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DAY IN BRIEF
Young °oration Farmer Dies from
' a Colt's Kick
Smallpox Epidemic in Michiga t is
Decreasing
Little Chilld Killed by a Street Oar
in Montreal
Four days out of New Yorke, the stout
four -masted schooner John • Tway,
bound for San Juan, Porto Rive, N still,
uneeported,
Madame Gentiron, mother-in-la,w of
Hon, S. N. Parent, is dead at Ottawa,
aged 78 years. She was the widow of
the late A. Gendron, of Quebec. '
George Ballantyne, a young Caradoe
farmer, died in Victoria Hospitel, Lon-
don, from a kkk received from a colt on
Thursday. He was 24 years of age.
The battle to stamp out the smallpox
in Michigan is being waged with un-
abated. vigor, and the disease has al-
ready begun to shown signs of deerease.
Ninety-three Indians on the Arapalepe,
Wyo., reservation have dkd feona small-
pox within four dap. The disease is
manifested in its most malignant form,
It is reported at Antwerp that the
C.P.R. is planning a direct line from
Autwerp to the United States Atlantic
ports, in competition with the Red Star
Line.
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium is suffer-
ing from a serious attack of influenza,
with symptoms of pleurisy. Her condi-
tion causes anxiety to the public, as
she is very' popular.
Leonard Ferguson, known as the
father of Oddfellowship in St. Thomas.
and one of the most prominent members
of the order in Ontario, died at his home
there, aged 72, after a long illness.
A six-year-old child named Annie Gil-
bert was killed at Montreal by a St.
Denis street car, The child was crosse
ing the street, The. ear had to be jack-
ed up in order to remove the body.
The steamef Royal George has been
released from quarantine and arrived
in Montreal. The case of illness on
board has been pronounced a mild ease
of cholrea, by Dr. Adams, of Montreal.
The two-year-old child of Benjamin
Welsh, of tee Island Railway, was burn.
ed to death at Tonle, N.S. Two children
were sitting alone by the wood stove,
when a spark fell and ignited the little
one's dress.
Jacob Myers, aged 11, 122 Edwerd
street, Toronto, and Daniel Windaver,
the same age, Peterboro, escaped from•
the Mimico Industrial School.. They
were wearing the school uniform and
caps.
Mayor Wood has made the announce-
ment at Brantford that the Canadian
Northern Railway will in the near fu-
ture construct a line through that city,
plans of the route having been filed in
the registry office.
Akx. MeRobb, a member eof the
Brantford fire department, who was
shot while hunting last week, is in a
critical condition at the hospital. Blood -
poisoning is feared from a wound in
the right shoulder.
The preparation of plans for a new
building and the appointment of a
building committee eeem to point to
the erection of a new Grace Hospital
in Toronto to replace the present institu.
tion at the corner of Huron and Col-
lege ptreets.
Mr. Jacob Cohen, one of Toronto's
magistrates, was greatly surprised on
Saturday when he received a telegram
from his son Arthur, in New York, an-
nouncing his marriage to Miss Essie
Wolf, of San Francisco, and formerly of
Toronto.
'Walking on the street with her nine-
year-old daughter, Mrs. Hoek, of Chat.;
ham, aged about sixty, was taken sud-
denly ill on Saturday night end lived
only a few moments. Heart trouble,
aggravated by rapid walking after a
hearty supper, was they cause of death..
The death occurred at Woodstock of
Horace It. Will, ex -chief of police, aged
71. Will was chief from 1889 to 1902,
and was connected with the Buechel'
trial and arrest, and the conviction of
lie was a conductor on the Gyand
Middleton. Prior to joining the force
Trunk. .
The Winnipeg Y.M.C.A. building fund
campaign reached $278,648 on Saturday,
and Lord Strathcona eabled offering to
subscribe the same amount as to Van-
couver. and .on the same terms, $25,000,
provided the total fund of $350,000 aim -
rel at is secured within the time speci-
fied.
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HANG BOTH.
Husband and Wife -Murdered Owner
of Their Arkansas Farm.
Dequeen, Ark., Nov. 19.—The Circuit
Court nere Ms returned `a verdict of
Wader in the first degree against John
Ford and, wife, who have been on trial
for the killing of William leicholsh
near his place on September 30th. 1300
will be heaved on January 20.
The Fords were tenants of Nichols,
who was a former member of the Ar-
kansas Legislature. The tragedy result-
ed from Nichole driving ;term a pea
path rented by the Fords to get to it
hay barn he had reserved' for hN own
We.
The teetimotly showed that Nichols
was stabbed to death with a knife by
Ford, and that Mrs. Ford Aided him In
the
PRENON PREMIER ASSAD LIED.
LOST HUSBAND.*
Woman and Three Small Children
Waiting For Him at Toronto,
Toronte, Nov. 21.—Without a cent
et money and with three email chil-
dren clinging to her akirts, Mee. Gus
AteKever was found sitting in the
Union Depot waiting room.
She came here from Galt in aearch
of her husbandi who went, to St Oath.
arines about a week ago to work axed
who was to meet her here. He did
not turn up and Mrs. McKever is now
at the New Corners' Inn, the Salve -
tion Aerny. The woman has an im-
pediment in her epeech and almost
etrangles sometimee when, ehe tries
to talk. They came from England
only a short time ago.
