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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1904-8-11, Page 2loWED DOW\ LIKE GRASS The Japs Advanced Like Beings Heedless of Death. 13RAVE JAPANESE. A despatch to the London Daily Telegraph from St. Petereburg says that the Ministry of War ie in Poe - „Notion of information that, although several thousand Russia= have fal- len in the recent engagements at Port Attliur, there is no immediate danger of the fall of the fortress, The flirts on the northern and norta- weetern front are 'almost all held by the Russians, who dealt terrible de- stimetion upon the Japanese in their recent attacks. The Japanese ad- vanced Dke beings heedless of death and insensible to pain. They were Wowed down lam gram. The Oheioo correspondent of the Daily. Telegraph says that the Japau- ese positions at Poet Arthur are ex- posed to the 'fire of tele forts, and that the besiegers must either ad- vance or evacaate the positions. RUSSIANS ARE IMPROVING. The correspondent of the London Times at lateroki's headquarters, in it despatch dated Tuesday, says :- Sunday's action demonstrated an im- proYernent in the enemy's niethod of rifio are and concealment trenches. 'There was, however, nu effort to screen the artillery. The latter held a conspicuous advantage over tbe Japanese guns in range ancl weight, but failed to employ indireee fire. The enemy's infantry in tefple tren- ches defended the right flank tenac- iously, making tho Japanese advance impossible and causing about 400 easualties. 'lam Russian leases in this portion of the engagement were small. RUSSIAN CREDIT. A correspondent of the London eenies in Ruaairt. says :-The first ef- fete of the war are beginning to be Ielt on Basilan credit at home, which was already considerably shak- en. Many important orders for mil- itary stores are not being paid for in ready Meneee but by bills payable two years fkora date. Moreover, al- though the amount of paper money issued is stated officially to be not more than £12,000,000, it is bellee•- ed the sum is three or four times larger. Russian credit at home and abroad is based entirely mem tao TRE WORLD'S MARKETS BEPoaTs PROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese, and Other Daley Produce at Home and Abroad. Toronto, Aug. 9.-1\atent-Ontari0 Feo, 2 white and red winter lire quiet- ed at 92 to 98e Levet oe west. No. 11 spring wheat is Damien' at 87 to nenteure of Activity, but their values elite not advents; Delved, the tone was weak in sympathy with the con- tinued rictuses:ion abroad. Owing to PM liberal supply of lambs, their values declined about 50 cents each, wbilo hogs went. up 10 petals. The quotations were as follows:- Beet butehere' sold at $4,40 to $1.50; fair to good lambs, $1.25 tre $4,40; medium londs, $4 to $4.25; 11f.er,iienteo $rr.,la0.i..520to $4; rough coWs, $212 Export. bulls Were worth $8,75 to 88c east, and goose at 75 to rec 8.1 per ewt., end expert cow', $8.71$ tenches that they captured Troia the east. Manitoba wheat is higher. to $4 Russians, No, 1 Northern sold at $1.02, No. 2 The following quotations prey:Aloe Beth fleets are repartee to be in Northern at 99e. am' No. 3 Nortli- for feeders end stocIters:-Short' keep Nola's, 1,200 Ms., $4.50 to $1.- 75; feeders, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs., $4.- 40 to $4.60; feedos, 800 to 1,000 lbs., $8.50 to $4; stook onives, 400 to 700 1138., $3.20 to 83.75 for sults have been so conflicting tenet choice, end $2.75 to $8 for common. Piot. Henry concludea, in his stand - Trade in sheep was netiee, at the nett work "Feeds and Pealing," that following figures: -Export owes, $8.- ut preeent it ie impossible to seftto 75 to $4; becks, $13 to $3,25; culls, the value of one feeding stuff in $2 to $8 each: Iambs, $4-.50 to 80 terms of another from calculations dle freights. based upon tho nutrients contained in reaft-No, 2 shipping peas nominal Per ceTte Calvet; at 60 to Olc west or east. sold at 1 to 5c per M., and each. The value to tho farmer of Corn -No. 3 American yellow quot- $2. to 810 °ftel'• these purchased feeding stun's de - Mach cows were quoted at 880 to ponds largely upon the sort of ecl at 58ec to 59e on track, Toren - roughage and grain with which they to, and No, 3 mieed at 58e. Cana- 850 each. dian con scarce and Erni at 47c The prices of hogs were 10 cents are to bo fea. Mill feeds aro so west. higher, We quote: -Select, 160 to subject to adulteration that several live -The market is MID, with 200 lbs., $5,50; fats and lights, $5.