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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1901-4-18, Page 2I� NAYS IN R NUTSIIEIL THE VERY LATEST k^ROI1 ALL THE WORLD OVER, Interesting Items About Our Own Country, Greet Britain, the United States, and Ali Parts of the Globe, Condensed and Assorted for Easy Reading. I CANADA. Ageneral vacolnation in Halifax haa been ordered, Kingston will tax Cbins s laundry- men $50 each, Hamilton Public :school children are being vaccinated. The sem of 3180,000 will be spent for new buildings at Queen's Univer- sity. I. The Government partridge factory et Quebec will bo called the Dominion Arsenal after July let. • Nova Scotia's total estimated rev- enue is $1,084000, with en estimated expenditure of 51,026,205. Donald Todd was neatened to two years' imprisonment for manslaughe ter at the Winnipeg Assizes. A. new strike of natural gas bee been made at Leamington, the well producing about 1,500,000 feet per day. Nearly 100 puppet Sn the Kingston' High school have been dismissed, being unable tp allow eertifioatea of vaccination. Major -Gen. O'Grady-Haly'a term as commanding officer in Canada,whiah expires July 15, will likely be extended another year. The Dawson Presbyterian Church, under the direction of Dr. Grant, is making arrangements for the erection pf a e20,000 church. The two-year-old son of Dr. War- ren K. Weide od Hamilton was fatal - ally burned by a celluloid comb set- ting fire to his nightdress. Mr. F. H. Morgue will contribute $1,000 toward a fund of $50,000 pro- posed to be raised by the University Alumni for their alma mater. Brantford's assessment has de- creased 640,000, while building per- mits to, the value of $172,000 wore is- sued last year. A committee will In- vestigate the discrepancy. Hamilton sabool teachers aro in favour of tbe abolition of Model schools. They also think that no per- son under 21 years of age should be given a teacher's certificate. GREAT BRITAIN. At Leicester 00,000 persona are to be prosecuted for refusing vaccina- tion. A protracted strike of enginemen at the Lanarkshire mines 1s expect- ed. ;Workingmen's houses to accommo- date 42,000 persons, will be built by the London County Connell. Several, Britiah manufacturers are on their way to the United Staten to atudy the effect of the steel trust on British trade. HE FLAN THAT EXILED; De Wet la 1001 11140 of a Here 09 His Own 'Men, 4 dets'peteti from Steywsburg rays; -An educated bavg01er, who was wounded apo eeptured by Ifennitker'a 401ienn oeo Friday, 0m8 bees, brought berg, Ho states Bret 10 1s: an utter fallacy to supp'aie that, that Boers en- tered Cape Colony im respeen ee to an invitation eroaa the local Dutch, Their real object was tai draw the Briljsh mobile columns from the Transvaal, and thus enable Bothe 'to oolleettbe scattered remnants of 'eels force, wand organize a stronger . de- fence. 1a this hope the prieeneu, ad - tits that they were bitterlel dtane- pointed, their in'va=ion of the 'Colony having felled to ., dtminds]?t in the sligtrteet degree the. vigour four of- fensive operations in ,.the Transvaal. Ho also affirms that the lloers had no reaaan.to sarppo&a that they would• be joined by any, large number. of rebels, and that they were not surprised' at the small flambee of recruits they ob. tained. The whole feeling of the 0ransvaalers and (Free Staters an commando towards the colonial Dutah be says, is one o'9 profound contempt and disgust. De Wet's reputation is greater anon' the British than among his awn, men. 'SATISFACTORY GRAIN TESTS. Many Samples or North-West Wheat Tried at Experimental Farm. A despatch from Ottawa says: Dewing the past few weeks: a large trusnbear of samples of grain has been sent to the Central Experimental farm, at Ottawa, by farmlers', resid- ing in different parts of Manitoba,. and the North-West Territories, for this purpose of ascertaining their vitality or germnnatieg power. It has been ceetounory at, the Ex- perimental farm ho regard all samples germinating .from 80 per cent. upward as good grain for seed. These( sam- ples range from 50 tot 80 per Bent. Farmers are usually advised, when using sueth grain for seed,'' to sow a'n increased quantity, sufficient td make up far the lack of vitality, and all samples falling below 60 per cent. are held to be unfit for seed purposee. 