HORTICULTURISTS
•••••••••••••,m.m•
Elect Their Officers and Hear Several
Papers Read at Conven
Experts Give Excellent Addresses on
-Culture of Outdoor Roses, Etc.
Toronto deepateht The secend emy's
session of the Ontario Horticultural As-
sociation convention at the City Hall
yesterday were marked with greet en -
Daisies=
The nomination and election of offi-
cers and direetors resulted in but few
clohlavnsfes. This year's officers are as fol.
President, R. B. "White, Ottawa; First
Vice -President, .Rev, A. H. Scott, Perth;
Second. Vice -President, T. P. Jaffrey,
Galt; Treasurer, H. B. Cowan, Peter -
bore; Secretary apd Editor. J. Leckie
Wilson, Toronto. Directors, F. B. Bow•
den Vankleek Hill; W. Jeffers Dia-
mond, Belleville; 3, H. Bennett, Barrie;
J. 0. McCulloch, Hamilton; Thomas
Cottle, Clinton; G. W. Tebbe, Hespeler;
W. W. Gammage, London; auditors, Mr,
A. 0. Jeffrey and Colouel Kent.
Rex, A. Scott and Mr. J. Leckie
Wilson were appointed delegates to the
American Civic Association, Washington,
D, C. Major Snelgrove was elected as
representative to the Canadian National
Exhibition.
Reports of the districts Were univer-
sally of a very favorable character. The
distribution of seeds to school children
had been very beneficial, and great in-
terest was shown in the competitione
for the flowers raised from these seeds,
The report of the Toronto society was
an excellent one. The city now has the
largest membership in the Province, 820
in all.
Mr. W. G..M.acKendrick, whose beau-
tiful garden at the island is omeof the
chief attractions, gave an excellent
address on "Outdoor Roses for Ontario,"
imparting valuable information on rose
culture.
Mr. H. G. Groff, Simcoe, gave a paper
on "A Modern Gladiolus," and described
with a wealth of detail the various spe-
cies existing at the present time. •
Reports of the committees en nomen-
clature and novelties, read by Mr. Cavers
and Prof. Macoun, were valuable aids to
those interested in flowers ana plants.
Mr. 0. 0. James, deputy minister of
agriculture, introduced a number of su-
perintendents of education from the
southern States, who were in Canada
in quest. of information. Mr. James said
that in seite of many diseouragements,
signs of improvement in agricultural
and horticultural matters were not lack-
ing, and congratulated the association
on the inereasing interest being taken
in its work. -
Superintendent Joiner, of North Cero-
lina, said that the south had come to
learn from Ontario the possibilities of
agriculture. • In North Carolina they
had n fine soil for apple growing, but
it was not much carried on, as they.did
not know how. Superintendent Eggle-
stone, of Virginia, said they were greet-
ly interested in what is being done in
President Creelman, Guelph, empha-
sized the importance of demonstrating
to the people the value of the work be-
ing done by the horticultural societies,
Prof. Hutt, of the Ontario Agricul-
teral College, Guelph, gave an address
on "Vines and Shrubs for the SinarGar-
den." It was full of advice for the ama-
teur and for those gardening on a larger
scale.
Mr. Wm. Hunt, 0. A. C., Guelph, spoke
on the science and practece of plant pro-
pagation, illustrating his talk by speci-
mens mounted on car -board. He show-
ed that it was by no means so hazd to
propagate plants as was generally sup-
posed, providing that the environment
and locality were considered.
Mr. G. W. Nash, Toronto, gave a paper
on "Inseet and Bird Enemies of the C4ar-
den."
Paris, Nov. 20. --As Premier Bristua
Was to day leaving the scene after the
unveiling of a monument to Jules Arty
at the Tuileries, a man rushed up to Idea
brandishing a rano, And knoelted hie hat
off. The crowd prevented a sericere as
tau% and nearly lynehed the stesailant
who proved tO belong tO an association
known ite the Xing's Camelotte the mem
tiers of which are ever ready to erode
disturbantes supposedly on behalf of
the iloyalisemovement.
WOMAN STABBED.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.. Nev. 211.- -
Mary Nipolotatte, mart! et Italian
wennin living in the Italian celeity, ia
e patient at the Gement sof
frring from wounle, said tei be fatal
inflicted by her birebarie. Pelee leepol
Mane, who in a fit of Pei ate t't.ealpt
ea to hill her.
DOG TALKS
Remarkable Animal Owned by
Kaiser's Forester.
COUNT TOLSTOI
PASSES AWAY
Russian Peasant$' Friend and Grez t
Writer Dies in a Hut.
Short Sketch of Remarkable Man's
Wonderful Career.
War Taught Him to Love Peace—
His Burial Place.
St, Petershurg, Nov. 20.— Count
Tolstoi died, this morning at Ada-
povo, He passed away ten days after
he heel left his home at Yasnaya
Poliana in search of solitude and
peece of soul. The physicians allow-
ed. his wife and family to enter the
death -chamber, but the • Count Was
unconscious, There were six doctors in
attendance, twe of them being heart
specialists who had been summoned, from
Moscow on Friday. Their presence drew
a characteristic remark from the patient
yesterday, when he was recovering from
the seeona of the three violent cardiac
attacks which preceded his last hours.
