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DINO • TORONTO, CANADA The World in Review olive to the great conunoIeIal oportunt- empleat aro to bo apcllod up wltl}t,� the is no reason of the Panama Canal There A peep iiehind the Sponse. is no reason wb t p bountiful the mother General Stouts has given acme ex- Ile s v of all those h rand , lands that lana6ion of the events which led to lis sonar or the pt' Grande, rewards not ire declaration of martial law and the also share f the profits and rewards or their peaceful ezuloitatlun, A greater eportatlon of Secretary Bain and 1110 Spain than Spain has ever been might ,r•ampanIons from South Africa, He well come into its own following such stated that Secretary Bain WAS one or a voyage as Alfonso XIII, is reported to site most desperate menbe had ever have In mind. encountered.. He bad known him when t10 ryas employed as a secret agent In . the employ of the I3oer Government of Memebere If thi Pollute true then it seems certain that Secretary Bain, as the load- er of the Labor party, wouldbe in eOmmnnication with General Herzog as leader of the old Dutch party, both the being desirous p ng u Labor Dutch party t l this eventually • getting rid of Botha. Whether re- mains proves tot I true or not an molls to be seen, but it r more than likely that behind the drama of the struts lay the hull of a political Intel - gee, Which had as its motive the elimin- ationof General Botha and the substi- tution of General Herzog, Apparently Secretary Bain was to do the work of forcing outthegovernment by a gen- eral strike and General Herzog would thuslasm is of "a hard, matter -of- have the burghers at his back in case SIMPLE OR SUBTLE An Extract From the Late Li Hung Chang's :Memoirs. Li Hung Chang found the Ger- man stolid and severely practical Ger- mans to n ac . P when he visited their country after representing China at the corona- tion of the Tsar of Russia. An ex- tract from liis recently published memoirs F.A.Vs that even their en- Genoral,Botha tried to use force, Seem- fact kind."The grimness of the hely that le just where the calculation /crepe works at Essen, however, wen - wrong. General Bathe. called out the -citizen army, and the burghers as did appeal to the viceroy's image w ell as the British responded flume- nation. dlately, The whole mobilization of the troops was, according to reports now dribbling through. most admirable, There was not a. hitch anywhere. Over 100,00A men were under arms and after the. s""pst of the strike leaders the. movement collapsed, There was one outbreak at the Sagersfontein mines. where 8,000 natives tried to get out of the compound and would have suc- ceededbut for the nerve of the man- ager who with forty white men held the natives at bay, having to shoot in- to them three times. Fortunately, troops arrived just In time to save the • town. It Pays to Advertise. Listen to this tale of woe from an American exchange: Additional and startling testimony before a Senate committee shows how Canadian govern- ment stoney has been used to lure American farmers over the border, with American rural newspapers as the go- between. A press association with headquarters in Omaha, by the admis- sion of its president, was getting 042.- 000 a year from the Dominion Govern- ment to furnish to small country sheets ,oiler plate" articles setting forth the superiority of Canada over this country as a place for farmers to make money. This is one of the methods by which 800,000 Americans hare been drawn. to Canada within the past decade. A Can- adian official owns up to an annual ex- penditure of 670,000 a year to induce immigration, but the American authori- ties put the figure as high as 5250,000. The shameful thing is that hundreds of Amerlcan publishers can be found will- ing to sell themselves to a foreign coun- try." Everybody admits that it pays to advertise, but the best advertisement Canada has yet received are the thou- sands of testimonials sent back by sat- isfied settlers to their old homes advis- ing their friends to come and share their prosperity. Baddnm is Seine' Tested. Since the dawn of creation nature has carefully concealed thesecretoe radium intheinnermoot recesses of her womb, until at Iast a Polish woman, Madame Curie, discovered it. Science does not fully understand or appreciate the pos- sibilities of radium. Scientists know that it is the most wonderful of .all minerals