9?'rctn this standpoint, the results, of these tests are very gratifying. Of the 454 samples of wheat tested, re- presenting all parts of the North- West country, only 16, scarcely, 4 per cent. were unfit for seed. In eats tthe remits are also encour- aging, as of the 400 samples tested only 32 fell below 50 per cent., equal to but 8 per cent. of the whole. 0f the 60 sampled of barley tested, only 4 samples were found uuftt for seed. Miss Marion Ross. 27 years old, has been appointed junior surgeon of the Macclesfield infirmary. She took high honours at Glasgow ;University. Manchester iron manufacturers will send a party of picked workmen to the United States to study American methods M the automatic tool trade. Luke Fildes, R.A., has been com- manded to paint a full length State ' portrait of Icing Edward in his royal robes. It will be the official portrait. Wages of the blast furnace men in York, England, will be reduced 21 per rent. for three months, and the wages of theNorthumberlandminers will be reduced 13 3-4 per cent, UNITED STATES. The proposed salmon combination reported from San Francisco will have a capital' of 632,000,000. It is reported that a student of Michigan University, Ann Arbor, has contracted bubonic plague. There will be bull fighting at the Pan-Amerioan Exposition, with the blood and cruelty left out. Mexico. will send bulls and toreadors. The general secretary of the Do- mestia and Foreign Missionary So- ciety stated that elk. and Mrs. Geo, C. Thomas will each contribute the sum df $10,000 towards work in the Philippines. MARKETS OF TRE, W0R111) Prices of Cattle, Cheese, 1ral4, dee in the Loading lVIap1Eet9e• Toronto, April 10._1Vheat,.-Tbe weakness in wheat in Chicago causes weakpes'shere. (Dietaries are bard to roll, hianttobad are dull, but dealers are still, aakin'g 97 1-2c, g.i,t„ for No. 1 lined, Quotations: aro as follows; - Red 'wheat, 06 1-2 ; white. wheat, 60 1-20; and No, l goose wheat, Geo, low freights to New York; Manitoba, No. 11 hard, old, 0.i,t., 97 1-2o naked; No, 2, 93 1-2o esker ; No, 1 hard, North Bay, 66 1-2o asked; and No, a hard, 92 1-2o naked. hlilllfeed-,Scarce. Top lots at the mill door, Western Ontario points, sell as follows: -Bran; f315 and sienna, $16. Corn -America, No, 8 yellow, on track here, 47c ; No. 8, 400, Pena -Steady, No.2 middlefreigbte a'L 04 1-2c ; and oast, at 05e. A round lot, high freights, bold at 68o to -day. Barley -Holders asking more money. INCREASE IN IMMIGRATION. Arrivals in Canada More Than 100 Per Cent. Over Number Last Year. A despatch fee= Miontreal says: - The nmtnbeir of enmigrants who have sussed bl;rcugh the Domiln et immi- glrw010n agency in this city so far this season, is over two thousand, acoord- :ng to MIr. HculaSan, the immcgra- tSan agent in teas city. This is mora teem ,twice the n'nnrtber who Led gone through at the sa'me date last year. Mr. IPooia;ran alsb states that the travellers thee year are of a better glass than formerly. They are not only able to pay teener own expenses, but Most of them have a comfortable cash balance besides. There was not a single pauper among the number. NIr. Bocle:hen attributes the im- provement to the fact that the re- eauree0 of Canada are becoming bet- ter lrnewri, and to the efforts of the Canad:'an Commissioner in England, Lord Strathcoua. The majority of the im Iva-e,ta who have gone thrcragh s0 ear ellen year wore English. GENERAL. The Australian Senate is free trade and the House protection. China had a large increase in trade last year, despite the rear. Austria is building three large bat- tleabipa on the latest models. So far there have been 304 cases of bubonic plague in Cape Town and 100 deaths. Spain has approved of a treaty of Peace and friendship with the United_ States. Twenty Turkish soldiers were drowned in the wreck of a transport Tembo, Arabia. The Russian Imperial Controller General is said 'to be a defaulter in Over 380,000,000. The depopulation of India through famine and cholera ia-assuming alarm. ing proportions. Italy will launch two new battle- ships during 1001, and begin construc- tion of two others' in the yards at Spe- zia. Herr. Kampe outlined a plan before the Vienna Geographioal Society to reaoh the north pole in a auheoarino boat now being built. , A. Danish buttermaker le said to