- Ameri-an experiment stations de - prices noniinal at 57 to 59e east. 23 per cwt. Flour -Ninety per cent. patents are quoted nt $8.80 to $8.65 east or west, for export, in buyers' sacks. UNITED STATES CROPS. Straight rollers of spoird beands for clonies•tic trade quoted at $4.25 Large Areas Ruined by Rust in to $4..10 in bbls. Manitoba, emirs the Dakotas. are firm; No. 1 Patents, 85; No. 2 patents, $.70, and strong bakers' The New York Tt•ibune of Wednes- $4.00 on track, Toronto. any has the following from St. Paul: Millfeed-At outside pointe bran is Damaging reports have been received quoted at 818, and shorts at $1650 from the wheat fields. IL V. to $17. Manitoba bean in sacks, Jaws, the Minneapolis crop export, $17 and shorts at $18. who has made a trip through both the Dakotas and Minnoota, wired COUNTRY PRODUCE. excellent, condition. RUSSIAN IllIUTAL.1TY. ern at 961e, Georgian Bey porta Caen:ding in transit prices are fie above those quoted. Onts--No. white is quoted at The London Times has the foliate- 321,c west, and 88e low freights to iiig on e'lllur°2°Y frfli Vienna' :-;An New York No 1 white 114e oast, =rave/mule impression has been , • , • , dd f lt(l'u°teIe (t3. extr: duct of Inc Vleidivostock squadron toweale the Japanoe transport Ile- nil a re' ge °,• • , 41c, and No. 3 al 86 to 381c., odd- tachi Mare, which it sunk in June. It appears that Metered of sinking the transport with a torpedo or it few hale calibre shells between the wind and water line, the Between vessels gradually approached their prey, mid for well-nigh three hours massacred the Japanese soklime by tt.n. incessant fire from their quick - fire end machine guns at short nuege Of thirty-soveri survivors rescued by it Japanese Ashin:g boat only three were unwounded. RUSSIANS STARVING. created hero by accounts of the con- 3)1(11 71o, 2N" 3:0 42 t A despatch from Rome says: The Liao -Yang correspondent of the news- paper Giornale D'Italla asserts that conditions among the Russians at the front are dimetrous, The soldiers he says, are dyieg of hunger. Aftor a march, lasting 48 hours, they were given nothing but it piece of sugar. They have no bread and no meat. Provision trains arrive at long in- tervals only. "Undo these condi- tions," he adds, "the work of the troops is truly heroic." WINTER OlIARTFeRS. A despatch from St. Petersburg says: According to it inetai.ge re- ceived from Harbin, Gen. Kouropate kin has ordered the removal from that place of all useless civilians, in order to provide the greatest pos- sible accommodation of 'Winter quar- ters for the Russian army. TO RESUME ITS RAIDS. A despetch from St. Petersburg, says: The Vlaclivostock squadron will recoal and resume its raids at once, with full authority to sink ships under the Russian laws upon marine seizures and prizes as they now . presence of Li, large gold reserve, and stand. The Government has tbe Government is sparing oo effort sustained those lows, which do not. I to keep the gold in the country. The !recognize any distinetioit between inoment it begins to flow out 1:11e. na- !contraband that is on board an en - Gomel credit will collapse. It in al- lemy's or contrabaud on board a nea- mealy declared doubtful if the haatral saip. In either case the sblp •periel Dank will discount bills on ,may be sunk at the discretion .of the the Nijni Novogorod Fair this year, as it bus always done, for every- thing in the business world is now very uncertain, and the bank wishes to run 110 risks. NEW RUSSIAN LOAN. A despatch to the London Ex- change Telegraph Co. from St. Petersburg says it is rumored that Russia has concluded negotiations with Cornell bankers for it large loan, which will enable her to con- tinue the war indefinitely. RUSSIAN PRISONERS. A 'despatch to the London Times from Tokio me -s there ie much in- dignation in Japan at Russia's per- siete.nt neglect to obeerve the rules of The Hague convention in regard to supplying information about pris- oners. The Japanese from the out- set of the war have been scrupulous- ly careful to convey to the Russians through the. French Minister every poesible detail concerning prieoners -taken by them. But to this day, in spite of frequent enquiries about the prisoners taken during the third attempt to seal up Port Arthur, the Itusnians have maintained complete silence. This cannot be due to lack of opporiamity to communicate with the •Japanese, as Russia has just applied to Japan fol. recognition of two additional hospitel ships at