yet discovered. They know its beneficial possibilities are probably lin- people, but I believed his great Mess. But the cost is very great and un works would be better known the scarcity of radium makes experl- g ntants almost impossible, In London, Paris, and Berlin, experi- mental colleges have been establiehed, supported by the government, where ra- dium is being tested by eminent men of sctenae. A practical study of its uses and possibilities Is being made under government supervision. There le not the remotest chance for the alchemist to find radium. It Is too carefully concealed, After the Pitch- blende is collected It evert now requires menthe for the extraction and puriaca- Captain Ruffhash accompa.ni.ed me here by the request of Bis- marck, and I am glad- he did, for he seems to know about every- thing, and is able to tell what he knows. I shall ask the Kaiser to send him back with me. Herr Krupp presented mo with a complete miniature battery of ar- tillery, of a size for children to play with. Six little schoolgirls, all dressed in. yellow, drew the little cannons into my room by yellow silk ribbons. Herr and Madame Krupp, Gen- eral V•ontberg, Count and Countess Gregg, and others were present. I spoke in reply to Herr Krupp's brief speech, and Captain Buffbach translated it excellently. But he overlooked my last sentence, and I called his attention to it. He grew very red in the thee, and it was evident that 11e was somewhat embarrassed, but I only repeated my statement, and he in turn trans- lated it. Poor fellow, he thought he should offend the party. But on the contrary, the whole company burst into laughter, and Herr Krupp actually slapped me upon the shoulder. "You shall have one ; yes, a real battery!" he said. I had told him that I appreciated highly his com- pliment to myself as the represen- tative of the Chinese throne and in Eastern Asia through a battery of big guns. So this morning at the works six handsome guns were paraded be- fore me as the present of Herr Krupp to the Chinese Empire, a• gift worth more than 108.000 tools. But I do not think he will lose by on of the radium saes. All of the his 'generosity, for Lord O'lung has shin of the most expert chemists, aides i instructed two of t11e German en - by the nearly perfect apparatus of twentieth century science, must be ex- erted to extract an almost infinitesimal amount of radium from a considerable 1110.15 of material. But if radium can earn that most ma- lignantdlsease. cancer, and It has prov- ed itself remarkably capable in this re5Peet, all the world will watch the sources of production With swill interest end core that radium will become an in- ternallonel ward in the chancery court 00 medicine, . For Better Things. The evolution of our lndus:rlal sys- tem is certain to work un to 0 square deal between capital and labor, If the universal minimum wage Was 85 and the universal day's work • was eight hours, we Would alt say.hurrah" But these achievements work by condilions. end will certainly be reached If then be - which, of course they will not if there • about GIN PILLS. I got a box. It gineers here to select three other batteries of field pieces and four ten -inch gens to be shipped at en early date to China. We shall buy powder and shells here also. PAINS IN OAS( All GONE GIST PILLS COMPLETELY curter). Sir. B. C. David, of Cornwallis, N.S., says, "About a year ago, I Was suffering so much with a dreadful Lame Back and Ulna, that I could not stand up lung to the trend of human happiness. straight. I was informed by a friend are fewer five dollars to nay and fewer I helped me immediately. I have taken eight days' work to do, all of which de- Heeds upon the world's absorption of labor's products after those changes take place. If there is In the elluutlon an unearn- ed increment that will keep down the incidental high cost of living, we may hope for this happy change, But there Is the rub. In flying high we have to throw out ballast, but if there 1s no bal- last to throw OUt. thein w0 drop, Condi- tions govern. We cannot do what we want to, but we eau matte conditions bettor and build upon the improvement, These •conditions are largely political, •eeoial,-eeonomtcal and all 'tinge direct- ly' on the manhood of living, Spain in America. It is reported in Madrid that Icing Alfonso of Spainis to go to. Argentina next June "to macre the acquaintance of a. country whither so many