have discovered a new preservative ;which renders cold -storage fax butter and meat unnecessary. The beatity;,tbat addresses itself to the eye is only the spell of the mo- xient; the eye of the body is net al. Naga that of the soul. I It lit a bigh',.eolemn, almost awful thought for every individual man that hie earthly influence, which bee had a eoutineromenent 35111 never through all agca, ware be the very meanest oR Its, have an end. No. 2, lowfreights to New York, was quoted at 45e asked ; No. 3 extra, name freights, 44c asked. ;stye -Steady, Car 1000 490 west, and 50a east. - Buckwheat -Quiet. Car lota we3t,oro" quoted at 51e; and met at 53e. Oats -Firm. No. 1 wbite, C.P.R. bast, 30c; No. 2 white, north and west, 28 0 -do. Ton thousand ' bushels, No. 1, middle freights, sold at 20 1-2c, Flour -Holders of 00 per cent. pat- ents, buyers' bags, middle freights, ask 62.60 per bbl. ,Exporters wero bid- ding 32.65 to -day. Duluth, April 16. -Wheat -Cash. No. 1 hard, 72 1-2c; No. 2 Northern, 70 1-2c; No. 2 Northern, 03 to 69o: May, 71 3-4o; July, 72 7-8c, Outs -27 1-4e Clore -40,1-2c; May, 41e. Minneapolis, Aptil16. - Wheat: - Das0, 70 3-4c; May, 691 8-4o; July, 71 1-2c; on track, No. 1 bard, 72 3-4c; No. 1 Naartbern, 70 3-4c; No. 2 Northern, 67 9.4 to 68 3-4c. iF•loarj and bran-- Unebanged. Milwaukee, April 16. - 1Vheat• - Steadier; No. 1 Northern, 72 to 72 1-2e; No, l Northern, 69 to 71o. Rye- Steady; No. 1, 53e, Barley -Strong; No, 2 57 to 58e; sample, 40 to 55 1-2o. Buffalo, Aprril 16. -Flour - Quiet. Wheat -Spring; stranger tone, but prices unchanged; No. 1 Northern, old, carloads, 82c; do., o.i,f,, in store, 80 3-8c. ,Winter -Several cars, mix- ed and State, offered at; '76e, but the best bid was 2c under that figure. Cern-Easy; No. 2 yellow, 46c; No. 3 do„ 46 3-4c; No, 2 corn, 45, 1-4 to 45 1-2c; No. 3, do., 450 through billed. Oats -Weak; No. 2 white, 31 1-2 to 31 3.4c; No 3 do., 30 1-2 to 30 3-4; No. 2 mixed nominally, 29e, No. 3 do., 28 1-2c, through • billed. Barley -Feel- ing stronger; small lot spot( sold at 60c. Rye -No. 1 quoted at 590; leo. 2, am track, 58e. Chicago, April 18. -While the grain markets were fairly steady to -day trade generally was tame in the absence of new factors. May velteat closed 1-8 to 1-4e bigher, May corn 1-4c lower; May nate 1-8 to 1-4c down, and provision 2 1-2 to 7 1-25 higher. BRAVERY IN ACTION. `-i Dr. H. E. Douglas Has Received the Victoria Cross. A despatch from Kingston, Ont, says: -Word has been received that. Dr. H. E. Douglas, a graduate, of Queen's College, and whose home is now in Kingston, Jamaica; has re- ceived the Victoria Cross for bravery in action. 1 Dr. Douglas was attached to the Gordon Highlanders as surgeon. It was at the !battle of-,Magersfontein that he so distinguished himself. He was with. the Nook Watch on its death march, and when the fire opened, :.bough slightly :wounded, crawled, amid the bullets, to the head of the column. The officers of his regiment were lying about dead or wounded. He dressed the wounds of all within reach, and made his way Mick in safety. He then rallied the scattered ranks of the Gordons, and led them out of action. He was wounded by a bursting shell, whieh carried away part of his cheek. HOt`etin 41••4 to 4 5.8e per 1!aund, ''there :itis a 'fast' clearance of OY ary'tibi'ng 'here, ?The cattle ireeeipts were lenrgely 001np0e04 of deleelct cattle. Butane nettle ;vale i'n e'auah'snpply, and Ole demand was OoneeOnentIn bentsle, rand Niue gates quick. Good 40 chioths paltlo aeld et 43atoml 37-8 to 43-&a per pound; 'wattle Other grade's gao'ta ey unoltapged but BIrm r, Slipping boils were le Asir .demand. of team 33-4 to 41-4e per pound. • A 1r:t30st non cif stcokaxn salot fairly 3001: nit Argue 23-4 ;to 81.4e per presnd, Mob owe wean, poor in quality, an d proportionately poor in (prem. Calvoa aro a little off in consequence of the large run WO leave had lately, but good veal calves are wanted, and will fetch good enlace, Good voals are worth from 5 to 51-2o per pound. ",Small stuff": Was about steady and unchanged, the supply, being short' Grain -fad lambs are worth' from 4 1-2 to 5 1 -do ,per pound. "Barnyards aellat from 33-4 to 4 1-2e ;per pound. Export owes are worth' from 8 to 8 1-2e per pound. Bucks are worth from 21-2 to 8 I -4e per pound. • Hoge are unchanged and