Port Arthur. AT POET An -must. A despatch from London says :- Erten Port Arthur them 18 00 coterie word. A vigorous attack and stubborn defence okay be assumed. The cap- ture of the Shantaikow fort, report- ed on Wednesday may well be true. It is doubtless an important posi- tion, but its true value is unknown. New carriers by Chinese junks bring daily stories, which cannot be taken at their fnce value, The steeuner Wuchow, which has arrived at -Cho- foo, picked up a junk carrying men and women, they having loft Port Arthur Tuesday, They report Orme geinary fighting at Wolf 14111, roult- ing in the repulse of the Japanese. Wolf 11111 is near tlie railway. Eight trnins were busy taking the wounded to Poet Arthur. The Russians declare that Om fortress will never fall, but they me pot Gaut scamely n building will be left, &ramie' it. whole pane of glass imat remains in the place. Other Chinese who arrived. al, Cho - Too Wednesday night say that the Japateese have captured two lightety- garrisoned forts on the eael, shore, but abandoned them when their com- melee were reouleed elsewhere. The forts bristle with gum, many of the 'elght-incli naval gulls indicting the hmviest lessee on the Japanese. The exodoe from Port 'Maher is dew 'leave, hitherto withheld, being greeted, The refugees are geherally °Dicer who makes the seizure. EussrA rA.Ys PROMPTLY. A despatch from Liverpool says: The Metiers of the British collier Foxton which was detained at Port Arthur from the time of the first attack made by the Jepaneee until early in March, and what suf- fered damage during her detention, have reeeived compensation from the Russian Government. The speedy settlement of the claim by Russia has greatly gratified ehip-owners here. POUND A FORTUNE, Valuable Discovery of a London Chambermaid, eespatch from London seys :- While a chambermaid employed at the Savoy Hotel was clearriug on Sunday tho grate in it laelroom of a suite recently occupied by an .Amer - lean, his wife, coal daughter, slie steady at 701e afloat Montreal; No. 'covered in the askipan it Silk bend- 2 barley, 49ec; No.. 3 metre, 4Sec; kerchief coMaining five diamond leo. 3., 47e; and No. 2 rye, 62c, rings, 31. turquoise ring, it diamond .Flour -Winter wbent patents, $4.75 and pearl necklace, a diamond tiara, •Ite 84.90; straight rollers, $4.00 to a gold pencil ease, a gold watch, and 84.70; etraiglit rollers, in bags, a Parse containing .050 in Dank of $2.20 to 82.25; the Ogilvie Flour England notes and $120 in :emote -an Mills Co.. quote as follows :-Royal. Heuer:hold, $5, end Glenol•ce, $4.70 notes. The total value of the And is some thou:mods of pounds. Up to Per barrel, Feed-Menitoba brae.. in. Thmsday the treasure was unclaimed, bags, $15.50 to 816.50; Muerte, $17 and the management of the hotel was to 817.50 per ton; Ontario bran, in uncertain whether it belonged to the Milk, $15 to $16; Rhone, $16 to last occupant of the suite, who sail- $17; mouillie, $116 to $28 per ton. ed on the Oatureneht Saturdey, or to Provielons-eleway, Canadian short others. Thursday evening a wire- Gut pork, 31.7.0.0 to 318; light short lesS despatch was received saying : eut, $17 to 817.50; ,Amorican fat "Left something in fireplace of room. backs, $17.50; American clear fat Please hold until we return. :Advise hacks, 820; compound lard, tie to if found," The three Americans 7c; Canadian lard, 61 to 7e0; kettle caree to London in April and then rendered, 84 to Die; Mune, 18 to went to the Continent. They re- 1341; baton, 12 to 13e; fresh killed turned to Lonelott a fortnight ago, ninatoir hogs, $7.75 to $8; nee hogs and stayed at the Savoy. Theyoumg to $5.80. Cheese -Ontario, lady who is supposed to have lost ft to .71e; best Quito, 71 to 7ec. the valuables is about 18 years Ow, Eggs -Select new laid, 18 to 1.8c; straight gathered candled, 1.53c; No, 2, 121: to 13e. Dutter--eleaney grades, 181 to 18.1e; ordinary 'finest, THREE IN 1VII.TRDER PLOT, 17e to 1.7/c; Western dairy, 1131 to 14c, Accomplice of Von Plehve's Asses, • sin Stationed at Quay. UNITED STATES MARKETS, VALUE OF MILL FEEDS LEADING CEREALS AND THEIR By -PRODUCTS. Their 'Value Depends Upon the Grain With Which They Are to be Pad. A /eadleg Nova Scotia fanner points out that the average man buys the different kinds of mill feeds without knowing the grade he ie buying, the value of eadb, or the kind of stock to which it ahould be fed, In this conoection it fluty be said that numerous experiments have been made in 1.1.111rOpe and America in coder to