The Brussels Post, 1903-5-28, Page 2TRE MARKETS
Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc
in Trade Centres.
Toronto, May 26. -- Wheat --• The
n,js kot is llrm, with demand fair.
No. 2 white and red quoted at 72ec
mltldle freights; No. 2 staring 110?ud-
nal at 72c on Midland, and No, 2
goose at 66e Midland, Manitoba
wheat steady; No. 1 'hand quoted at
833 to 84e C.oderlelt, and No. 1
Nveethel'll at 823• to 88 (locierlch.
No. 1 hard, 89- to 000, grinding in
transit, lake and rail, and No: 1
Ihrorthern, 88} to 89c.
Oats - The market is steady. No.
2 white quoted at :1[) o middle
freight, and at 31c high freight. No.
1 quoted at 32c east,
Barley 11 Trade is quiet, with No.
2 extra quoted at 44c mtcliile
freight, end No. 3 at 42e.
Peas - The market is quiet, with
No. 2 quoted at (i:ic high freight.
Corn - Market is dull. Canadian
feed corn quoted at 40 to 410 west,
and at 46c hero. No. 3 Alnolkaa
yellow gt'otod at 02c en track, To-
ronto, mei No. 3 mixed at 51e,
Flour -- Ninety per cent. patents
emblem: . at 32.70, mi.§die freights,
in bu)+• s' sacks, for export.
Steele*: t roller's of special brands
for dor•.•;ic trade quoted at 38.25
to 38.' ein bbira. Manitoba flunk•
stenxly, Xe. 1 patents, 34.10, and
secorad>, ee.00 to $1strong bake
ere', Sf: e0 to 33,00, bags inchgdnd,
Toronto,
Millfeed - Bran is bull at 317
here. At ouisf'cle points bran is
quoted at $15.50, and shorts at
317. Munitoba bran in sacks, $18,
and shorts, at $20 here.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Beans - Trade Is quiet, with
prices nominal. Medium, 31.50 to
31.75 per bushel, and hand-picked,
31.50 to $2.
Bay - Tee market is quiet, with
ear lots of No. 1 tiinotiiy at $9,50
to $10, and mixed at 38 to $8.30.
Straw - The market is quiet at
$5.50 to 36 per ton for car lots, on
track.
Flops - Trade dull, with prices
nominal, at 18 to 20e,
Potatoes - Gar lots are quoted at
31 per bag, and sneaIl lots at $1.10
to 51.15.
Poultry - Spring chickens are
quoted at 25c per lb, in email or
large quantities.
T17E DAIRY MARKETS.
Butter - The receipts continue
good, and prices unchanged. W0
quote: Fresh large rolls, 14 to 15e;
choice 1-1b. rolls, 15 to 15 ; fresh
dark tubs (vlvifornt color), 38 to
Ifeee; second grades, 12 to 130;
creau'ery paints, 20 to 21c; solids,
18 to 19e.
Eggs - The market is quiet at
unchanged prices, We (mote' Single
rases, 13c; round lots, 123c iter
dloaen,
Cheese - Market continues steady
et 12 to 12-1e.
FIOC1 PRODUCTS.
Ilressed hogs unchanged. Cured
meats are unchanged, with no good
demand, We quote: Bacon, clear,
10, to 10ic, in ton and case lots,
Pork - Mess, 321 to 321.50; do.,
short cut, 322.50 to 323.
Smoked Meats - Items, 12} to
133e: rolls, 11 to 113e; shoulders,
L03c; backs, 14 to 14ec; breakfastteem, 14 to 14ee.
Laid - The market is um:ha gecl.
Wb quote: Tierces, 103x:; tubs, 103e:
pails, 11c; nompolund, 8 to 9}c.
UNITED STATES )tEAI/ICE:TS.
Duluth, May 26. - Win'at - To
arrive, No, 1 hard, 8130; No, 1
Northern, 793e; No. 2 Nortberil,
7 -ifc; May, No, 1 Northern, 791c;
September, 71}c. Oats -- May,
84c,
I3utilalo, May 2.6. - Flour - Firm.
What' -Spring, little doing; No. 1.
hard, 85bc; No. 1 Northern, 833c;
winter firm; No. 2 white, 85c,
through billed; No. 2 eel, 80e. Corn
-Stronger; No. 3 yellow, 54e; No,
2 corn, 530. Oats - Steady; No.
3 white, :19c; No. 2 mixed, 363.
Barley - Track Western, 47 to 35c.
St. Louie, May 26. - Closed -
liiheat - Cash, 77e; July, 71c; Sep-
tember, 6t140.
ANOTHER GREAT FIRE.
Best Portion of Lower St. Hya-
cinthe Wiped Out.