steady, with an upward tendency, " Singers " ise11 at 07-8o per pound; thick fat at 61 -do; and light at 0 8-8c per pound. Hogs to fetch the 'top price must be of prime quality, and scale not be- low, 160 nor above 200 pounds. Following is the range • of quota= ' PRODUCE. Toronto, April 10, -Eggs -There was a large supply of fresh eggs on the market to-daa, and prices were easy. Sales were made at 12e. Demand was active. Poultry - Receipts light. Bright stock is quoted as follows; -Turkeys, 11 to 12c; geese at 8 to 8 1-2c, chick- ens at 40 to 50c, and ducks at 00 to 80c; cboice cold stored turkeys and geese are quoted at 1 to 2c per ib. under bright stock. Potatoes -Easy, at 270 for car lots, on track here. Sales, out of store, are made al. 35e. Field Produce, etc. -Turnips, out of store, We per bag; onions, 70c per bag; carrots, 35c per bag; apples, Per bbl., $1 to 32;'.sweet potatoes, per bbl., 32.50. Dried apples -Dried apples sell at 4 1-2c; evaporated, at 5 1-2c, Houey-Firm , with stocks light. Dealers quote from 10 to 1012c for 5, 10, or. 03 -Ib tins, according to size of order. Comb honey sells- at 32 to 52.25 for dark; and at $2.60 to 32,75 for choice clover, per dozen sections, Maple syrup -New run maple syrup is in good demand. Five gallon tins are quoted at 83 to 90e per Imperial gallon; and gallon tins at 950 to 31. Hops -Quist. Choice 1500 growth are•quoted at 14 to 160; and yearlings at 8 to 0c. Beans -Steady. Ordinary white beans bring 51.55 to 31.09; choice hand- picked beans are quoted at 31,65 to $1.70, Baled hay -Firm. Cboice•timothy, an track here, 311,25; two -ton lots, do - livered, 312. Straw -Firm. Car lets of straw, on track here, 30 to $6,50. DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Dresser: bogs on the street are firm at 38 to. 38.50. Car lets are scarce, and quoted nominally at 37.00 to $7.80, on track here. Provisions are. firm,' and demand continues active. Quota- tions are; -Dry salted shoulders, Be; long clear bacon, loose, in ear lots, lOc; and in eau.' lots,' 101-4 to 101-9c; short clear pork, 520 to $20,50; heavy mess pork, 319 to 910.50, Smoked 'meals -Hams, heavy, 12e; medium, 121-2 to 130; light, 13e. Lard -Pails, 101-2o; tubs, 10o; in tierces, M. I1 t LILY MARKETS. Butter Supplies are large, and the market is quite weak. Prime are as follows; -Dairy, tubs and pails, good to choice, 13 to 1.0e; medium, 14 to 15c; poor, 11 to 120; dairy printe, choice, 17e; large rolls, geed to choice, 15 to 16e; creameries, boxes, 19c, and pounds, 20 to 21a. Cheese -Full cream, July and Aug- ust make, sells at 101-2o, DISTRESS IN GERMANY. The KruPp s Discharge Nine Thou- sand Hands. A despatch from Berlin says :-It is stated that the Krupps are about to discharge 5,000 hands from their Be - eon, Buckow and Kiel works. . They have already dismissed 4,000 since Oc- tober. It is also undcrsl:ood that the Erhardt Works at Dusseldorf ars about to reduce their staff, The industrial depression continues According to a recent es- timate one-fourth of the workers in Berlin are very insufficiently employ- er:, or totally idle. The distress of many lo most mai e. There is no pros- pect of improvement. 1 • Cattle. Shippers, par ewt. . $4 25 35 25 Bu.Lahar, choice do.3 75 4 371-2 Butcher, ordlc to good. 8 50 3 75 Butcher, inferior., 2 75 , 3 12 1-2 Stackers, per owt.275 325 • Export bulls, per ct. 8 75 4 25 • Sheep and Lambs. ' ' Export ewes, per owt. 3 00 3 50 Butcher sheep, each. 250 350 Lambs, gm -fed, per et. ; 4 50 5 25 Do., bn., yaOd, per on 3 75 4 50 Do., spring, each. , 3 00 0 00 Brooks, per cw,t. , . 2 50 3 25 , ,Milkems and Calves. Cows, each , i 1 i 20 00 45 00 Calves, each.. 2 00 7 00 Hogs. ' ; : Choice bogs, per cwt, 6 00 6 871-2 Light bogs, pee cwt. 615 6 371.2 Heavy hogs, pea' cwt. 0 00 6 25 Sows. . . . 