"There are millions of people in the
world," said the dying Count, "and many
of them ere suffering, Why then are you
all around the bed of one sick man?"
Theee are said to have been his last
zoherent words, although he lived
several hours after uttering them.
When he reeoyered from a previous at-
tack he took the hand, of his eldest
daughter, Latiana, who was beside his
bed, and said:
"Now comes death. That's all."
Shortly after death the body was
clothed in the blade shirt and. other
moujik garments which Tolstoi habi-
tually wore. The expression of the
face was peaceful and natural. The
villagers decked the death -room with
pine boughs, and afterwards tbe
residents of the neighborhood of all
classes and ages and many from a
eistance walked past the bier. A
majority of these mourners were
peasants and school children.
A SIMPLE FUNERAL.
The Holy Synod,. after to -night,
cially announced that no requiem or
other ecclesiastical rights would be al-
lowed to be performed over the body.
eifeanwhile Tolstoi's son, Willmar, em-
phatically declared at Astopovo that
his father never re -inclined towards
the church, and that the Orthodox idea
was abhorrent to him. He went to Sole
amardinsky merely. to visit ltis sister,
who is a nun there.
If the present arrangements are
carried out, the body will be removed
to Festiva Paella, to -morrow, and
will be buried on the Tolstoi estate,
without ceremonies, wreaths or other
display. It is said that Tolstoi wish-
ed Isis grave to be on a certain hill at
Y,asnaya Poliana where he was fond of
playing in his boyhood.
The Count did not mate any re-
conciliation with the Church. There
are contradictory reports of attempts
of ecclesiastics to visit his death -bed.
It is stated that the Bishop of Kaluga
was admitted during his sickness and
conversed. with him, Another story is
that the abbot and a monk from the
Optin Monastery, which Toletoi visit-
ed en rout to Schamardinsky, spent
some time at his bedside Friday, but
this is denied elsewhere, and the
abbot mid monk are said to have vain-
ly waited in a reilway car for two days
and nights hoping -to see the Counto
There is also an improbable story of a
priest trying to force an entrance into
the sick -room.
Whether the church will allow mass-
es to be said for the soul of the Count
is as yet unknown. It is stated, how-
ever that with the view to avert -Ana pos-
sible popular resentment, the Holby Sy-.
nod will adopt the fiction that Taletoi s
personal visits to the monasteries at Op.
tin and Selmmardinsky indicated his
wish to return to Orthodoxy.
offi-
Berlin, Nov.. 20.—A talking dog has
beee discovered in Liermany. It is
a setter Muted Don and is owned
by one of the Kaiser's forest officials
in the vicinity of Hamburg, who de-
clares that the dog when asked one*
day et dinner what it wanted said
"Haben," and repeated it so dietinet-
ly that ita owner set about its educe -
ton, It is. now saia to be able to
pronounce its own tame and to use
appropriately the words for have,
cake, hunger, yes and Ito.
In Support of the story, Hagen -
back, the famous Hamburg animal
collector, has offered $2,500 for the
dog, end the animal has been sue-
eceshilly interviewed. by the loeal
eorrespontient of a London paor.
MUST TAKE A REST.
Toronto, Nov. 21.—Commissioner
Coombe, of the Salavtion Army, has de-
eided upon taking a two onuiths' com-
plete rest. The task of 'conducting the
vaat operations of the organization in
Canada ht the etrenuoes manner of the
eommissioner has ehatteeed hN tervous
system, end he finds ;immix becoming
chrotie.
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BOY SHOT.
Toronto. Nov. 21. ---With him howele
puteturea eight pittees the Mutt of
it shot fired eompanion, John Bob
ertsere aged 20„ in St. Miehaelet Hos
lilted tit the point of death, end Lloyd
Edwards, aged le, the led who did the
elmoting, is under Meet eltarged with
eriminal negligence+. The better made no
'attempt to get away, and Wail *melted
irv Deteetive Cronin and Ott to the
Clehiretem ethelter.
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, fusing to permit its publication Tobitot
1 which. duriag that year hed Stiffered
great perseeution for ite religious pro-
feselone. On the Ituesian ceueor re-
appliee to The London Tinto, which
printed. the lengthy article in full,
Ile coutinued from that time on to
addrese his literary efforts to the Dri-
tish press. On March 17, 1890, Tbe Lon-
don Daily Chronicle publishee a long
letter from ToNtol to a corerseozdene
in England. on the Venezuela ellepete be-
tween Great Britain and tee Unitel
States. It was a, striate. indictment Of
twit:II:le a eovel embodying the resulte of
In 1900 Tolstoi pablished "Ileeurrec-
years of thought, The immediate ob-
ject, of its publication was to ale the
Doukhobors. Ile devoted the funds be
derived from the wink to financing the
emigration of the members of the sect
to land which had been promisee to
them by the Dominion of Canacia.
The publication of "Resurrection" led
to Toletoi's ,excommunication by the
Holy Synod, which hed previously mane
fested its displeasure at his open (INN"'
lief in its dogmas. Tolstoi replied to his
excommunication by addressing an open
letter to the Czar, in which he denouee-
ed. both the State church and the Gov-
ernmentid despotism in Russia,
' Despite hie advanced years Tolstoi
kept -busily at work writing and living
a hard outdoor life. RN home was a
Mecea for pilgrims from ell over the
world.