A despatch from St. Eivaelnthc,
Que., says': -This town was the
scene on Wednesday afternoon of a
disastrous conflagration which wiped
out the best portion of the lower
town, Many of the leading stores,
several factories, mt11s, and business
establishments, a number of the
Icatdintg hotels, and nearly three hun-
dred dwelling houses are in rules,
while over two thousand ncople are
homeless acrd dependent upon the
succor of their more fortunate neigh -
hors. The monetary loss will be
over half a million dollars,
The fire broke out about n000 to
the shoe factory of Coto Brothers,
in the louver town. Trow it original-
ed is a mystery, but it spread with.
such rapidity that the shoo factory
was soon a mase of flames, A
strong wind was blowing at the
time, and 'a low minutes after tho
walls of the shoe factory had fallen
in a score of wooden dwellings took
lire, The strong wind blew toward
the giver, carrying the fire In that;
direction, As the wooden houses
Went Cln in fames, the sparks were
carred by the wind across whole
blocks, and In a fele hours the
flames were raging in many places, 1
some of them widely separated,
Three of the leading hotels, the
lr'rontena0, the Union, and rho Ole
Wen, all took Ore at once, and in a
abort while were a muss of ruins,
'Shortly atter twee o'clock a de. -
rived o17 the scene, and did good
work
01 idol/plug the progress of the
hatter, '1he Water supply, however,
was totally inadequltite. The river
was so low that e, sudielent supply
of water could not be obtained to
have any (Abet on the flames.
The scene when the fire was et its
height' was 8 terrible one, For
nearly a mile the lower town was
ablaze, (treat columns of lire swept
from stoles, hotels, and dwellings,
walls era>chad out, delving back the
crowds in panic, while the wind car-
ried She Mimes in all directions.
The dwellings that took are were
mainly those of the poorer people,
and there were litany exciting scenes
as to people tried to save their
belongings, ;squares, boulevards,
and roaclways were covered with
household goods and stock of all
hinds. Many of the people sought
refuge in the upper town, where
they were safe from the names.
Practically the whole of the lower
town has been swept by the lames.
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LORD MINTO.
Will Continue as Governor-General
Until November, 1904.
A Toronto despatch says: It was
officially announeed on Wednesulay
night that the terns of his Pxcel-
kney the Earl of Minto as Cover-
ttor-(lenerul of (1.4macht has been ex-
tended for another year, The Gov-
ernor-General `is appointed for a
Mien of five ycat;s, so that Lotti
Munto's - tenure of the office would
ex., ere in November next, Under
the new dispensation he. will remain
in (anadn as his Majesty's repro.
erntative until November, 1904,
tiering his residence in the Do-
minion Lord Nieto has made 111m -
:elf deservedly popular, and the in-
telligence tihat he is to rennin hent
for another rr year will be received
with I>leastire. Her Excellency Lady
Minto also holds a warm place in
the a0'eetiots of rho people. Lord
and Lady Minto have certainly en-
deavored to acquaint themselves
With the extent and possibilities of
this country. They have pew:tirnl-
ly traveled front ocean to ocean,
penetrating even to the far -oil Ya-
kon. His Excellency, in his every-
day life, has exhibited a true demo-
cratic spirit, and his public niece -
awes have ever been narked by
gond taste and good juklgnient. I]'e
may have made nlietakes, but it is
doubtful if he hes ever made the
saute one twice. Lord Minto, as an
export horseman, has entteavored to
inmrove the stanela0d of Canadian
horses, with a view to staking this
country a recruiting ground from
which the cavalry equines of Greet
Britain may be draw.
Lacey Minto fit her own sphere is
building a monument for herself in
the vigorous ]n'o•.-nout.ion of her Cot-
tage IHTospital scheme.
TURKISH VIOLENCE.
Terrible Stories Are Told by
Christians.
A Sofia, Bulgaria, despatch says:
Large numbers of ref.tgees from
:Macedonia, fearing nta:,seres, are
entelin'g llulgatea., especially front
the direction of Adrianople. They
tell terlible :1101 109 of 'Turkish vio-
lenro wreaked on Cluislians.
The liulgelian frontier poets at
Tenlru'cl1 recently reported that the 1
Turks wore preparing to °canny
strategic helots near "Oorluaadwvo
and felikvve, and the Bulgarian
O'ot'ernnicnt notified the au they itios
at Constantinople that tilts* at,-
tenevt to ernes the Prontier would be
repelled by farce. In consequence of
this it is undereloo(. the '"pinkish
Purses concentrated in that vicinity
have bean withdrawn.
A Salo•nicu, Ieurop"au
despatch says' '011e long list of te-
cent deliberate murders in the ViI-
aya•t of Mknlastil' with a preponder-
ance of Bulgarian v0111, indicates,
it is asserted, that the Turks are
getting beyond control, Out of 21
dllhciitlly admitted murder's, fifteen
Bulgarians were 01)10((3 the
tints. In some cases elle bodies
wore mutilated. One man murdered
by Turks had his eyes torn out, his
ince invited and his tongue tut out.