8 75 4 00 Stags. . , . t , 0 00 2 00 e ONTARIO LERJSLATNRNi What the People's Fepreseniative 4,rc Being at Toronto, s'~•••1 sos t • ,0 ;n. , MUNICIPAL SANITARIA: A. Omuta wee inserted in: the Muni- clpal Aot ,with a view tol enabling any meroiecipality or two or more mnnioipalities in (anterjd to enter fin- to an agreement with the National Sanitarium, Assoniation for tie es- tablishment and maintcnanoe by the asso'aiation of sanitaria, for the treat- ment of ootxsumptivoa, giving this es- sociatiom tho aa'me powers and privi- leges afforded by the Municipal Sanitaria Act of last sesaien. SUBURBAN RAILWAY .BILI,. The Toronto Suburban Railway Company's bill Waa+oohtaidored by tbo Railway Committee, and the right bf extension to Hamilton agreed to, Who company Was granted the right to connect with electric railways, but the clauses ilii permit connection With steam roads were thrown one. I I TOLL ROADS AOT. The House went into committee 'op the Premier's Toll Roads Expropria- tion Act, The principal amendment gave the Townshsip or County Councils Power to raiuse the money for the pure chase of toll roads, without', submit- ting the by-law, to the ratepayers. THE UNIVERSITY BII,L." The House went into committee on the University bill. Mr. Whitney; en- quired whether there was (01 be any understanding as to how, rniiclr land the Government was to expropriate Zrothe science buildings. The clause gave thenT ponver to. take 1t all, he pointed out. Hon. Mr. Hartcourt said thatit was necessary to prevent the possibility of the erection of another building with- in a few feet of it. The Government would take no mare land than was necessary. The question of bow, much could not be, deoided (rune tbe plans were completed. Progress was reported on the bill. T131, MANITOULIN RAILWAY. Tho House went into committee bn the bill relating to the Manitoulin and North Shore railway. The Premier drew ' attention to a clause providing that the connection should be completed between Meaford and Owen Sound before May lst, 1902, and that the w11o1a line eves to be completed by June lst4 1900. Mr. Boyd, North Grey, urged' that proper safeguards of the interests ;of the towns of Owen Sound, and Mea - ford bo provided. Mr. ,Hoyle asked some questions looking for fuller information on the line. One point he raised was whether the proposed smelter would not; be a mere profitable enterprise for the railway company. , The Premier responded that it would be, to all intents• and purposes,. a public •smelter. The member for Algoma had for years urged, the ne- cessity for a bonus toward such an enterprise, evhiols would be a great boom to the small'miners• of, the dis- trict. Mr. Whitney pointed out that, ac- cording to the bill, the; company was entitled to lands other than those along the Nine of route. , • The Premier replied that the reason for this was that the Crown did not possess enough lands along the line of route to entirely.' fill its obli- gation. TAXES UPON YOUNG MEN, Dartmoor Snperatsttons. In no part of England is superstition so rife as in the west of England, and especially so on that tract of barren land known as Dartmoor. One angler who had great luck on the river Met discovered this last year. He made a big catch, but it was made on Master. Sunday. It consisted of 56 trout, the largest 1% pounds and three of one pound each, besides several of half a pound, a phenomenal catch for tbe up per Dart. When he tried to have some cooked at the farmhouse where he was, staying, the old moorland cook refused to have anything to do witb them, deeming them "devil's fish" or "vishe," as sbe pronounced It. Another superstition is that if one picks a plece of broom while fishing that cue will assuredly be drowned be- fore the day is out. It is general for the moormen when doing a quiet poach wben the streams are in flood to spit on their first worm for. luck. It is thought unlpcky to look into the water before making a cast. The most curios superstition is that it one is fishing' and for some time - catches nothing some one 1s wishing him ill, and the only way to counteract the "ill wishing" is to knee] or "sit on your knees," as they say on Dartmoor, and bite off the top of a young bracken fern. The fish then will be found to bite with most peculiar and surprising - avidity. Why He Was Deaf. Scene: Stable of Scottish village inn. Landlord is busy repairing a piece of harness and is carrying on at the same time a conversation with the village blacksmith. Enter farmer. Farmer -Look here, landlord. Can ye gin me a bottle o' yer best whisky? Landlord-Weel, ye see, the horses are a' out, an I dinna ken when ony o' timing! be name. Farmer -It's no' a horse I want; it's a bottle o' whisky. Landlord -Aye; but, ye see, they're a guld bit awn', an it'll be late before the first o' them's back. Farmer (louder) -I tell ye, it's