Spaniards have emigrated who remain profoundly attached to the motherland." No tlpanish sovereign has yet visited that grout empire that Spain discovered and conquered and held for over throe g4enturlee—the Inst remnant of which, in mfact, she did not loss unto 1898. But ove and beyond her political posses. Mots on the ruins of Spain's Indies has beenbuilt a commercial etnuire far more Valuable as values are measured in those modern days and as regards both prac- tteai and sentimental advantages, Spain is 56111 a name to conjure with in South aria Central Amerlca, If 1"erdlnaud'e sec- •058Ser-should sailover the Aces to. visit the ancient .dominions that.traro once the envy of the world, modern .Spahn. might well gain a new guerdoh In the New World and take in peaceful trade' far more treasure than her galloons bore home ofold across the Spanish Mala. Great Britain and.. Germany .arofolly liAIR RESTORER Restores GRAY Hair to its NATURAL (Color, makes ft grow, and cores Dandruff. At a U kilnggIstl SC cents a bottit about twelve boxes and the pains in my back and hips are all gone. I can- not speak too highly of your GIN PILLS." 60e, a BOX, 6 for $2.50. Sam- ple free 1f you Write National Drug & Chemical Co, of Canada, Limited, To- ronto. 34 FIRE -FIGHTING APPLIANCES, Many foreign notables were the guests at the ]raiser's castle re- cently during the review of the Berlin (Germany) Fire Brigade, arranged for the purpose of show- ing his Majesty some of the new apparatus, Tho novelty which attraoted most attention was the equipment; of ex- tension ladders, which can be raised to a height of eighty-five feet instantaneously by power generated from carbonic acid. A couple of old-fashioned ladders, raised by a reel, also were exhibited, to show the eupeulority of the power-1'aised Vies, Another feature new to Berliners was a water angst, " which hoists a nozzle and throws a stream into pewees whirl cannot conveniently .be reached by water thrown by men on extension ladders, Another dis- play consisted of sending a fireman,. clad in diver -like fireproof clothing, into a blazing pile of petrelctim soaked wood, All the new aparatus wile shown iu action in a "fire" which wee sup- posed to have started in tee Boya Cathedral, across 'bhe way from bite oastio. The ICaiyer was delighted a.t the review, rind oongrabulahed. the bri- gade on its welt -and -man tshow- ing and duelling tutees, GEORGE FINLEY O'HALLORAN The Canadian Deputy Minister of Agriculture,. It is 60:aetimea said that the civil sotviee. is overloaded with repro- sent'etives of one feitdl and of two rates, and the number of "018" and "Mc's" and "Jean Bapti:ste's" in the ranks is quoted ao evidence. Whether the fact is so or not, one 0u1St admit that the evidence is net always conclusive. An example of this misleading evidonoo is the pro - sent Deputy Minister of Agricul- ture, Mr. George Finley O'Hallor- an. On the basis of names he would certainly go down as evi- dence for the prosecution. But es a plain platter of fast he is a mem- ber of the Church of England. Behind this paradox lies a piece of interesting fancily history. Mr. O'Halloran hails from the eastern townships, which stand for Protes- tantism in the Province of Quebec, is not one of - 'The facnil • however, the original settlers. The father of the Deputy Minister was born in Cork and same out to Canada for M'ssisquoi, and tools an active part in the deliberations of that body. Theologically he described himself as of "no religion" ; but he was a member of the Protestant group in the Assembly. At the time of Confederation he promul- gat-d a plan for septupling the eastern townships from the rest of Quebec, and so rescuing them from what he feared as "French domina- tion," Mr. G. P. O'Ilalloran. O'Halloran, the, soh, to borrow a French habit of speech, was born into this atmosphere in the town just mentioned some five years bo - fore Confederation was consum- mated. His father wee a lawyer, and George Finley was designated to follow in his father's footsteps. Accordingly he was sent to McGill University, where he took the de- gree of Bachelor of Arts at the age of 21, and added that of Bachelor of Civil. Lams two years later. , For a while he practised his profession with his father in his native town, but later moved to Montreal, where he was engaged when he was cho- sen by Hon. Sydney Fisher to be- come head of the permanent ser- vice in tho