FRANK WITHOUT PEOPLE.
Residents Once More Vacate the
Western Town,
A tlloirmoro, Alberta, despatch
says: it, 1: McC.antsvll and It, eel.
Brock, of the tleologleal Sm'vey,
who have been at Frank for the
past ton 'Mays innlcing an investiga-
tion of the recant disaelter for the
Dominion (i0vernntent, have com-
pleted their work. By observations
matte they asee'tti100d that the mast
western peak of 'Puree 'Mountain
had moved about six inches during
the poi0d of their ohseltvatilvn5. This
peat( is a iinuoire block of rook,
as great in extent, if not greater,
than originally fell away. :It di-
rectly overhangs the town, and in
failing would destroy a pars, 11 tint
the whole, of what rolnainH of the
place. Frani: had been reoccupied
and business generally twinned 31) 1r-
th11 the last nine days, lint as a re-
se.ilt of the geologi.ets' 1031011 Prc-
rruler h1'aultahn posted a wanting on
Tuesday notifying all the clanger to
life ib remaining, and the town is
again 'depopulated,
•
LOOKING TOWARD CANADA.
Australians Enquiring With a
View to Settlement,
An Otdawa despatch says: Can-
ada's 'PrnllO Commissioner for Ans-
tl'nlia 11115 sent a report to t,ho De-
partment of '1 rade o1(3 Commerce,
in which he nerve (lint' infernal tion
is hying asked for regar(llnlg land
in' Canada for (et trr5,
()rep prospects have 1mperivn.1,
nasi the price of prod 11en hies fu11ell .
The rk'mnnol for Manitoba flour von-
21nu101. Lots; ffroro dr ',nett last
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
Doings of Our Law Makers at
Toronto.
FINAL IREAD.INGS.
11ir. P(ttuilo's h111 respecting the
I'I1gin Loan and. Savings Company
Alas read at third title,
READ :11:00•N,O TIME.
Second readings were given to the
following treasures:
'1'o confirm By -low No, 455 of the
City of Guelph and for other pm -
poses. -Mr. Downey.
PASSEP CoslIwrT EE, •
The following private bills passed
the c(1in111ittee Stn."t' of the 11't1115e:
Respecting the Foot Frances, ilTan-
11011, and Northern Railway Co, -
Mr. Cameron.
Respecting the Town of 11"liitby. -
81'r, Dryden.
Respecting the Sarnia Street Rail-
way Co,
I30ARD OF CONCILIATION.
1'Ion, P. R. Latchford, Com-
missioner of Public Works, introduc-
ed an important measure, which has
for its object the creation of a Pro-
vincial Board of Conciliation anti
Arbitration for the settlement of
differences between employers and
enrployes. It is to be known as the
"Trades Disputes Act," and makes
the existing law more workable.
The "13„a,d is to -be apnointed by
the le eit.-•:ov: in -Council, and shall
consi11 ci three members, One of
whom meet be an employer of labor
and one an employe. The business
or calling of the thiol me11(3)1• Is
not Stipulutod• The Secretary or
the Tloard is to he the director of
the Provincial Bureau of Labor,
who at present is Robert (Hackling,
and for the purposes of the Act the
Conlin15sioner of Public Works is to
be known as the Minister of Labor.
It is provided that the Secretary
of the Board shall, when requested,
Intervene in labor difficulties, end in
the event of his failing to bring
about an amicable settlement the
]hoard shall then act as arbitrators.
,If after thoroughly investigating
the dispute, the arbitrators make an
award, it shell be binding for two
years, on both parties, but after the
expiration of one year either party
may terminate 0 after giving sixty
day's' notice.
In the case where the parties do
not live up to the award they are,
if employers, liable to a fine of
3500, and if employes, to a Ane of
350.
Another provision in the bill is
that the Board, whether they are
asked to or not, may investigate all
strikes affecting transportation,
food supply, etc., and make a ree0rn
mendation.
• 7-STIMATTIS PASSED.
The following estimates were
passu :-11aspolels and charities,
8225,(147.88; maintenance aunt re-
pairs of GOwernnrelt buildings, 352,-
750; public buildings, 3463,201
Crown lands, outside service and
surveys, 5221,175; mining develop-
ment, 323,400; parks, $7.0,600; re-
fund account, a 10,105,19,
SMALLPDX.