ascertain the money value of various feeds according to the nutrients 'they contain, but tho re - Dried apples -Trade continues dull, and prices nominal at 3 to 3es per Ib. Evaporated apples, 01; to 70 per lb. Deana-lerime beans are quoted at 81.25 -to 81.30, and hand-picked at $1.35 to $1.40. , Flops -The market is unchanged at vote a great deal of attention to making ena publishing analyses of the various brands. Some brief notes on the more common fools are all that a newspaper article will allow, Wheat. -Wheat is it suitable feed for all kinds of live stock, if fed with judgment. Shrunk/2a and damaged whcrit can be fed to advantage, as it may be nearly or quite equal to the best grain for this purpose. For fattening stock wtheat is considered worth about ten per cent. lees than corn. The by-products of wheat in Iran the Red River Valley that he nommen use are bran, shorts, and - found largo erects of wheat ruined Wings and low gmdo flour. Bran InVndruasbtanlitil. oSnrdou Oat so. do ,N,tioilretshs. II a iltItt), fs,itt feeds for dairy eows and sheep, and is recognized as one of the very best continues to epread, taking now for horses not at hard work. On territory every day. The wheat crop account of its coarse and fibrous na- of South Dakota is placed as low .ture, it is admirably adapted for as 05,000,000 bushels, provided theise mixing with corn, peas, and other is not another clay's dainnge. 'I Ins la glay- concentrated feeds, but for 28 to boc, -aecaaceleg to qualite. is 1:0,000,001 under tee Government. s the same reason it is not suited for Honey -'Phe Market 'J'a- eceigteae etas, report.North. Dakota, eaSe feeding ia large quantities to hard - t 't ier lb ale. Well. faeces, KreatIY coducilLworked horses or young pigs. The tilealeatIgn betwem_ahorts and mid- dlings is art always clearly although the former is supposed to be re-groend bran, and the latter the liner particles of bran with sonic flour included. The poorei, grades of shorts often contain the sweepings tied dirt of the mill and are not sat- isfactory for feeding. Middlings are especially useful for feeding pigs, along with skim milk or corn. The lowest; grade of flour, frequently known as "red dog," usually con- tains the germs of the wheat, and on account of its high protein and fat content is it valuable feed for cows, hard -worked horses and grow- ing pigs. 'The better sorts of low grade flour are similar in composi- tion to the best grades and cannot often be fed at it en'oet. Corm -Corn is the beet of all the cereals for fattening stock. It is used very largely in the manufacture of starch, glucose, beer, spirits, etc., and consequently has a long list of by-products, Itt tkie processes of manufacture the starch is removed, tual the remainder Of the grain is sold uncle)? the seem of gluten .feed, which is well suited for dairy cows and fattening stock. Gluten meal is gluten feed without the hulls and germs of the corn and is very rich in protein and fat. It is a capital )Tao -Timothy is quoted at $8 to 39,25 on track, the latter NV NO, 1. Strew -The market is quiet, with prices uncbanged at $5.50 to $6 on track, :Toronto. Potatoes -The market is quiet, with soles of new at 09c to '31 per buebel. Tliey aro quoted at $2.75 to $8 per bbl. Pettit ry-Spring chickens. 15 to 16c per the yearlinge, 9 to 10c per lb.; ducks, 10 to 110 per Ili. THE EAsny mAngETs. Butter -Finest 1-11,. rolls, 131 to 141e; ordinary to cheice large rolls, rent saying that they will yield 00,- 12 to 1.31c; low to medium grades, 000,000 bushels loss then last year, 9 to Ile; creamery prints, 17 to 18e; solids. 1-5 to 161c. Eggs-Caee lots aro selling at 16e to 17c pee doe.en: seconds, 14: 10 15e, Cheese --The me eke t is react wi ta priees unchanged at • 84 to De, tho latter for 1.1rias CCt ytelO unce conditiens, while 'Minnesota will about hold her own. Two cotediLions tend to amaze it possible for it much smaller yield thanthe estimators dare, guess. These are rest and early frost. The harvest is mill three weeks nway, and in the present coneition of wheat couple of days of adveree weather brings about great, damage. It will empire another week to form an accurate idea of the probable yield of the three State, bet enonah is ]mown at the present time to ever - DOG PRODUCTS. Docon, long elear, 71 to Se per lb. in case lots; MOSS pork, $15 to 315.