Department of Agricul- ture. Seareity of Farm Protiuee. That the department over \which Mr. O'Halloran presides plays a largo part in the national ]ifs of Canada is a commonplace, Yet it is doubtful if it is generally rea- lized how large that place is. Just now wo aro all much concerned over the high cost of living, and. one point that seems to be pretty generally admitted in the discus- sion is that one of the chief cause's of said high coat is the scarcity of the produce of the farm. In so far as that searoity is due to inefficient farming --and agricultural experts toll us that our farms might easily produce double what they produce to-day—the remedy for it lies in the hands of the Department of Agriculture. In' the past it has been the centre of inspiration for a great improvement of agricul- tural methods, and it has a largo opportunity ahead of it in the same field, But Mr. O'Halloran presides not only over the agricultural destinies of the country, he controls as well tho springs of intellectual and me- ohanieal advance. At least, if he clues not control the aetual springs, be does control the protection which the State gives to those from whose fertile brains spring the new ideas of the Dominion in literature and in industry. In short,he is also Deputy Commissioner of Pa- tents and Copyrights. Copyrights are in great confusion, owing largely to causes beyond Canada's control, and there is nlueh oriti- eism of the patent oflioe of Canada, But no doubt has been thrown on the capability of Mr, O'Halloran in these fields. He ryas, in fast, che- gen by Mr, Fisher for his, know- ledge of 'these very subjects, and it is only the pressure of more eel - gene publio business which ha.s pre tented reforms from being made, A. Gigot in Physique. her he Lias the quietness which be- apealcs.strength. ]lis voice has the richness of the Irish tongue, but, a native of Oanade, he does not car- ry the brogue like the sons of the Emerald soil, In his depertmoni he is efficient and knows the art of keeping the machinery of govern- ment working smoothly. By his subordinates he le respected for his fairness, In the world outside of Langovin Block he is an unas- suming citizen. He is a member of Christ Church Cathedral, and is a regular attendant at the services. Ho is fond of golf, fishing ,and hunt - nig; his outdoor life and his Cultic temperament claim joint credit for his good health under the burdens of office. In social life ho is a club- man, but a home loan as well. His wife is a daughter of Sir Melbourne Tait, and he is also a relative of the present Minister of Justice.— Francis A. Cayman, in Toronto Star Weekly, IINSECTT INdURI>;S INCREASE. Damage to Forest - Exceeds That of Fire. As the result of recent scientific •nvestigations of insect lavages in British Columbia it was found that 'n some places forest insects have destroyed twenty-five per cent. of the timber crop. In California, 013 the Sierra National Forest, the damage done by insects last sum- mer far exceeded that done by fire. In Eastern Canada the bark beetle on the pine, the bud -worm on the spruce and the saw -fly on the larch have done so much injury to- the forests that special legislation for ,heir control has been passed by the Federal and Provincial Gov- ernments. Indeed, as a result of the continued ravages of its worst insect enemy (tile large larch saw - fly) the larch, or "tn.meraek" is gradually becoming commercially ex -time in Canada. The present plethora of insect pests in the forests of Canada is clue largely to the recent ravages of forest fires, which killed os weak- ened the standing timber and thea provided vast feeding grounds for these insects. It is for ibis reason that forest fires are so much dread- ed by timber -owners, for it is not often that the fire destroys the mers chartable value of the timber. Usually it is the wood -boring in- sects which follow in the wake ice seeh fires that make the timber ens fit for lumber and have a lame share in causing the millions cif dollars loss which the nation suffees annually. To attempt the wholesale control of the insects themselves would be a hopeless task, but by eliminating fire -damage, wide -spread inseot- d4tmlago may also bo automatically prevented, for healthy trees are not susceptible to attack. By see regating forest reserves, on whirl the percentage of fire loss during the last summer was smaller than on any eintilarly protected