Tolstoi was several times threatenee
with expuleion from Russia, and Was
several times, according to report, upon
the point of being exiled, but he seem-
ed, on the whole to have been treated
with unusual leniency, in. view of his
strongly pronounced views, especially as
set forth in a manifesto entitled "The
People's Rights;" his criticism of Im-
perial acts, end his open letters to the
Emperor. He was, however, expelled
from Moscow in July, 1901, and after-
wards resided at Yasnaya Poliama„ His
health at that time was poor, and for a
period his life was in danger, but he re-
gained his strength and resumed work.
Later he suffered a relapse, and in Feb-
duary, 1902, wan reported to be dying.
Once more be rallied, and in June his re-
covery was pronounced complete.
In July, 1904, Tolstoi wrote a strong
Article denouncing the Ilusso-japenese
wari which caused the seizure of the
Noeosti of St. Petersburg, which pub-
lished it, and a revival of the reports of
the Government's intention to take se-
vere action against the author.
The Crimean war made Tolstoi an
epestle of peace, aud it has been stated
more than once that it was Tolstoi's
influence which inducee the Czar to pro-
pose disarmament some years ago. This
led to the calling of the first peace cone
ference, and a direct outgrowth hns been
The Hague tribunal.
HIS MARRIAGE.
. \Wen thirty-rour years of age Tolstoi
married Sofya. Bees, the eighteen -year-
old daughter of a. Moseow physician. Un-
doubtedly she saved him ,rom finaucial
ruin, for she was of a practical turn,
while he wee unworldly and, eareless of
financial affairs. In October, 1902, he
deposited. his meinetrs and diaries with
the curator of the Rumyanzoff Meeeem
en the coinlition that they shoutd no: lo
published until ten years after his death,
and in November of the same yews le
made over his whole fortune, indaling
his real estate and personal estate, t3 Ms
wife and children.
On the ocettelon of Toistors eightieth
birthday exteueive celebrations were
•teld, aithough tbey were strongly dia.
ipproved by the Russian, Government,
me were made the subject of an appeal
by the Holy Synod to all believers to ab-
stain from participation.
Several of the publishers of Tol-
Ace's works have been sent to prison,
%be man was eentenved to e term of
ix months in 1909 for publishing the
eamphiels "Thou Slalt Not Kill," "A
Letter to Liberals," and "Christianiti
:aid Patriotism." Tolstoi addreesed E
note to the contr, challenging the
prosecution of himself instead of the
nublisher, but the Magistrate did not
venture to institute protteedines against
thn, and the Government tookene notice
)f the challenge.
He wrote one mesterniece after be had
brcome quite a mystic, bat by kr the
greater part of his literary work was ac-
mm01811441 in the course of the period
)f transition.
These hooks are already iegarded
as among the world's classics. The work
done by Tolstoi during his last years
is not quite so well known, but Sonin of
his admirere declere that in the ead it
will be these lattee writings which will
be regarded as his greatest prodections.
TOLSTOPS LIFE.
Count Leo Tolstoi was born in 1828
at 'Yttsnaya Poliana, the estate_ of his
family. ' His father was a Count and
his mother a noble Montenegrin lady,
Tolstoi attended the University of
Kozan, but eeturned home in 1846
without a degree. After leaving the
University he did . military duty in
the Caucasus, anct on the outbreak of
the Crimean war went with his regi-
ment to the front. Ile -was in several
battles and was present at the siege
of 'Sebastopol, where he acquitted
himself with such gallantry that he
was given command of a 'battery . in
1855, and.- after the close of the war
was sent as special Courier to St.
Petersburg. On felfillieg his mission
at the capital he left the army, and
from that time devoted himself pried-
pallee to literature.
While in the Caucasus he had pub-
lished a. number of works, such as
"Childhood," "Boyhood," "The Cos-
sacks," and, "The Morning of a. Pro-
prietor," TVs military experiences
furnished him with new materiel, and
after the war a series of sketches on
Sebastopol appeared, which immedi-
ately igave him a place atnotig the
great pen masters of the day. The
horrors of war, witlt its show heroes
end real heroes, were palittea in a
most reasittic and cold-bloolea mea-
ner. A visit abroad in 1857 made
Toletoi dissatisfied with the pregrese
of modern tivilization, and he return-
ta home to write in 'erhe Memoire of
Nekhlyudoff" a vigorous pro-
test against poverty and ignorance. He
devoted himelf for a thee to school
work among the peasants on his estate,
and, that he might get into Moser touch
With ids lowly Mewls, he adopted their
dregs and mode of life, and worked with
them in the fields. From 1864 to 1869
he wax engaged ou his great work, "Wee
and Petite," it prose epic eentring about
Napoleon's invasion of Russia. let
1875 appeared another of his great
woks, "Anna. Karenina," which treats
with directness Ana foree the great
questione of human life wheel ecntre
retied Marriage.
After this philosophical and social
questions took eomplett hold of Toe
stoo, end for ten years be wrote on
religious philosoplikal and social
subjects. Works of liter:try Art were
4130 produced during this perioa, tee
most important bring "The lireittee
South" in 1888. The; work, by IN
dertundetion of nterviege, raista seam
both in. latrope ing America.
LEO TOLSTOVS HUMBLE FRIENDS.