- 50; am, short, cut, $17 to $17.50. Smoked eleate---1-thetis, light to medium, 12 to 124e; do., heavy, 11 --f - HOW HE GOT HIS FENCING lesed. Telegraph Wires -Could Not See the Messages. A Galveston, Texas, despatch says: The pOles and wires of the South - WO -devil Telegraph and Telephone Company and the Western Union Telegraph Company Were cut last eveek for a coasieemble distance ill 'MO places, between Laredo and San Antonio, and late on Tuesday alter - to 113e; 9ci ehellifiera 84c; mon it Mexican was arrested in con - backs, 13 to 181c; breakfast bacon, notion with the• cutting. Ile said 12e to 13e. Lard -Tierces, 7c; tubs, 7ia pails, that he had watebed the wires for a. 71e. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Aug. 9. -There was noth- ing now in the way of cables on oats and exporters • still valued No. 2 mixed at 137c afloat. No. 8 oats are now held at 371c store, No. 2 being held tit 384e. Pens -Are about A de.eptach from St. leetareTiurg Milwaukee, Aug. 0....eween1_Ne. says ;-The assassin of afin,ister at Northern, 3:1.05; No. 2 Nertharn, the Interior Volt Plebe° is Mid to 31,04; nra', September, 88e to 881e. havo made it partial confeesion, in asked. Ilye-No. 1, 77 78e. Dare which he declared that at oae time icy -No, 2, egeo ;ample 82 to else, he cvees 11. ethool teacher in a rural Coen._,,,No, a, el to e2e4 sectealeer, district, and was greatly interested 57 to 074c bid. in the Zemstvo, for the curtaihnent Mi int ea polls, A ft g . .-NV h en t -S ep- of whom powers he blarned the dead tetabea 96e; December, 92ece Mesa Minister. DO still abeolutely, re- 941 to 941e; No. 1, hard, $1.061; fuses to disclose his nalne. A watch No. 1 Northern, $1.04e; No, 2 Nor-' is 'kept on him day and night, not thorn, 31.021. " • only' in order to prevent his doing Barrel°, Angtist himeelf bodily hone, but in the be- Meat -Spring firm; No, 1 Northerte lief that, lie may betray himself in $1,13. Corn -Strong; No. 2 yellove, his sleep, Thus far, however, be hate 58e; No. 2 corn, 57e. Orets-tinset- only muttered two worde lit his tleci; No. 2 white, 441e; No. 2 raix- "Ieel)-eodeollog ahelthotheoe rev rote ed, 41e, Canel freights -Steady, er end Natelia probably the names bong titne, but had mover seen any- thing go over them, toed, as be need- feed for dairy cows, hut on account ed wire and poles for fencing, he of its concentrated nature, should concluded to make use of the a p. be mixed with bran or oats. Corn of the better class of poorde, `limy of a contrade anti eweetheart. pa,v. exorbitant, rates to junks for The pollee ham diecovered that a carrying thein. A junk carrying the thire accomplice 1011 e011e(11111ed in officials of the Danisb leitst Aeiatie ColePany end their remelts from Port Attlitte which left at Ore eerie') thew AS Other links Which lie ve r- eivact here, has not ;vet waived. The jaPeneso 1110 21010 oecuyetring outpoet LI V le STOCK al A I tE ET, Toronto, Aura IL -Trade he belab- ors' cal Ile sbowed marked improve- ment, at tile Western Cottle linritet togley, and under the influence Of Lt11 parontly useless equannent, TO PRESERVE CREAM. A New Apparatus Dispensing With Chemicals. A LOn don aespatch says: Hon. John Drydcm inspected an apparatus on Wednesday for preserving 1111110 acorn without chemicals. Ito is much pleased and will lay the mat- ter before the dairy association of Ontario with the view of putting Canadian cream on the Dritisth mar- ket. 4- SUSPICIOUS OF BR/TAIN. Russian Press Alarmed at Activ- ity of British. A despatch from St. Petersburg says :-The Russ and the Novoe Vremem, on Wedeesday e012111101.111 011 'Great Britain's activity ie. Persia. The Russ says it is to be eXpee Led that when Great Britain has finlehed with Tibet she will take advantage of Russia's preoccupation to streng- then her footing ht Persia, but adds that she will find Russia not tio ab- sorbed even in a, serious war that she Gannet safeguard hoe interests in the Central East, The Novoe Vromeat thinks that the searching of a few merchantmen for contraband la time of War is a small Matter compared with the raising of the British flag in time of peace oti two of the Pearl Islande in the Per- sian Olaf, WESTERN WHEAT CROP. Fifty-two lelillion Bushels Raised Last Season. A despatch front Winnipeg says :- The North-weet Grain :Dealers' as - sedation have Malted the t•egular re- port eliowleg the wheat situation in elardtoba end the North-west Terri- tories on August 1,. as regards the 1908 c.rop. Amoraing to figtires the total crop of wheal. that year Wit:, '52,820,000 bushele, of Which there ;yet rem:tins 1.0 come forweed 720,- 000 teethe's. The following are the figurer, :-Tnepected to date, 