Air. Straton stated that corres-
pondence was in progress with the
Dominion authorities with reference
to having officers appointed to watch
the border, with the object of pre-
venting the entrance into Ontario of
persons infected with smallpox,
INSANE, PEOPLE,
lu answer to Dr. lteaumto's critic-
15131^that insane people were com-
pelled to rlmale in county jails for
menthe, Mr. Stratton stated tne.t
certain changes now In progress at
the di3Torent asylums would provide
accommodation for nearly 500 ad-
ditional patients.
FAIRM PUR(C(HASED.
Mr, Stratton stilted that a farm
of 71 acres, adjoining the Mimic°
Asyluln, had been purchased last
Satueday for 37,100, Twenty acres
of it would bo available for leasing
to the Industrial 8011001 in case the
Government entered into an agree-
ment with that institutiml for the
care of boys now sent to the Pane -
tang Reformatory.
INCREASES IN ESTIMATES,
11111•. Davis explain0d that the big
increase in charges on Crown lands,
front 3157,0211 to 32.58,175, was
duo largely to the increase from 320,-
000 to 3100,000 in the stun pro-
vided for surveys of townships in
now 11islricts,
THE PREMIER'S BILLS.
Second readings wore given to
Premier Ross' hills, providing' for
the construction of works of im-
provement along" the banks of the
Upper Niagara River, and to attend
the Act respecting circuses and
traveling oboes.
The bill, also by the Premier, to
amend the Act for the improvement
or public highways provoked consid-
erable discussion bc'fol'o it was anal-
ly. road a second time. It provides
that the Commis -Moiler of highways.
in the event of disputes, may arbi-
trate between County Councils and
townships. This clause the Opposi-
tion Leader thought Wan not a mo-
lter one, inasmuch as the 001111155-
ioncr of. ilighways should not be
mixed up' 111 disputes of this kind.
READ A THIRD TEAM.
The folowing hills were given their
third reading,
Respecting the debenture debt of
Ole Town of (Iana noque,-Ai',
Beattie.
lirspocting the Town of 1(unts-
viller^'Ml', Tudhope,
To consolidate thr debt. of the
Town of Ilrseronto,--iter. Russell,
1',diverting the Village of Camp
-
bellbird and the Wi•!rt(nt Shoe C'010 -
tinny Limited. -•111r, Willoughby,
Respecting the Village of Hanover.
131, Truax.
Ili •il'('1.1113 the Art Mnseum of '1'o•
1,:n".--•;111'. P'oy.
7'" change the bomb/arias of the
Town of 13)''linr-;"rh'. Lackner,
'l'o iunrrni the Art, incorporating
rte+ (:Martie 1'lectric Railway Cao. -
Respecting the Bruce 11hes and
Algotne liaiiway Company. - Alt•,
Smyth.
Respecting the County of Lanark,
-1131•. 111atheron,
MARKET FOR OUR FLOUR,
Canadian Commissioner on Pros-
pects of Trade in Japan,
A \i'ana>ipeg despatch says' Air.
\I'nt. 11,n1dhinson, who was mummer
of the Canadian 012111/10 nt the
peat Japanese Fair, Etosako pass-
ed through the city on Tatsday
121301, on his way 1101110 (rein the
T')xlxnsii1011. Air, IT,urtachinson said
that the fail' had been a spinet -lid
success front every stana{i)win•t. Prom
the point of Ca1)0111an advertising,
he cotrideru 111122 country's exhibit.
has dote mutat to make the .1np-
attere consider seri01(91y the into
porting of some lines of •Canal ian
gee (19, The outlook for the lemort"-
ttlien of flout' Is eyitecielly good, as
the Japam'se are slowly !eyeing
from their old diet of rice end will
have to Import Aensr for their bread.
en the Canadian exhibit was a /a 1-
[y -equipped bakery, W11 telt turned
bread which shinned what can )n'
clone from the brands 01 Canadian
flour. To facilitate n c0nt;oct)•iso11
between this at:'cl Americana Aou•r,
wildc+h is at Ifa•esent belt% hopped in-
fo .10501), though as yet in small
quantities, bread trade of berth
(lours were shown together, the Can-
adian (lour easily proving its stllLit'-
iority iu the (011(1,
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THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
Notes of Proceedings in the Can-
adian Parliament.
1''RUIT FARM,
lIr. Jessop asked :-Ts it the inten-
tion of the Government to establish
anexperimental fruit farm 111 the
Conuty of Lincoln, and, if so,
when '1
The reply of the Iron, John Dry-
den was :-1'lhere Is at present one
experimental fruit station in Lin-
coln Comity, and ono in the adjoin-
ing County of Wentworth. it is not,
therefore, the intention of the Gov-
ernment to establish an experiment
fruit farm in Lincoln county.
PROTECTION ACT.