Astapova, Russia. Nev. N.—Through-
oat the Imartbreaking :eget a motley
crowd, made up of the limit varied de-
ments imaginable, preceica around the
low hut where Leo ToIrtel lay dying(
There were distant relativee of the. aged
author, Tolstoians, villagers. and many
churchmen, among them the Abbot Var.
sofonius. who did not lose hope until the
ena of .sceing Tolstoi and ettending to
him "the olive branch on behalf of tile
Church. All alike steed spellbound,
knowing that a metelilets •personelity
was departing. As the Sunday dewn
dispelled the foggy, raw November niget,
virtually the whole population of
peva was there. Then a voice from
the hut came quietly: "Leo Nicholae-
vieb is dead." There was a ntomertt ef
eilenee. Then every head Was bared
and the crowd was rent with polite One
called out: "The hetert was buret by hie
unbounded love for humanity," and this
and shnilar phrases ran front mouth to
mouth 'through the weeping RIISSiatte
gathered there.
DEFENCE OF THE DOUKI1011011S,
1893 Tolstoi Wrote povrerful
vitelleatien of the Doukhobor ere,
FOUND HANGED.
Unknown Man Discovered Dead Near
Brantford.
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Brantford, Nov. 20. --Hanging teem
a tree in the coder bush along White -
man's Creek, about five miles west
of the city, the body of an ineenown
man Was found on Saturday after-
noon.
Coroner Ashton, who was culled,
is of the opinion that the body had
been there sinee spring, and possibly
till last winter. It was suspended from
the tree by a wire, and Wats SO badly
deeomposeil as to -be unrce.ognizable.
There wps eothing on it to establish
identity, The feet that it was elose
to the tree trunk in the thick, douse
bush aceountea for its tot being Mend
sooner, although the adjarent property
had been used all summer its pienie
grounds. The authorities have fixed the
inquest for Friday night. The man, who
was about forty years of age, was prob
Ably a stranger in these parts. The re
mine lune been broueht to Brantford
County Constable Xert. believes the
bode. is that of Fretted Mitchell, an Eng
Hellman, whiete clothes, inchtaing a Mit
souk apron, were found in the besit a
few mike from the Creek.
Skin Sufferers Cpred
by .Cuticura Remedies.
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Family's f earf ul skin torments. Four children
covered Wit tt raw, tottuting eczema. Mother
blind veth erysipelas, sleepless and nearly
mad with worry. The hospital seemed their
last resort when Cutieura Reinediets made
perfect cures. --- Mrs, Jeanie- Smith, 19,
Mildmay ltd„ Romford, Essex,
Montreal woman's itching cream lasted for
sCeen years. Pltysician treated her but she,
era worse. could not sleep or even put
hands in water. Tried all manner ot treat-
ment, and even a hospital, but grew worse.
reund prompt relief and final eure in Cuti-
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Bentley, 93 University St., Montreal.
Doctor prescribes ruticura. Remedies for
severe skin eruption. Bening and burning
were dreadful and sufferer would almost tear
Isis shin apart, trying to get relief. Tried all
kinds of prescriptions in vain. Cuticura
Soap and Qintment gave relief the first day,
and now he is web, B. L. Whitehead, M. D.,
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Cured her three girls of eczema. Their heads
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Their Immediate relief and economical
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Chrlstina Ritchie, Resehearty, Scotland.
Features indiscernible with eczema. Baby's
head a mass of eruption. Was an in-
patient at hospital live weeks, Mother
tried everything but there was no improve-
ment, Well as ever after treatment with
Cuticura Remedies, — Mrs, Finlow, 24,
Corpciratiou St., Stafford, England.
Chief eurgeon of skin -hospital said, "I never
saw such. a bad case of eczema." Itching
was 'unbearable and sufferer got little or
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licking eruption 35 years. Irqund no relief.
Boils Ice ineti as OW as walnuts. VoraS ja
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Suffered front birth. Used Cutieura
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13erdwell, It. F. D. 3, Tipton, Ia•
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One box of "Colic um" cured three. Husband,
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St., Woodbridge, Suffolk. •
Ming. bleeding eczema cured by Cutieura
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Her baby's head a mass of running eczema
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few days' treatrdent with Cuticura Remedies
the result was a perfect cure In all cases. —
Thomas Hugh:3958 W. Huron St., Chicago.
Doctor adinerd tutting 1.2412: It petted from
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she had liven tseateil fur eczema, for 25
years. Decided to try Cuticura Remedies
first, In tell months' use or them elte Was
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and Mght. Not a mark left :sow and father
writes, "Cutictea seems a wonderful rem-
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Psoriasis all ()NT her body Attended a
hospital for moan but did not seem to get
better. Used (mime; soap and Ointment
and spots disappeared. No signs ot return,—
elm F. J. Stokoe, 17, Delvino Rd., earsone
Green, London, S. W,
Dreadful boils for 11 months. Made sufferer
sneak and ill, tom assced herio leave work.
Tried everything one could mention, to no
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set of Cuticuro. Remedies, she Is well. —
Sirs. Ellen Heather, Hillside ltd., Ash
Common, nr. Aldershot, Hants,
Baby wasted to a skeleton with terrible sores.
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Physician treated him but he grew
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Only for the wonderful Cutieura Remedies,
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30 years of catty, dia4yuring eczema cured.