87,600,- 000 bushels; in store, coenery points 6e0,000 bushels; is transit, not in - germ is very rich protem and oil; after the oil is pressed out the resi- dua is known as corn oil meal or C01111 oil cake, also a valuable feed. Corn bran Is relatively low in feed- ing value, There are numerous other "corn feeds" on the market, but they 1..anv gt•eally in composition and value and shooks be bought only under a guaranteed analysis. Oats, -The feeding value of oats is 'well known. Oat hulls, oat dust, and oat feed or ehorts are the chief by-products of this grain. Oat gulls are of little value for feed, but are often mixed with corn meal, etc., and the mixture sold as ground oats. Oat dust consists chiefly of the mine uto hairs removed from the kernel In the preparation of oatmeal. It bas falr feeding value, especially if broken kernele are present, and there is not too much mill sweepings. Oet shorts or oat feed varies greatly in Composition, although the bettor grades show a feedieg value similar to that of oatmeal. Darley.-13arley 15 a first-class feed for pigs atid dairy cows, The by- products, brewers' grains and malt, sprouts, aro largely fed in Scene sof:ions, Drawers' . grains are gimp- ly barley from which the dextrin and sugar have been extracted. The wat grains are not desirable for geneeal use, but Hie dried grains are. easily kept and aro rieh in protein and fat, ranking with bean and cal num) as a feed for dairy cows. Malt sprouts aro a cheap and excellent feed for cows, but they are not, greatly relished and only two or three poends a, day can ba fed. Peas, -Peas are very nett fn pee- tein, and tun among the best feeds for growing animals, dniry 00105 and pigs. Pon meal is too concentrated to be fed alone, There ere Ito by- produets in general. use, Oil Cake. -Oil cake or Oil meal is a by-product, of Ole mariefaeture of 110-• need oil. It is it very rich caul healthfel feed, particulaely for Tat- tering cattle and Ahem Its high protein coetent inekes it valuable for feetlieg in moderate quentities to doire cows, along with corn mango. Cott onseal Meal .-Co ilonseed meal is a by-peoduct in making met on - soca oil. It is richest of ne the ooneentreles, but varies greatly in quantity, if combined with ether feeds. Not mere than three or four pounds rattly should he fed to dairy cows, RICH FARM LANDS. Interesting Report From the Abi- tibbi Distrait, A deripateb from Tomtit° says; All intoreetiog report was 1'0(10100a Loll Thureday by Mr, T. W. Gibson, di- rector el the Dureau of Mints, 0 ma Ito. J. 0. McMillan, calor of the geo- logical party which was sent hy the Ontario Governneent into the coun- try in the neighborhood of Lake Aid- tibbi for the pm•poso of leaking en investigation of the geological and mineralogical conditions of the dis- trict, Mr. McMillan wrote on July 301.11 from Canip Patton, end states that the party la -evened through the Townships of Week, Clowan, Prosser, Little, McCurt, Newmarket, and a. number of other minnalled ones, all in the Lake Abitibbl region. Amending to his investigations he believes Guth the country is more suitable for agriculture than mining, dailstehoe.e cri»gilid7everof al kinds. ore was "Most of the land," reports Mr. McMillan, "is quite eat and covered with a stratified clay, Though somewhat wet on amount or the lev- el nature of the couetry, the streams bave banks of sufficient height in most places to drain the land, with the exception of those parts covered with muskeg. These Met mentioned COmprine in the district covered so far froze one, one-tenth to one- fifth of the total area. Owing* to the level nature of the country the peat deposit on them doos not ex- tend to any great depth. On most of them a. sonnding of from them to six feet encountered a clay bottom, though in some the sounding went from 10 to 12 feet. With a system of drainage merle less extensive than in parts of the Coonties of Essex, Kent and Lambton, most of these tiilIcaegnsdsc"ould be changed into ranee. ili A revert Wes also reeeilied on eltillitc,tag•sedoalyogfils'etill ‘‘11/,1•0. aJc.c.f):)Cin. p laitllied ma Spright's surveying., party In the saint district. lee sa g000 clay lantiAtas cYlistit scotN•ftertSIn° ed.°Ii. was covered Neale poplars, spruce and IJ3„.