areas in America, the Forestay Branch of the Department of the Interior it taking a leading part in the con- trol of insect ravages. In physique Mr, 'O'H,alleren is remirfiseent of the giants, 111 men- SCITOOL TEACHERS Also have Thing- s to Learn. "For many years I had used cof- fee and refused to be convinced of its bad effect upon the human sys- tem," writes a veteran school teaolier. (Tea is just as harmful because it contaiws caffeine, the same drug found in coffee), "Ten years ago I was obliged to give up my much -loved work in the public schools after yeaa',s of con- tinual labor, 1 had developed a well-defined case of chronic coffee- ppison ing. "The troubles were constipation, flutterings of the heart, a thumping in the top of my head and various parts of my body, twitching of my limbs, shaking of my head, acid at times after exertion, a general "gone" feeling, with a toper's de- sire for very strong coffee. I was a nervatis wreck for years. "A short time ago friends came to visit us and they brought a pack- age of Postern with them, and urged me to try it. I was preju- diced because some years back I had drunk is cup of weak, tasteless. stuff called Poebunt, which I did not like at all. "This time, however, my friend made the Possum according to directions on the package, and it won nue, Soon I found Myself im- proving in a most decided fashion. "The odor of boiling coffee no longer tempts me. I am so greatly benefitted by Po06tlm their if I con- tinue to improve as I am now, I'll begin to think 1 have found the Fountain of Perpetual Youth. This is no fancy letter but stubborn facts which I am glad to snake known," Name givoe by Canadian Postern Co., Windsor, Ont. Write for a coj y of "Tho lboad to Weliville." Postern now comes in two forms: 'Regular Postinn --, must; be well boiled. Instant Postern -- is a soluble powder. A tanepoonful dissolves quickly in It clip of hot water and, with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage lustnnt.ly. Gro- cers sell both kinds. "There's o Reason" for Postern. BEST YEAST' IN, THE WORLD. DECLINE THE NUMEROUS INFERIOR _ 1, IMITATIONS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED AWARDED HIGHEST HONORS AT ALL EXPOSITIONS .�. ClLLETT COMPANY LIMITED. efvINNIPEG TORONTO ONT, 1\1ON T REAL. V40 - NEW FISH DISCOVERED. Srotoi't Fisherman Fishing in Deep- er Waters.. How often do housewives com- plain that there are so few kinds of food to set on the fancily table, that it is beef -mutton, mutton -beef, and no escape from either. No new beasts are offered them, but the central markets of Paris, or rather the Breton fishermen, have discov- ered new fish, and that is the next best thing. It appears that the Breton fisher- men are using nets that ` can be dropped into deeper waters than ever before, reaching even to 000 foot below the eurfaee of the ocean, and at the same time the flatting smacks are going further and fur- ther afield. The result is that some strange looking oreatures are being offered for sale. Here is a big fish of a delicatto' rose pink, for which no Elaine:—no official name, that is—has as yet been found, and it is offered by the name invented by its fishers of the "swallow." To naturalists, however, it is known as the beryx. Another sbramgo looking animal has ahigh curved back and teeth as long and es powerful as those of a dog; and this is said to resemble when cooked mullet, with a smack of hali- but, but with more delicacy of tex- ture and flavor. And thorn are still others with hugely distended eyes developed by straining at great depths after rays of light. Some of these wonders come afar, from the soasts of Morocco, for ex- ample, but are in excellent condi- tion, and buyers, at first somewhat intimidated by the mystery of these novelties, are plucking up courage, end the demand grows daily larger. This seems to bear out the saying that there is as good fish in the sea es ever came out of it, and the new n3 rivals should find a hearty wel- come from satiated gourmets. Flowers, Fruit and Sunshine in February and ahve.ys, are to bo found in Califor- nia, the ideal 'Winterin place, reached comfortably and conveniently by the Chicago, tinion•Paciflo and North West- ern Line, via the fastest and most direct routes, amidst the luxurious surround- ings of the compartment, club and ob- servation parlor. or more moderate - priced and homelike Tourist car. Three splendid trains