Tion. Mr. Gibson's bill to attend
the Children's Protection Act was
sent to the Legal Committee. Ire
explanted that it provided for the
appointment of a committee of six
persons to each electoral district to
co-operate with the superintendent of
neglected children. It also provided
for the appointment of a probation-
ary officer to look after children ac-
cused of criminal offences, secure ros-
ter homes for then, and otherwise
endeavor to save Brent from the con-
tinuance of a criminal career.
DILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr, Pattullo-Respecting the Town
of Port Arthur, Respecting the
Township of Pelee.
Mr. Lucas -To amend the Act pro-
viding for the garnishment of the
salaries of civil serviette.
lets. Gibson -Respecting the Local
Corporations Act. To attend the
Land Titles Act.
Mr, Blair criticized the bill. He
objected to the, provision that bed-
ding be supplied for animals in
cars, on the ground that it would
be liable to catch fire. Then as to
keeping large and small animals in
the Banta cars, lie said that the pre -
sept practice was to put up a light
partition which was subsequently re-
moved in transit. MTr, Blair objected
to extending the meaning of the in-
terpretation of the word "animal"
to Include all animals, on the
ground that it would then include
dogs and cats, etc.
Mr. P'itzpatricic objected to the in-
terpretation 0111(1se and suggested
tlhal•. Aar. Brock conte' with the Gny-
erement so as to have the bill
amended into satisfaotory shape.
The cotn)ntttee rose and reported
progress, which looks as though the
bill were killed.
INSOLVENCY BILL MOVED.
The motion of AIr, Monk for a sec-
ond reading of his Iesolvency 73(11
was then considered. Sir Wilfrid
Laurier said the matter lens under
considoratiot of the Gove•mneet,
and would be attended to. For that
reason the Government could not
assent to the bill.
Mr. Monk said he would be satis-
fied if his bill were taken tip as a
Government measure.
Mr. il1'onk pressed his motion, and
it teas defeated on a division by 74
nays to •11 yeas,
PEIIMANENT 1001301:3:
Provision he to bo trade in the
estimates for increasing the perman-
ent
erm n-ent force to"1,500 men, and the
creation of two now military depots,
one at Montreal and one at Edition -
ton. The regimental depot at Mon-
treal will likely consist of at least
two arms of the force for the pre-
sent, There will 11)0037 be infantry
and artillery, The F:dmont011 depot
will be mounted infantry,
STRAW I -TATS FOR. CAMP,
AIillhia regulations have been is,
sued to the effect that units of
militia performing their annual drill
in camps may take to camp and
wear a straw hat With puggaree in
accordance with a pattern approved
and deposited in the quartermaster -
gene rai's (leper tmenle If horn, the
coni, of this head -rhes is to be
001110 by the units and 11; is to be
under:et.00d that there trust ''e uni-
formity in each cops, These straw
hats will only ho worn subject to
camp reglrluliofs anti are to he in
addition to iters 01(1inary anthorleed
heacJ-ch'ess. Pnggaroes, of, a Sheep
material, ore to he of the following
calors ; Staff, red and while ; rave
alre, erlion; art'r11er'y,•riark blue and
ri d stripe; engineers, red and dark
Nee stripe; ltlfently, rod; army seta
vice corps, (81180; army medical
cora 11, cleric red ; approximate cost,
ten cunt8,
1'ENNer IIANTKS,
Hoe, W. S. Fieldine, 1\finleine or
penny hanks, the object being to
1'11(0tiile for the establishment unit en-
810ct10n of 1)1010:13 3)12.11100 In Oautt-
ada,
1Nl'1r3It00LONIAL CARS,
1 -Ton. Mr, Ilinggart moved for bite
return of iulercolanittl height cars
in use on connecting lines (141 1 st of
'(Oirch, 1902, anti let of March,
190$, and ' vice versa,, 281111 the
names of the connecting roads in-
volved,
COLD S1Y)1tAG7l.
314r, Smith (Wentworth) Moved for
returns of the fruit Shipped in cold
storage anti cooled chamber's from
Candida during each year since
18116, and showing the increase in
the mid storage plants on trans -At -
Mettle steamers during the slate per-
iod, Ito will also enquire as to the
0111.01101 of nonny aclvaac'edby the
(l•o'arnnuen3 to date to 0000u1'age
Um installation ref ventilating and
cooling planus on steamers,
MANITOBA JCIDO RS,
Mr. La liiviore asked if the Minis,
ter of J untie') hnd received a petition
from the Manitoba County Court
,Judges, asking that their salaries be
ban -eased by 31,000 n yen', and if It
ens the intention of the (f ovaemne re.
to introduce at this session legisla-
tion to prov1d0 more adequate sal-
aries to t'he. 1Pigh County Court
Judges of Manitoba and the Terri-
ton•ies.
RAILWAY ACs'.