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Cutieura Olutment and in a few weeks
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Mrs, Butler, 17, Francis Itti„ King's Norton,
Birmingham, England.
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"Cuticura" and in two months hair was
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sign of trouble was left, — G. J. Browne,
1 -Remington St., Dorchester, Boston, Mats.
Her babies had awful eczema. one died of
the dreadful disease, tile other's head a map
of running eruption. Child was In torture.
Used two boxes of Cuticura Ohstment and
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NOVEMBER CROP BULLETIN, 1910
The following statement of crop condi-
tions in Ontario on the let of November,
based upon the returns of a large num-
ber of correspondents, has been issued -
by the Ontario Department of Agricul-
ture. It is the final crop bulletin for the
year,
Fall wheat—While a number of corres-
pondents speak of the yield and quality
of fall wheat as being the best fox
years, others complain of the grain be-
ing less plump than usual, owing to dry
weather at the time of filling. Taken
as a whole, however, fall wheat may be
classecl-as better than an average crop.
Spring wheat --Less spring wheat is be-
ing grotvn tnan formerly. Goose wheat
being the variety chiefly vaised, The
crop was fully up to the standard this
year in every respect.
The new fall wheat—An increased
acreage of wheat has been sown this
fall, and as most favorable conditions
existed at seeding, and since that time,
the crop is now looking most promieing.
In fact, some correspondents express a
fear that the young fall wheat may have
too much top. for entering the winter.
Barley --This grain has turned out
well, taking the Province over. The sane
ple was generally plump, and while
some discoloration was reported, that
is not new considered a serious draw-
back,. as most of the barley raised in this
Province is fed to live stock.
Oats—Oats were rather short in the
straw, but the heads were well filled
with grain of good weight, and where
the crop. was nat knocked down by rain
storms just before cutting it was an
unusually good one. On account of wet
weather, when harvesting oats were
harder to gather than in the ease of
the other spring grains.
Rye—This grain is not largely. raised
in Ontario, but where grown it is glass-
ed this season its front fair to gopd.
Peas—This crop has been somewhat
discouragrng to most growers this year.
The vines suffered from drouth, and a
green aphis also affected then, as a re-
sult the pod§ were but poorly filled in
most eases. The pea, weevil was also re-
ported in several localities,
Mixed grains—Correspondents are
hardly as enthusiastie over the grow -
big of mixed grains as they were a year
ago. Mandsliceuri barley and Datibeney
oats are still the favorite mixture, while
some prefer to add peas. Peas and oats,
and oats, barley and peas, also have
their advocates.
Corn—While spring coeilitions were
unfavorable for this crop, the summer
awl fall were ideal for its growth, and
the term "splendid') is sometimes used
by eorrespondents in deseribing the re -
Wt.
Tobaeco—This crop tenger! front* fair
to good so far as yield is eoncerned.
Beans—Beans may be deeeribed ae a
medium crop, the eerier planted fields
doing better than those put in late,
which Were caught by rainy weather at
harvesting.
IMekwheat—Some fields were caught
by early frOst, ena there was also injury
from rain at the time eutting; but
the crop geiterally niay be cheesed le an
excellent one, its to both yield and, qual-
ity.
Clover Seed—Ontario farmers are pale
inc more attettiou than formerly to the
raising of Clover seed. The season has
been a favorable one for this purpose.
Potatoes—This <top is eredited with
a large average yield, and miter of the
tames apeek of their exeellent quality.
There are smite complaints of rot on
heavy Sells. however. and also rumen;
some potatoes cellars.
Turnites---Thie eines of roots has dont
Iseteeiv than Was expeeted when entre-
epetIdents reported in August, There
b f i 11
Mengels—A. 'pod crop of mangels of
txeethret toms, Is reportoa, arni *I
were safely placed under shelter by the
end of October.
Carrots—Carrots are not largely rais-
ed as a field crop, but where grown this
•
season they tvere a success.
Sugar Beets—These roots are increas-
ing an popularity for feeding to live
stock. They were a good crop where
grown, and were all harvested as eOrre•
spondents wrote.
Fruit—The Season of 1910 will be re
memberea as one of the poorest on re
cord for apples. Some correspondents
charge that there is a too general neg.
leet of Ontario orchards, and claim that
where spraying and reasonable care were
given to fruit trees there were satisfac-
tory results this season. Pears, peaches
and plums were more plentiful than ap-
ples. Strawberries and other small
fruits yielded well.
Live Stock—Fall pastures have been
all that could be desired, and, where not
.overittocked, have kept grazing animals
in fine condition. All classes of live
stock have been remarkably free from
serious diseases: in fact, there is prac-
tically a clean slate. Horses are in con-
siderable demand, and at higher prices
than formerly. Cattle did unusually well
on the grass, and all ages and classes
can find a ready market at better value's
than for many years. Young beef ani-
mals especially are hard to procure.
There have also been too few sheep for
the demand. A large and steady traffic
has been done in swine. The recent drop
in market values Ms checked sales some-
what, but the supply on hand is barely
normal. All over the Province a larger
number of silos than usual have been
erected this year, many of them made ot
eoncrete
Dairying—The milk flow was well
maintained by the excellent fall pas-
tures, thus prolonging the dairy season.
Butter has gained upon cheese taking
the Province as a whole. As 'between
butter and cheese, prices have rather
favored the former. and the local demand
for butter appears% to be increasing. The
general quality of both creamery and
home made butter has been high this
year.
