump-
ing politician flow easily, from his lips.
Be has a "straight -from -the -shoulder"
manner that can be depended upon to
bring cheers from "the boys" on his side
of the House. And he has a jaunty in-
dependence that sits well. Strolling down
from the Parliament buildings these cool
evenings, with his hands deep down in his
pockets, his hat setting close to his ears
and a half -smoked cigar in his teeth, he
makes a figure that the Stranger loons,
at twice, though he might not guess he
was Minister of Agriculture.
"Jimmie" Duff's critics say he lacks ag-
greseiveness in the management of his
department. But at all events' lie is him-
self a successful farmer. Politics are not
his first love, though he has been in the
House for fourteen years. But if you
were to ask him, I think he would say
he likes the game. His is a genial soul,
to whom hand shaking and the other
arts of electioneering come as seconli na-
ture end of the qualifications of Cabinet
timber vote -getting. is not the least.
MORE HORSE- RACING.
The "merry-go-rotind" is still with us,
"merry-go-round" being the graphic de-
scription applied to the Canadian horse
racing circuit, under whose system On-
tario enjoys or endures, according to the
sympathies of the observing, a period of
oontinuous raoing, lasting from May un-
til October. Toronto gets about a month
of this sport and supports it handsome-
ly. The fall meeting at the Woodbine is
less .crowded and less gay than the
spring function, but it io in its way
quite as impressive. It provides the same
cross seotion of society, ranging from the
black leg to the society leader. It pro-
vides the ladies who go in for that sort
of thing the first opportunity to display
their new autumn gowns and millinery.
Happy is she who has a fresh outfit for
eaoh day of the function. I
Social reformers, who would abolish
racing and the gambling that is rampant
in connection with it, seem for the pre.
dead end. The game was probably never
sent to have run into a street with. a I
as flourishing as it is M this year of
grace 1912. And the seribus-minded won-
der how long the country is going to put
up with it. An interesting incident was
furnished the other day velaen Mr. Abe
others I d
Union. The subject was introduced contrary tpolleeo the lanv arid. were fined $1,000
by the Belgian Minister of State,
Auguste Beernaert, who proposed a
resolution interdicting their use.
Baron cl'Estournelles de Con-
stant, president of the French In-
terparliamentary group, strongly
opposed the resolution, declaring
that the world's peace would be
better ensured by. the use of flying
reathines. This view was finally ap-
proved by the congress. -
QUADRUPLE ALLIANCE NOW.
Bulgaria, Servia, Greece and Mon-
tenegro in Combination.
A despatch from London soya:
A despatoh from Vienna to the
Daily Chronicle sap the correspon-
dent has learned of the existence of
a quadruple military alliance be-
tween Bulgaria, .Servia, Greece and
Montenegro, which, he says, is an
offensive combination dangerous to
the peace of the Balkans,
each. The announcement furnished a wild
gasp of surprise. Not bemuse anyone
doubted the existence of illegal betting,
but because anyone, particularly Mr.
Orpen, had been "caught with the goods."
Betting on the ponies is an everyday in -
adroit to hundreds of Toronto workreen
and others who ean ecartely be described,
In a factory some one MEM takes the
bets. Where be plaeee them the others
may not know, possibly do not ooze. They
are happy if the Mese they backed wine,
which may not be often, The bets are paid
promptly. Of course all this is illegal,
but it is not being stopped.
The serious defalcations of two bank
clerks gave some promise of lifting the
lid from a seeking canker, but nothing
came of it, and the canker remains. The
youths were the victims of crookedness,
and some one made a killing. Who, no one
Professes to know. Whoever it was took
Unneceseary chances. Because there is no
game harder to beat than horse -racing,
even without dishonesty. And there's al-
ways a steady simply of young laanbe
and old bees torn ready to be fleeced,
DISSENSIONS IN EXHIBITION BOARD.
The stories of dissension 15 the Board
of Directors of the Exhibition Associa-
tion continues. It is fortunate they did
not leak out Wail atter this yearn; fair
was safely paht, bat the trouble may ribt
be emootated over in time for next year.
The Most interesting rumor icy to the of,
feet that there ie a plan on foot to nue.
plant the two present vice-presidents, who,
In the Ordinary enures Of events, would
look for promotion and elevated to the
Presideacy.,Mr. J. C. Eaton. In many re-
spects Mr. Eaton would maim a Most BA.
ceptable president. He is a cordial sup-
norter of the Exhibition, and if he were
in the chief executive's place would, no
doubt, revolutionize many things, not only
by reason of the resources he has at his
disposal, but eby his remarkabib came -
city for organization.
But it is natural that the two men now
in the vice-presidential chairs Mr. Noel
Marshal and Mr. joseph Oliver, should
expect some immediate reward for the
hard work they have put in.
In connection with the election of the
Board there is generally a good deal of
intrigue and wire pulling. A year or two
a member of the Board gave offense in
some quarters. He had also ambitions,
but when the next election came around
he was quietly knifed. The =stern is
who knifed him? Under the circumstances
the exhibition has been fortunate in its
selection of officers from year to year
and that it continues to be served by
public-spirited citizens. .
.&TTACKING CITY COUNCIL.
Criticism of the methods and personnel
of the Oity Council has been growing in
volume throughout the year. One of the
looal dailies has started a campaign of
systematic atta,ok. Day after day its
columns contain violent charges of incom-
petence or worse, wnile its billboards all
over the city blazon the same message.
Other papers e,online their criticisms to
particular sections of the council.