-Ltvelais, In some sections there are large areas covered with moss from six to twelve incites deep. SEVEN PEOPLE DROWNED. Terrible Fatality 011 the Coast of Nova Scotia. A. despatch from Halifax says :- Seven persoes lost their lives by tho sinking of n small boat ill Digby Basin hrte on Thureclay afternoon. The yacht Ouida, owned by Commo- dore Irving, and in charge of Cap- tain Charles Hersey, left hero at 7 o'clock on Thursday morning for Pinkney's Point to take out a party of American touriets who wore camp- ing M. that vicinity. The boat was seen to leave the Point about 10 a. ne with the partY on board and a small tender in tow. Arrangements had been made to land the party at Smith's Cove. 'About 5 o'clock a num saw the yacht approaching the Cove. Later he noticed her go aground on Bear Island bar, the ten- der a short distance from the yacht and bottom up, with people evident- ey clinging to the bottom. He at once gave an alarm. A number of others ran for the nearest boat, a dory, half a. mile distant. Another crew startea for the Harbor View House, it mile away. The dory was loathed lirst, bet was two hundred yards Omni the shore, Herbert Hat- field swam, for the boat, and the res- elling Party were soon at the scene of the •discister. They found three bodies floating on the water, head downwards, One man still showed signs of life. leis name is 'Credit°. Fie was hastened to his home in Bear River, and it is thought he will recover. Three bodies are in the 13wer Rivee station, arid it is hard to learn their correct names or na- tive piece% The party, near as can be learn- ed, consisted of Captaia Charles Hersey of Digby, MaSter of the yacht,' body pot recovered; Vedito, a resident of Deae River, aged ebout e7 years, the only one saved; Ms wife, aged about 80 years, body not recovered; a young chifd, body not recovered; George Leach, aged about 41.5 yeaes, Manager of a woollen mill in Narionville, R.I., body recovereta Mrs, supposed to be a NeW York lady, aged about 40, body re- covered; her eon, aged about thir- teen years, body recovered; another 8011 or daughter of Mrs. O'Reley, body not recovered. It appears that when the yacht gromided on the bile about half a mile from land all the occupante of the yacht got on board a tee -foot tender and began to row tateards shore. The water es deep FROM BONNIE SOOTLAND, /Towns OP INTEREST FROM liER BANKS AND BRAES. What Is Going on in the High- lands and Lowlands of sown. Ma and Mrs. John ethane, Leln- ach, Imernees, end lato of Brim 131.8(, week celebreeed theft. golden wedding. Tito directors of Nose (las Com- pany hem moved to reduce the price of gas by 5(1 per 1,000 cubic: feet, pitiki ng 11. as 413. The new hospital at Wick, to bre built jointly by the burgh end coun- ty, is to contain 22 beds, instead of 14 as originally intended, Devid 11, Annit, an assistant mas- ter in Georgo elet•tot's School, Edia- burgh, has been appoittled to the headmastership of Lauder Publie school. Alexander Cumming, clepaty town clerk of Nairn, has been ;11)1)0;11(.0d town clerk in the 1.0011.1 of the late. Mr. Laing. Mr. Cuinatongs belongs. to Forfar. Mr. and Mrs. John leenclersom Otonloden, have celebrated their gol-• den wedding. Mr. Henderson has been for thirty years gardener to the Earl of Calloway. . Wm. 3. Ittelittosh, headrnaster, Drumelzier school, Calashiels, has been appointed headmaster of Tra- genie scbool in succession to Mr, Menzies, who is retiring. Mrs. James Nicholson, whose hus- band was for it number of yearg merchant in Wick, has died at the age of 87. Two sons are succeseful business sten in London. The moat:lee of Paisley Y.M.C.A. have recelped intimation from th trustees of the late Wm. 13, Darbou that they will benefit to the eel of £1,000 out Of the residue of estate. Donnyhridge paper mills, after ing closed for 8 months, owing to liquaatteamal ealyeaSeeko.,.of ldess Ojai:nal & Hall, have been ed 'again by it now company. Whaling operations continue to be prosecuted with groat success. Tho catch up to date is as follows -Two stations at Ilonasvoe, 70 whales; station at Collaferth, 13; station at Olnafirth, 83; total, 116, Dr. Campbell, convener of Banff county, was by the lianas of the Duke of Richmond and Cordon, Lord- Ligttenant, presented with his pole trait, painted by Sir James Gurthie, in recognition of his eminent public services to the country. Alex. M. :Kennedy, director and Conceal manaleer of Messrs, Arch, McMillan & Son, at Duinbarton, is about to seyore ids connection with the dockyard, and join as it partaer the old -established firm 01 Messrs. Wm. HamilLon & Co., Cleu Yard, Port illasgoW, The proposal to establish n. sana- torium for consumptives from Dina- friesshire is being energetically 'token up by Mr. Johnstoue-Doughts, of ConAongon Castle, convener of the county, The county medical officer, Dr. Maxwell Ross, states that every year about; 300 person': in Dumfries- shire end Galloway die from phthi- sis. lietWheit the bar and the landing op- posite the Ilene River station, The little boat swamped with hoe heavy load, and then turned bottom up. HEAT RUINS CHEESE. The Trade in London Will' Suffer Severely. Ps toild On 0 espa tali 9411115: llon. 