Poultry—The good prices obtainett for
poultry products thia season have led
farmers to give more attention to this
dustry. Eggs have been in great demand
all season at paying prices, and chickens
fit for merket have also commanded
ihigh rates. Common farmyard fowl
have been almost completely exempt
from disease. but complaints have Witte
from some of the Lake Ontario counties
of talons losees eitiong turkeys from a
disease known. as "blackhead: Tha Wet
weather of July also was hard upon this
ekes of poultry. Geese and ducks heve
leept in good condition,
Farm labor—Dem en the farm lias
been seam this season, especially in the
ease of experienced and eapable men.
The oonseesus of opinion is that little or
ho change is likely to take pinee In the
rate of wages in the max future. De-
taestie servants are almost Impossible
to secure, the attraetions of the town
being greater than those of farm life ter
the great majority of girls.
'Threshing and marketing -1,1'1111e
mine eorrespondette state that threshing
tems eompletcd, and othere say that emu,
has been done on aceount of the tuttli
of other fall work, the bulk of the re-
ports were to the effeet that grain tem -
caution was well advance! generally.
Grain hes been moving but Slowly to
inerket, exeept where some farmers
have been pressed for reaey money.
1111 plowing—Reports as to the pro
greee of fall plowing vary greatly, even
in same localities; but al it Whole the
work was fairly advaneed when torres
pondente reported, with rvoapecte 01
neepletion in good time.
Patter Suppliee—learmere flee the
tinter with more assurtinet than for
1 years, °Wing to the general infflektiry
of all classes of fodder. There is a sue -
plus of hay, ranging from 58 to 510 a
ton, according to the nearness to good
markets, and there is plenty of straw,
The largely increased silo accommoda
tion, with the big corn crop, has lessen
ed the can on other fodders. The abund•
ant fall pastures, and the growhig
millet or Hungarian grass, have also en-
abled the farmers to husband their reg.
tilar winter feeding supplies. As usual,
considerable oil -cake, and bran, shorts
and other mill feeds Will be purchased,
but more charily than fotmerly, as the
prices' for all these commodities are
high, And many farmers ate now study.
ing feeding equivalents. 'There has been
a brisk demand for beef cattle, sheep
and hogs, all the season,, rind this has
left less live stock on hand than usual.
WITH THE FARMERS
Prof. Zavitz Speaks to Them on Crop
Improvements.
.
Mr. Duff on Sheep Industry and
Dog Taxes.
ammem•••••••••••••••
TOron'to deSpatch : "Crop improve-
ment" was the subject of a very prac-
tical address at the Farmers' Institute
meeting yesterday by Prof. C. A. Zavitz,
of the Agricultural College at Guelph.
That it Avaa possible to itnprove the
crops greatly was the basis of Prof.
Zavitz's remarks, 'and a nuinber of ways
were pointed out. It was not necessary
always to be experimenting with new
vanities of seeds to secure good results.
It wire possible to steadily dmprove the
quality of one brand by empty select-
ing for 'seed the best plants of what-
ever grain or vegetable grown. It had
been found by experiment that large
seed gave better results than small, that
plump seed was better than shrunken,
well matured than immature and sound
than hollOW. .
New varieties were frequently being
found by a, farmer selecting a partime
larly fine specimen of grain from. his
field rind planting the seed of that epee.
men by itself. In this way many of the
most valuable varieties of the various
grains hod been found.
It luel been observed that no matter
how fine a spechnen was secured by
these metlexls, it never possessed all
the qualities that were desirable, but
cross fertilization had brought out many
of the most perfeet varieties now in use.
Ilybritileation, however, requirea ranch
time, crave expense and selentifie know-
ledge and should not be undertaken. out-
elde of experimentie stations end eget-
mature' colleges.
A number of other eedreeses were
heard of interest to the millirem of
the institutes from aft, C. C. James,
deputy mielster of agrieulture; Mr. A.
n. 'Campbell, of aforrisburg, with regares
to a eberse of judging live stook; Messrs.
It C. Duff end .1. If. Itare, regerding
poultry raising, and a number of other
epeakers dealt, with problems that relat-
ed to the iustitute wale in partieular.
Hoe. J, S. Duff. Ontario, itlinieter
Agriculture, referred to the &dine of
tbe sheep induetry. (lettered that
the lex en dogs, whirl% was to go into
effeet the first of the year, should
improve conditions greatly.
that the institute has ever held.
the most eireeessful tweelay ,conferenetes
Yesterday marked -the of one of
"Tlievest stayieg
emia 10
en lite et tirShi," anV,11 ft pliettieal.
One' man Perla" vietewe Nelth Clevelena Liseeler. Theeet
Virtue mite be Re rewtrtl bet tetiet. So we're all fomul mit.
to ute the poor One ere
NI BE BITTER
CAMPAIGN
British .Electoral Fight Will be Over
by Dec.
Section of Unionists Unwilling to
Reform Upper Chamber.
London, Nov. 20. --The electoral bettle
has begun. Several members of Parlia-
ment were so eager to get to their con-
stituencies that they did not wait for
the conelusion of the Prouder's state-
ment in the Commons on Friday, but
hurried off to catcb traips as soon as
they knew that the course cif procedure
outlined meant an inevitable dieiolte
tion, except in the eltogether unlikely
event of the Lords accepting the veto
resolutiens.