1331', German's 13111 to amend the
Itettlway Act was given a fiest reael-
ing. In explaining the bili Mr, Ger-
11.un said it was intended to make
it easier for suiTU1'et'S Prom lines
caused by railway engines to collect
damages. Under the present law,
It'thich mule it necessary to p)'O4'e
contributory negligence on the start
of the railway companies, 1t was
vary hard to secure damages, owing
to the d(11tculty in identifying t:he
engine, and lyrOviu•g that the engi-
neer in meter to obtain a better
cb•aughA:, had opened the ('inner
screen. This, Mr, German said, w'as
a col -ninon peat lice, and a very dan-
gerous one, The new bill placed the
cleats of proof upon the railway corn -
nettles to show that no negligence
o:ciste(1.
THE CATJSE OF SMALLPDX.
Duo to the .Active Presence of
Micro-organism.
At a recent meeting of the Boston
Society of Medical Sciences, Dr. W.
T. Coemcilnutilt, Shattuck professor
of pathological anatomy in the Har-
vard Medical school, made a report
on Itis recent discovery as to the
rause of smallpox, Doctor Council-
man, with the help of able observers,
has shown that the dreaded disease
is clue to the active presence of a
micro-organism, Biologists who ihave
examined Spec linens declare the
smallpox germs 10 be protozoa, and
not bacteria ' that is, they aro ani-
mals rather than plants.
Doctor Councilman and his assist-
ants have been able to work out the
complete life cycle of the parasite.
There appears t0 be two stages 1n
the cycle. ono asexual, the other
sexual, Tho first stage occurs in the
protoplasm of the epidermal cell ;
rho second stage in the nucelus it-
self. The two stages 03101(1' early i1
the disease, and the parasites are in
the spore stago before the Gino when
the disease brings death. One of
Doctor Councilman's photomicro-
graphs shows that, as" generally be-
lieved, the parasites are carried to
the stein by the blood.
IN THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD.
Scarlet fever is ntl31010011 in the
tropics.
To oxlinary eyes a man 1,000
yards away - say, on a rifle range
-appears as a dot; ho could not be
known as a man except as being a
smaller clot than e. horse. •
Prof, Babinet has proved that
comets, instead of having a solid
body with a gaseous tail, are much
lighter in weight than our air. ]Even
if a comet were to strike the earth
it would hardly penetrate its atn)0s-
p 1010.
Tho venom of snakes contains only
intermediary bodies which alone
would not be virulently poisonous,.
but the normal blood serum of sus-
ceptible animals contains the sub-
staucos which, by conjoint action
with the internuediat•y bodies of the
1010111, cause the deadly poisoning,
In a recent article it a widely
read magazine on "Niels Finsol and
leis 110111ing Rays," it is said, "All
the world !night noir have snr)tllpox
without fear of disfigurement." 1.'l10
red light treatment was experiment-
ed with long before and mucin since
that publication, and • the results
show the quoted statemeet to bo un-
warranted,
Prof, Virchow said that the At-
tendees have the most intellectual
skulls in Europe. They aro, how-
ever, seized of the idea that they
have a potter right, to exist .than
Other races and that all other rates,
bring inferior; are on earth only to
servo then, Death has no to'ol's
for the Albanian, for his Highest
philosophy is in the saying, "Dying
is a plague; but it is hall a plague
to live."
SO11013 1312.1 COINS.
Tt is said that the largest gold
coin 11028• in circulation is the gold
ingot, or "loot," er Anam, a .French
colony In .Eastern Asia. It 1s a flat,
round gold 51050, and on it Is writ-
ten in Indian ink its value, which
is nhout 3225. The next sized coin
to this velut1.ble but extremely awk-
ward one is the "(MMeng," of Japan,
which is worth ahoat 3.10, and noxi;
conics (he "110ntla," of Ashanteo,
Which roprmolrtu a value of about
$15. The California $50 gold piece
i5 'Worth 11110111, the sante as the
"bowie," The heaviest sllvee coil
In the world Oen hciongs to Anent,
where the silver ingot is mirth
011010 315 ; thee 00)1)05 the ilhitsese
''ten.el," end then the Austrian fleeter;
NEWS ITEMS.
Telegraphic Briefs From All
Over the Globe.
CANADA,
Insuranlo rates 511 Ottawa have
been raieed 50 cents per $100.
(Inc hnndrod and fifty carpenters
struck work at Calgary for higher
4505. has been selected at, Sydney
0,11„ for 13r1 11811 A(1111104.1ly ,put•-
505a5,
The construction of the Hamilton,
Ca1011011i11 and Lake hlrie ]railway
w111 probably be begin this summer.
Al, 1+', Rittenhouse, of Chicago, has
antes+rihal $500 towards the erec-
tion of e, Y.12).C.A, building In fit.