no' a horse, but a bottle o' whisky, I want. Landlord-Wee1, ye see, the beasts'Il be tired, an- Farmer -Gang awn' wl' ye an yer beasts! Exit. Blacksmith -Man, John, ye'ro gettin as deaf as a doorpost. It wasna' a horse, buta bottle o' whisky, the man was askin for. Landlord-Ou, aye, I heard him fine, but he didn' pay for the last bottle he got. '�"`LIIVB STOCK 1MMA0U ET.S. Toronto', Apm:l 10. -Alt Hiss western oaken: yamd0 094(4 Morning we had at flair mwrrlte't, All told 56 .carloads of Loa stank were roocived, including 1,100 taUnle, 800 7i.tgs, 80 sheep and lamins, meld 75 calves`. , Thieve wine a ff400d dclmirtnd foci ex part osttler, good to docents sold from 43-4 .bo 51-8e heir paned; and Eglht' WNW PARLIAMENT lNotes of the P1'oeeedin?S in 00 Canadian House or Commons, CANADIAN (01]5L RAILS, ILTOn.'0T . Blair stated, that be hag contracted with the Sault Sta, Mario Company for 25,000 .tons) of steal rails for the'Intcroolonial. "We :tad," he explained, "a pr0000t100 drone them to put in a steel rail plant to menu- facture these rails in Canada. They satisfied us of their ability to . do tbia work, end ;that they would bo capable of establishing a very effi- cient rail manufacturing plant. They h'ad oro8 of a superior quality, and the steel made, from them would con- tain a pereentagte of nickel, which would be found, in the rail thin com- pany proposed to make for us. This, :while it did not 10rm an dement in the price, would add/ materially to the durability of ,the rail. The ea- tabliehment of tine industry was con- tingent upon their aeouring from tbo Government a fair order, and an or- der for a sufficient quantity to guar - antes them that they would have em- ploymemt for their 'plant 05 a basic frons which to invite and encourage th'e•introduction of:capital 14r that purpose," The price ie$32.60, the price paid for the last order to an 'Ameri- can firm. POULTRY FATTENING. I ' Mr. Hackett waa told by Mr. Fisher that there are lour citations for pout - till fattening en "Prince Edward Is- land. Tiny. are giving satisfactory re- sults, and will be continued. i NEW POST OFFICES. Mr. MaoDiarmid, West Elgin, press- ed the second reading of his hill to exempt from taxation the incomes of all men pp to 31,000, and to abolish the poll tax altogether. In speaking to his bill, Mr. MaeDiarmid pointed out that the poll tax Iwas'universally detested, and thatit wad emetically a dead letter in most' cities. The re- venue therefrom was small, and the cost of collecting it almost equalled it. On the suggestion of the Attorney - General, the hill was referred' to the Assessment Commia6ion, with the un- derstanding that the House expressed no opinion on the question. . TRADING STAMP BILL. The Holuse aga8n went into com- mittee on Mr. Graham's bill] to per- mit municipalities to aboljsh trading stamps. Me member from Brookville declared (haat be had neeintention of abandoning the bill. He charged the trading stamp companies with hold- ing "Red Latter Days," and. giving away stamps 0011 these occasions in return far signatures to petitions against the bill. Children in many cases wrote down their parentsv Sig- natures without the consent oft the latter. A Nice Gamily Mix Up. A widower with a number of small children married a willow who was similarly blessed. In due time the newly married couple added to the number. Hearing a voice in .the yard one day, the father went out to see what ons the matter. "Well, What was It?" naked his wife as he returned out of breath, "Your children and my children were quarreling with our children," was the reply, -London Answers. Won. "Dear," said young Mrs. Jellus, "1 lb'ouglt you ought to know. There's a married man who Is violently in love with mel" " Whatr,he cried. "Who Is het'; "If I tell you, will you give me those rarrtngs I wanted?" "Ses. Who Is It?'e You:' Other members also spoke, no' one defending the ptraetice. The bill pass- ed committee lig a very large majori- ty. LUMP SUM FOR KINGSTON. Hon. 115r, Harcourt moved a grant of 322,500 per annumfor five yeare the School of Miming and Agriculture, Kiingston. Originally the eumn 0E 36,- 000 per year was proposed. , THE MANITOULIN RAILWAY, The Manitoulin and North Shore Railway bill was given its third read- ing. Mr. 