It is expected that the eleetione will
coueluded by December 18. The bor.
ottgles, including Londen will poll be-
atils:deeln7.Decentlier 3 and '8, the district
and the menthe between December 8
boroughs between December 7 and 17,
FIGHT FOR FAIR PLAY.
ofLpornednoinie,r Nov. 20.—With the delivery
Asquilles speedh at the Nit-
tional Liberal Club yesterday, following
as it die Mr. Balfour's outlining of the
Unionist policy earlier lit the week, the
two parties in the political eontest have
laid their cards on the table. The fight
will be short nna sharp, and, front the
attitude of the politicians who liave al-
ready taken the platform, as letter as
it will be short.
UNIONISTS GAIN CONFIDENCE.
When the failure cif the veto confer-
ence was announced all signs favored
the Government candidates just fresh
from their suecese in the by-elections.
Good, trade interne increased the pope -
levity of free trade, while the Unionists,
disorganized, lead apparently lost heart,
some of their,newspapers even predict-
ing their defeat should an election en-
sue. Tihe epproaeh of the dissolution of
Parliament, however, restored their con-
fidence, and although a section of the
party which a few weeks ago advocated
federal home rule is finding it awkward
to recant, the ranks generally have been
reformed. The House of Lords natural-
ly is the foremost question on which the
eleetion will be fought. A section of
the, Unionists, made up of old Tories, is
unwilling to accept Mr. Balfour's echeme
for the reform of the upper Chamber,
particularly objecting to the elimination
of the hereditary principle, but the influ-
ence of the men who comprise this sec-
tion will have little effect.
A plank of importance in the Unionist
platform is the opposition to home rule
and "the use of American dollars to de-
stroy eke British constitution." The last
cry has lost some force through the pub-
lication of a statement that only the
sum of $75;000 was collected by the Irish
leader, Mr. Redmond, one-third of which
came from Canada.
The Unionists opened their tariff re-
form campaign in the manufacturing dis-
tricts when the crisis was reached, and
hoped to be given time to maim appre-
ciable inroads on the Liberal stroeg-
holds. Dissolution intervened and un-
proved business conditions, which tended
against the success of this plan.
The Liberals are confident in their
policy for tbe abolition of the veto
powts* of the House of Lords, free
trade, and the success of the Govern-
ment's social legislation, They have
en awkward problem to face in seeking
solution of conditions arising from the
Osborne judginent, whicli prohibits
trades unions from using their, funds for
political purposes. The labor members
of the House of Commons are demanding
that legislation 'be enacted 'to overcome
this, and Mr, Asquith tag protnieed to
annottnee the Government's ',alley on
this matter next week. The judgment
has had the effeet of reducing the num-
ber of Labor candidates, thus avoiding
three -cornered contests., in which the
Liberals lost a dozen seats last January.
The Peers in the coming election
will have* an advantitge not accorded
aince the days of the "Long Parlia-
ment." The resolution deelaring it to
be an infringement on the liberties of
the Commons tor a Peer or a prelate to
concern himself in the election of the
members was not renewed at this Par-
liament.
The suffragettes are well provided
with funds for the elections, but the
public has lost interest in their ac-
tions.
CHAMBERLAIN TO BALFOUR.
Endorses Nottingham Speech—Cam-
paign is Growing More Bitter.
London, Nov. 20.—Mr. Jesepli Cham-
berlain has written to Mr. Balfour
warmly tipproving the letters' Notting-
ham speech. "I wish," he writere "my
health .permitted xne to take my stend
on the platform with you to promote the
great national Imperial reforms which
you described. That I eannot do, but
my best wishes go with you in your
fight for freedom, union and progress."
Lord Ro'berts has postponed hie reeo-
!talon Tmperial defence. in the House
of Lords, so that Eat' Crewe iney to-
morrew move the second reeding of the
Parliament bill, It i§ expetted that
Lord Lansdowne will take the opportun-
ity of meting Mr. Asquith's ehellenge
that the Unionist proposal to reform the
House of Lords ie mere spectre.
johit Redniond'e 200,000 "gooa Amer -
Nan dollen" are playing an increasing
part in the Unionist eampaign. Every-
where the Goveribeent le accused of
rushing the election at the bialing of the
funded Irish leader, It is eerioasly seg.
gested that tat eoverea with dollar
signs should be carried in derision in
every conetititency, kicked through the
etreete and buena. The t7nionitt press
is alto giving boa expteseion to the
grumbling bf trielespeople at a Chriet-
magi& eleetion. Party politielans on
eete sides ere evidently going into the
fight with a 1Ni-college eclipsing that el
the laet earnpaign.
Xeir Hardie, at Briultoni. repeated
that his influence with the Labor party
will be twit against the Govern:ring if
skoquith &alum t, pledge it re-
versal of the ()sleeve etulgreeet. Ile elle
the Lehi* vote Armee &Cid.? the fate of
75 to 80 eon3titnendee. Mr. Asquith
has premised to declare ill leveret -
meet's deeisiori on Tuesdev Or Weariest.
ease Mr. Iimar Lew bee ileeideel to
quit Isis sale eeet in Dulwich and to
fight in alorthivret, Itteneheeter.
be