Catharines, on condition chat $12,-
000 be raised,
A Shakespearian play will be pro-
duced in the open air under the
101851ces of the University of To-
ronto,
A farmer named C. Fontaine was
robbed of 3750 in 310 bills while
boarding a 0.5,11. train at Cal-
gary on Friday.
So (aur this season 1,856,000 bush-
els of grain have boon delivered at
the Montreal Transportation Com-
pany's elevator et leingston, Por
the Seine period last year the
amount delivered was 406,031 bush-
els.
Many large excursion parties book-
ed from United States points to
Kingston have been refused by the
10. Lawrence Steamboat Co., be-
cause excursions are not permitted
to land at Canadian ports on Sun-
day.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Prettier Balfour says he would wel-
come a closer fiscal union between
Britain and the colonies.
The Government candidate loon
the b,yo-election at Preston„ hIng.,
necessitated by the death of Iron.
Mee TI'anhury.
With a view to finding a method
of preventing deterioration, the Brit-
ish Admiralty is trying the experi-
ment of storing coal under water.
UNITED STATE'S.
All the cities and 59 towns in
New fampshire voted for and 130
towns against liquor licenses.
A letter to the New York Sun
says ltossenu, the man who placed
the infernal machine on the Cunard
Line pier, Now York, is at Three
Rivers, Que.
Patrick Moore, of Rahway, N..T„
a flagman of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, found a check for 321,000,
which fluttered out of a.window of
the Long Branch express,
William 1f, '1'honbald, formerly a
sliociai Treasury agent in Now York,
asertO(l that 50080/18 of high stand-
ing its society are now inclulging in
smuggling, whidi is being carried on
at a greater rate than ever before.
Rev. David S. Little, D,1)., has re-
signed from the pastorate of the
Second Presbyterian ch110011, Pitts-
burg, because of the congregations'
determination that their singing
shall bo accompanied by organ
Music.
Rio. Robert Kemp, in a sermon at
the opening of the convention of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion In New 'York, protested against
aristocracy of wealth and the mar-
riage of American women to titled
foreigners.
GENERAL.
Cotton growing is being success-
fully carried on 111 Gambia, British
West Africa.
Recent volcanic eruptions have de-
stroyed many coffee plantations in
G uatemala.
Tho striking railway mien of Vic-
toria have submitted unconditionally
to the Government's proposals.
Dr. 8chlam,p, the largest wine
grower in Germany, Is of trial
charged ,with wholesale adulteration.
CHARTTTES OF LONDON JEWS.
The London .lowish charities raise
in the course of a year about 3600,-
000, which is nearly 35.75 per head
of the Jewish population of London,
an average of 360 for each contr1-
butor. But this amount is very
far from representing the stun -total
of charity dispensed by London
Jews. It hardly represents much
more than is supposed to be given
away by a single family -the Rothe -
01111(1s -whose charities are said to
total up in tine course of a year to
3500,000.
FRUIT ACIDS.
Tho adds of apples are exceedingly
useful through their stimulating in-
fluence upon the kidneys, whereby
poisons are removed from the body
anti the blood and tissues purified.
The 011(18 of apples are all highly
useful as a means of dlsinfeetiug the
stomach, since the ordinary gems
that grow in the stomach, producing
billiotsness, headache and other
troubles, w1ll not grow in fruit juice'
far fcait pulp,
MA'CCT1-BOX WARNINGS.
Just now, when so much is hoard
Of the agitation against expectora-
tion in the streets, it is interesting
t.o learn that the Argentine IIoaltdt
Department has experimentally ar-
ranged to have comprehensive in-
structions printed on the labels of
over eight, million match -boxes, ex-
plaining liow the spread of tubercu-
losis 11113114 be prevented,
lite Tiotallac Mae, in 'Cornwall,
England, rums for two-thirds of a
Mlle out nnslcr the sea. '
"What became of the y0nrtg 1na1)
Who was Slege.struck 7" asked the
baptist lye mrm. "011, he was egg -
struck the lust. 151.10 of him !" re-
sponded the manager in the fttr-hip-,
tied overcoat,
TAXES FIVE OUTS A Dail,
QUEER TFIZNGS ABOUT T13E
REPUBLIQ 0)1' .ANDORRA.
This Little State Is Hidden Away
7.12. the Shadow of the
Pyrenees,
There are no footprints of time,
in the palitloial, social 00 comntm'cial
sense, on tho placid sorrow of the
most interesting country, considering
its size, of Europe. A tiny republic
set in the midst of empires, its
character, customs and boundaries
unchanged in six centuries, Andorra,
oven 111 this ago of universal pub-
licity, has escaped notice altogether.
Few tourists have ever heard of it.
Fewer still have passed within its
not inaccessible boundaries. The
discouraged seeker for a political
and economic 'Paradise has over-
looks(' entirely this extraordinary
survival of a more primitive urge.