'Whitney spoke of the, (point raiser: by Meafotrd and other' towns, w•hinh wished to be assured they would hot bo held up fax bonuses by the company. The Premier assured thing that the Minister of Public Works bac: power to designate the route, and would not abrogate 2»s 'bundle/is. SOCIAL FRILLS ARE EXTRA, Then you don't call your cook "the maid 1" No; she raiel she couldn't submit to it under 31 extra a week. HE SAW THE ERId,O11. OF HIS WAY. To think, said the missionary, earnestly, that you should believe in pelygetmyl Weil between you and me, said the henpecked Mohammedan, I doa'tl NOT A PROMISSORY' TRANSACTION tryour daughter learning to play y the piano by note I, , Certain] not,nnewered Dire, Cum - lox, severely. We always pity nail. Mr. Bruneau was "also told by ?lir.. Sutherland that since 1806, up to the first of March last, 1,071 now post offices' were established in Canada, di- vided as follows: -Ontario. 226; Que- bec, 227; Nova Scotus, 167; New Bruns- wick, 85; Prince Edward Island, 28; Manitoba and the North-West Terri- tories, 215; British Columbia, 129. FRUIT PACKAGES. The bill to provide for the mark- ing and inspection of packages con- taining fruit fax sale Was read a third time, and is passed. TO AMEND GRAIN AOT. Mir. Bernier, Minister of Inlo.nd Re- venue, 'rave notice oaf two Govern- ment measures', One is to' amend the Ment alba Grain Act and the oth- cir .s 00 emend d Che. General Inspeo- t:13m Aot. T,he forst is intended to cakry out Sbs reeolmmendaikons of lite Gomm OoImmllsslien lvhich visited Mhaltaba and the, 'Territories a 1it- 01.a over a year ago, and wls:tib also made epquflries..respecting the grain tna4e :In ether parts of Canada. The Val will establish fixed grades for w:heet trent Manebelba and the Terri,. threes aro, dlsttinguiseted frotm the Eastern proveneas1. 'biose grades will ho practically kale same as now' pre- vntl in 'M.inneeota and Dakota. retie bell w+ll also establish oalrtain regu- lations eolith (respect to scales and elevators. Tose measure en amend the General Inspection Act pravide9 that the fees now pat'd to inspectors shall 'be turned tntto' they Dominion treasury, and the fnspectbrle shall be paid a re- gular salary. THE FRANCHISE 'ACT. TOP WORKING, iI.tene the Fruiting of Toting, AN- plo Trees -flow to Do. It. Top working 10 thought to bastcnthe IrultEuleess of young eyebaths. As or- dinarily planned, a yot,ng tree Of Most varieties does not beat' a barrel ofap- ples before it reaches the age of 12 years or more. Scions on old tree$ bear, In three of four years. We have seen many 4 -year top worked trees bearing a bushel of fruit and (;,year-old trees, top worked after two years In the orchard, with a Darrel or more of ap-, pies ,in them. The buds in all of these cases were taken from bearing trees, and this hastens fruitfulness. Well grown, medium sized 2 -year-old; trees with well developed roots and tope should be set in the orchardfor the permanent stock, and the second The House went into committee on the bill to amend the Franchise Act, 1898, and a long discussion tookplace on the first clause, which provides that the voters' lists to be used Mew election shall be those which were in force on the day and date of the writ for snob Dominion election. In other words, the sixty. day' limitation l in the act of 1898 is abolished. Many members of the House contended ; that the Change proposed by the So- licitor -General, wile a. retrograde one; that by striking out than provision that the lists may be sixty days' old, it would not be possible to print the lintat the Government Printing Bureau; that the list evould then have to be necured from the provincial. authorities' and candidates put to un- necessary expense therefor. The mea- sure was reported from the commit- tee with the understanding that all its clauses would be subject to fur- ther revision should the Government on consideration decide to accept any of the amendments !suggested. ' SPECIAL ARMY ORDER, •e—, White Flag Means a Court Martial 1n Future. A despatch from Landon, days: - The dissatisfaction over the froqueecy of surrenders and similar "regret- table incidents" is now met by the issue of a special army order direct- ing that any officer or soldier who, in the presence of the enerny dis- plays isplays n white flag or other token of surrender, shall be tried br a senor-' al