Consequently there is likely to be a
lively contest next January. But the BUT.
prising thing is, how few are the changes
in the personnel of the Council from year
to year, and it is doubtful if this Year
will be any notable exzeption. When a
man gets to be alderman he gets so much
free advertising by having his name con-
stantly in print that he builds up a repu-
tation which makes hia re-election al-
most certain. Even ceiticisin in a city as
big as Toronto, where the candidates can
know personally only a small fraction of
the electors, seems to help him. Uncon-
sciously he gets the reputation of being
a big man. 'Unless he makes some mis-
take or is dishonest, which rarely hap -
Pens, he has a great advantage over all
newcomers.
Nevertheless, there BOOMS to be a vague,
but widely held, idea that a commission
forof'government would be an intprove-
ment on the present elective system. Judg-
ing by the vote last year on the ques-
tion of establishing a harbor comenission,
a proposal to make the change would
carry on a plebiscite. But the existing
council will not likely let it go to a Ple-
biscite. Which, to many observera who
believe that the oure for the evils of de-
mocracy is more democracy, is a thing
to be thankful for. .
TURN YOUR TIME INTO MONEY
There is a firm in Toronto who give hun-
dreds of men and women an opportunity
to earn from $250.00 to $1,500.00 every year
with but little effort. This firm rna,nufac-
tures reliable family remedies. beautiful
toilet preparations and many necessary
household goods, snob as baking powder,
washing compounds, stove, furniture and
metal polishes, in an over one hundred
preparations that every home uses every
day. Just one person in each locality can
secure exclusive right to distribute Aimee
preparations to t.heir neighbors. They
pay 100 per cent. commission to their
agents. Write and secure sole agency be-
fore it is too late. Address The Home
Supply Co., Dept. 20, Merrill Building, To-
ronto, Ont., for full particulars.
L P. MORG.A.N, JUN., ROBBED.
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Burglar Ransacked Rouse With 40
Servants.
A despatch from New York says:
Burglary of the mansion' of J. P.
Morgan, jun., with the ransacking
of every room while Mr. Morgan
and his forty servants. slept through
it all ,is oonfessed, the police say,
by John Bernauer, whom they ar-
rested late on Friday. In his pos-
session were found seven watehes,
medale,, diamond pins aztd. other
articles of jewellery belonging to
the young financier.
The burglary occurred last Janu-
ary, but the news of it was not
made public until some time after-
ward, when Mr. Morgan informed
the police that he would pay a re-
ward of $5,000 for the recovery ,of
a,n
the stolen articles, my of which
were priceless to him for their asso-
ciations.
A MARVELOUS ESCAPE.
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Fell Four Hundred and Fifty Feet,
Then Rad Lunch.
A despatch from Paris says:
H. De Astley, the English aviator,.
with Miss Mary Davies as a passen-
ger. went from Bonn to Liege,
when & they started for London in
a monoplane. While trying to de-
scend near Ronchin camp, near
Lille, the lever arottlal not work,
and the machine came down vio-
lent1;5r a distance of 450 feet. Ast-
ley and his woman passenger had a
marvelous escape.
They were found seated in a
beet field by the ruins of the mono-
plane, eating orackere and jelly.
EXPLOSION ON BATTLESHIP.
Gun Blew Up, Killing One Man
and Injuring Three.
A idespitch hem London sayin
There was an explosion aboard the
battleship King Edward, eruiaing
off the Scottish roast, in which one
man. 'was killed and several hurt.
The King Edward VII, being off
dilatant Colonsay, cannot be com-
municated with.
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HAMILTON TRAGEDY.
Man Kills His Wife, Then Blows Off
His Head.
A despartoh from Hamilton says:
William G. Wills., 118 Tisdale St.,
shot and killed his wife, and short-
ly after turned the 'Weapon on him-
self and blew part of his head off.
Wills, was a. man well liked by
his friends, but it is told of him
that of late he had been drinking
heavily. He was a color -sergeant
in the 13th Royal R,eginient, and had
some reputation as a crack shot.
Thursday afternoon he and his
wife quarreled over a. sum of money
that the eldest boy had earned. It
is statg that Wills wanted to get
the money! but MS wife refused to
part with it. She then walked out
of the house by the back door and
down an alley towards the street,
where she stopped at a gate looking
into the read.
Wills, in :the meantime, had se-
cured a gun loaded with buckshot.
He went out on the. baek verandah,
and, spying his wife leaning over
the gate, took careful aim and
fired. Part of the shot took effect
in the wonian's head, killing her
instantly. Wills, on seeing that he
had accomplished his purpose, went
upstairs to his bedroom, where he
rbloade,d the gun, pointed it direct-
ly at his face, and pulled the trig-
ger.
LAMP EXPLODED.
St. Thomas Woman Seriously
Burned.
A despatoh from St. Thoma.s
Says: Mra. Charles Eveland was
probably fatally burned on: Friday
night when a lamp she attempted
toprevent from .falling eff , an iron-
ing beard exploded in her hands..
The oil pet fire to her clothing and
she fan.into the street. A neighbor,
Th.oraas Nichol, extinguished the
•fames and in so doing burned his
hands severely. Mr's. Eveland had
before 'seeking aid placed her baby
in a place of safety. .The fire in the
house was extinguished before seri-
ous damage was done.
MIKADO RECEIVES GARTER.
Invested Witb British Order by
Prince Arthur of Connaught.
A despatch from Tok; says:
With elaborate ceremonial Prince
Arthur of Connaught, the repre-
sentative of Xing George, invest-
ed the Emperor with the Insignia,
of the Garter. The Empress, the
members of the Imperial family,
the Cabinet, the elder statesmen
and councilors were present.
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