'Thomas 13allenlyne, at ono time Speaker of the Ontnrio lagitilatetee, end a prominent diet:semen of Sleet - ford, says that exeetreive heat 18 do- ing terribie demean to Meow hoe, 11 ie his 04)11111)11 Dint it will be a severe blow to the. trade this year. At the Commet•cial Road station, lie nays, soo,000 boXes are standing in 011, the greet Melt (Lansing te receent. Tzrn BOER FALLEN% A deepatch from Prolot•in fiayS A. 'movement hus been etioled among the Boers in rovor or crow ing tut- tiortal cemetery et \ laver, where • all those who fell In the icor mey he elones-"Yoll see, be nuteriee eta. the murder plot, nnti that he Was -reburied. lt alen propmed to acenitse he WOO givon endersiand etationed on quay on the Nava, spected, 70,000 bushels: marketed to quality, It is not sonobto. ror bona a chureli, where a national 111:11, elle bad 111111devel thoesend where one Of the Treperiol yitchte en to, 614,820,000 basltela; used tot' or cal vos.;(,l oc,d ro loitered meet, memo:HAI sow '110' eall 18' 5 mewl ly tl I era." -Brow n -" Alt, yes! And The movement it: being widele, FIV! luta 'not got it, neer ell?" 181105Waft emend, Me 1110 ellfence Dud, the active and mistrial/el demand a11 the seed, ' 7,500,000 bushele; tisod bee \Odell is %bright kennel -yellow in held. efillieter might go 1,o Peterhot time 0(.61111112S Wee ribnyONed by )10011, 1,be+011111.r ,%,/ all 110, 0,600,000r 'AWL C0101' arld ht1,411. NPSh. pleasant insor, anpPorlea boat In the Tenneemil mai -"Oh yes, fThe liedt And sho 4 CONSTITUTION OF JAPAN. How It Differs From. That Occi- dental Nations. There is cm important difference be- tween. the Constitutions of Weetero nations end tbat of japan. The for- mer are the outcome of popular up- risitga against the tat•anny of rulers -in other words, of a demand, as of natural right, by the people. Con- sequently, even in monarchical Eur- ope. Constitutions aro drawn in such terms cte to lay the greatest stress upou po.pular rights, while at the same time curtailing tho power of the sovereign. The Japanese Conslitution, on the other bailee, emanated front the Em- peror, the fountain bead of all pow- er. Defore the people dreamed of popular rights or of a Parliainent the Emperor had already maraed out the grand policy of establishing con- etitutional government in the future, because of his evident desire and pur- pose to elevate the country to an equal place among the civilized na- tiens of the world, not only because lie wished it, but also because that courSe WaS in strict accordance with the national policy bequeathed by his anceetors. Following that policy, our Consti- tution was drawn ep with close ad- hereace to and careful preservation of tho funeamentel principle of the Imperial Government froin time im- memorial. In form, however, it 19 similar to Weetern Constitettions, with this clia larence, that the text of oer Comati- tutions contains only the fundamen- tal principles of state -namely, the prerogatives of the Emperor; the rights and rattles of the people; the powers of Parliameifte the powers and dunce of letipistere al stale and judiciary and finance. These aro all embodied in seventy- six articles, matters or &ton, such, for 'example, as provielelle relating to the rules and proceedings of Par- liament, the laws for tbe electioe of members, the national budget, etc., are separated. ftmin arteclee enunciat- ing fyndamental principles, and are e1111)0011(1V ill laws sepplementary to the constitution and enacted at the same nine. 'One thing '1' like about our new man," said it =ether of the firm to his Partner, "is that he's reliable. Yon can alwaye tell what he is go- ing to do next." "And What is thnt?" "Nothing." elistress,--"Dridget, that china or- imment, you broke this lemming be - 1 one to my ge0alegranerno thee." :Midget (relleverle-"Well, than glad of that. RIM° Oi was afraid ie was romethilig yec heti lest bought 'ante dee by bottle 1101 10)11' eat lie Were seld With it fa r 52,8204000 letishelle timy be prolate:airier fed in ronAonalilo 'the Orange Ricer Coloity. got yet-thatai the trouble."