court-martial. Gen. Methuen, who has been, in the hospital with fever, has returned to duty. !METER= MONTHS AFTER GRAFTING. summer afterward they may be bade ded, or they may be grafted at the be- ginning of the third season. To 111us- tr'ate: If an orchard Is planted in 1901, it may be budded in the summer of 1902 or grafted in the spring of 1903. Grafting Is done in the spring jus* as the leaves are pushing forth.. It may be done for a month longer, though the scions will not then grow so large. The scions are inserted on three to five branches in top working, or sometimes they are Inserted in the central leader alone. Care should bo exercised in selecting the branches that they are well distributed on the trunk no two being closer.together than four or five inches. On all branches loss than a half inch in diameter the whip or tongue graft is used; on larger limbs the cleft graft is employed. As soon as the scions begin to grow in tbe spring all theremaining brancbes of the stock should be cut off. The first season that the scions grow, except In June budding, the orchard should be gone over two or three times and all water sprouts removed, and it may be necessary to bend in many of the scions about the middle, of July or 1st of August. for they often grow so large that there Is danger 0f their be- Ing broken off To Grow Dahlias. In warm localities plant .dahlias in open ground soon as tbe weather be- comes settled, thinning the sprouts or dividing tubers, as appears best. In the north they should be started from the middle of March to the middle of April or they will be cut off by frosts In the height of their' blooming season. Start in cold frame or plant in large boxes or loose, rich so11 without sepa- rating the tubers as the shoots cluster about the neck. As these appear dt- vide by cutting throughthe stem with a sharp knife, leaving one strong shoot to, each available tuber. . Grow the plants to a single stem. If more than oue should appear, rub off all but the strongest -Vick. Flowers and Fruit In Storage. Fruit wrapped in heavy brown paper will stand 15 degrees more cold than if not wrapped. Eastern grapes bear low tempera. tures better than California or Malaga. Young frult trees, flowering shrubs and plants are Injured by temperatures below 80 degrees. They are stored In cellars packed in straw and generally, shipped in the same manner as pota- toes es regards packing. A11 tree seeds, including peach, plum,, walnut, etc" sprout better in the spring 11 frozen during the winter. Bulbs, in- cluding tulips, lilies and hyacinths, are not injured if subjected to a tempera• ture below zero. Topping Berry Bombes. In commercial fruit growing it is al, most a universal practice to top the canes of raspberries and blackbe'ries when growing in order to make them stocky and self Supporting, as this 10 a great saving of time and expense. '.Cho canes have thelr tops pinched off when about two feet high. The side shots. which come then, add another foot, or two of.iength before the season le over. '1'bis process gives stout bushes, winch bustatu themselves without any etnlc- !ng or support. CONVOY GOT THROUGH. It Was Continually Sniped' by Boers, However. A despatch' from d'retoria says: - The eoatvoy whiah left here on March 27 with supplies and an onornaous ac- oumulation of (nail reached .Ruston- burg safely. It was sniped continu- ally on the way, but because of Its strong anion was not openly attack ed by the Boers. A Boer force numbering about 900 was seen hurrying toward the north. A reatemaissanuo was made toward thorn mad a long ocoupled camp, just ovneen,tod, was discovered. The convoy returner: to Pretoria yesterday, bringing a large number of Boor. refugees with them. The refu- gees viae accompanied by their Ode - thee aifd belongings. The Belden Onto Rose. '. The Golden Gate is one of be most: beautiful roses in the lead, the mim- ing Is exquisite and In sones bands It lies been a decided nequisitlon, while With others a failure, Of Inte`im- provement In the quality Is givtng it. greater popularity. Temperature (Tor C11t Flowerd.: The best condition for the preserve' Wm of cut roses, smilax, asparagus and ferns,ig a motet teteeeettitlee of '42 to 60 degrees; for'carnations, die lets, select peas, Mico and illy of (hi, valley wiry tenlperaturo of u0 to 01 '::hl frees.