For, at first sight, this diminutive
State, hidden away in the shadow of
the Pyrenees, is a political paradise
indeee. •Corruption and official scan-
dal are unknown within its staidly
republican government. Dreams of
empire do not steep its statesmen
awake of nights -indeed, it has no
army nor oven a single soldier. Tho
country has lever been In debt and
the citizens are rarely taxed. Crime
is almost unknown, as also money
worship and all forms of 0111,104113
rivab'y. Nobody in Andorra sutlers
front poverty and everybody is as
happy as a king. And there is not a
modern irnlat'ovelnent from one end of
the little state to the other. Plainly,
the Andorran situation is worth
looking into.
Long ago a peaceful and fruitful
little valley country, lying between
the Spanish provides of Lerida and
the French Department of Ariage-It
amounts in a111 only to six hundred
square miles -was
MADE 111'!'0 A STATE,
Some believe that Charlemagne him-
self was rho author of Andorra's be-
ing ; others attribute the honor to
Louisa lo Debonnairo of Prance, At
all events, in 1278 the suzeranity of
the little country was divided be-
tween the Bishops of Usgel in Spain
and the Counts of Foix in Prance.
Though tho rights of the Counts of
Foix were later made over to the
French (loverument, this system of
double suzoratlity has existed ever
since and has preserved Andorra
from destruction.
The machinery of govcrnluent that
has served for so many centuries to
keep the Andorrans in order is very
simple. The country is divided into
twelve parishes. each headed by two
consuls and set'crnl councillors, As
the lain of primogeniture still oper-
ates in full force in Andorra these
officers are chosen by the heads of
families, rather than by popular
vote, -
Tho twenty-four Consuls form. the
General Council of Andorra, which
meets twice a year and whose func-
tion it is to elect the President and
Vice. -President o4 the republic, The
relations of Andorra with its co -
princes, French and Spanish, is a
little complicated, I rancc Bonds a
permanent delegate to Andorra and
each of the princes has a representa-
tive in the republic.
Thu; most agreeable feat'nc of the
local administration is that there is
so little of it. There are, however,
two judges, each appointed by a
co -prince, and a Judge of Appeals,
alternately appointed by the princes'.
lieutenants, Equity, rather than any
exact system of law, is followed in
the court 'proceedings, which occur
but twice yearly and which are short
and simple by reason of the high
standard of virtue among the 0,000
inhabitants of Andorra. It has nev-
er been considered necessary to have
a prison in the republic. Such sen-
tences as are meted Out to ct'inttnads
are served in Prance, but only 133X0
in twenty years has Andorra sett a`
delinquent to the French penitential
colonies.
As for the national finances, there
practically is none, The President's
salary is 332 a year and the Court -
clitoris l•OCOIVC 111tuc11 less, A5 there
is absolutely no other outlay, and
the pa0)8110s have a good revenue
front their pasture lands, the aver-
age individual tax is
FIVE CENTS A. YEAR..
In some years utero Is a surplus of
revenue, and in that case the excess
is divided among the citizens, Titus
fiscal problems are unknown. 80 aro
trotters' and Dovorys. They will not
thrive in Andorra.
What is the ,secret of it all 7
Simply, that the Andorrans have
never eaten of tho tree of modern
civilization. It is difficult to believe
that. there is a race whose customs
have not changed in six centuries,
but such is the case. Shut in ea
they aro by Pyrenceau snow pcal(8
the Andorrans have rarely any ('0l71-
ntunication with the rest of Europe,
There is no way of getting Into this
ideal republic save by a mute path,
and duri1lg six .months of the year It
is uuepproaohahle from the 'Tench
side. The coueti;y is as innocent of
ca'rtag'e roads as it is of railroads.
Of public sanitation and sewerage it
has doubtless never heard.
'Public instruction exists in 41)0013';
In fact it is of the meet: 00enele 1111
uatm:e, 0.11(3 he
healthy and (0)157800per hhhnl)iltont•antsof 211t '0
1110e'ato, Of letters, music and art
they ern cheerfully ignorant, and aro
conscious of no 100)'. 'Thus [byre are
no pretensions to "culture" in An-
dorra. Nomins.11y, there is a po51a1
service, but this is ne 1l3rnliable cis
Its administrators are nonchalant..
Now arid then n messenger is de-
spatched from the copilot of ilio
State to deliver letters to )het' pro-
per destination ; but it is only now
and then, Tits w,1at 2100(1 have the
Andorrans ter corre:;l•nn(l0nett I They
have no business r034)ions 1vi1.11 the
would of railroad:1 a111 ()mobiles,
rlow'spapers, stork exchanges awl
trusts, And as for (heir pleosuree,
they ere all 0on1nw) Within ')I10
limits of Andorra,