dally—The Overland Limited, fastest trainto San Francisco; Tho Los Angeles Lmited, three days to the Magic City of the Land of Sun- shine, via Salt Lake City; and. the San F't•ancisco Limited. The Overland Route offers: Safety—Speed—Scenery, and un- excelled dining oar service. Rates, illustrated matter and full particulars on application. E. H. Bennett, Gen,ral Agent, 46- Tonga Street, Toronto, On- tario. NEED MORE MEAT. Brain Workers Should Eat 11G1ch If They Would Feel Energetic. Eat plenty of meat if you want to feel warm and energetic. "People who load sedentary lives require more meat than those per- forming active, muscular labor," says Professor Rubner, a German Privy Councillor. Those engaged in arduous brain- work must have appetizing food, he explains, and vegetables are seldom ne appetizing as meat, But, apart from •this, meat is stimulating as well as warming. The moat eater, says Dr. Rubner, oonlmonly eats a largo proportion of nitrogenous carbohydrates (flesh formers) in the other two. He has, it has been ecientifieally noted, a specific burst of energy after the meat meal, The vegetarian balances hie ni- trogenous food and carbohydrates, at each of his three meats, and therefore has no such burs(, of en- ergy, which is a comfort and plea- sure in itself, stimulating the meat. eater to his best worlr. As for warmth, the mese eater is comfortable in aiemperaturc of 18 degrees (115110,) lower than the per- son fed on carbohydrates can stanri, "'Phe feeling of wernrt1h the meat eater enjoys is not a deception like that produced by alcohol, but pre- seeds -from tun actual increase of hoot," adds the professor. Iw. Turkey has given English cepibal- 1sts contracts to reorganize its no. Val arsenals and dockyards with all the latest appliances known to nee vel construction, NOTES OF SCIENCE Leeds, the first English city to adept ,overhead traction for its street ears, is mounting the cars on automobile type wheels so as to do away with the tracks. In behalf of a recently invented conical dipper for removing cream from milk bottles, it is contended that its shape disturbs cream lees than any ether utensil. To protect the interior of ships from the humidity catrsexi by the condensation of moisture on the metal walls, an Italian has invented a varnish containing ground cork. Fos riding in winter a Boston en- thusiast has designed a motorcycle so surrounded with a thin metal body to protect the riders from wind that it resembles a submarine,. Above and bolo* the air chambee in a new French automobile tire aro sections filled with elastic strips, which come together and support the tire in event of puncture. If the upper half of the 'glass of automobile headlights be covered with metal polish, which is allowed to dry in a smooth coat, much ob- jectionable glare will be eliminated. In a new English fireproofing prooees for timber, ch•nmicels ase used which do not discolor wood, but permit it to be nailed, glued, painted or polished as though it had not been treated. Lead pencil manufacture, in the United States is consuming 73,- 000,000 feet of lumber annually, of which about one half is estimated to be wasted in sharpening or throwing away short ends. Semi-official estimates made in India of the world's production of rubber for several 701105 to come indicate a oo.retant increase, pass- ing 200,000 tons in 113, but never equaling the dalliance Because of the clanger of explo- sion Hamburg forbids manufactur- era to keep much wool waste en hand unless they have special buildings for it, requiring them to keep it in a municipal storehouse. Geographical survey estimates place the production of Portland cement in the United States last year at the re -wed -breaking figures of 92,400,000 barrels, a gain of al- most 10,000,000 barrels•over 1012. Some English engineers believe they have prevented the erosion of canal beds by the waves act up by screw propellers with a boat equip- ped with a rudder on each side of the screw to break up its waves. Ideal Protection Against Inroads of Catarrh By Breathing the Rico, Balsamic Va- por of Catarrhozone You Prevent and Cure All Head, Nose, and Throat Disease, Remember this; don't take drugs when using Catarrhozone; you simply inhale a healing vapor that cures every type of catarrh, bronchi- tis, asthma, throat and 11050 soreness and irritation. No medicine brings such prompt re- lief, exerts such an invigorating lnfiu- once, or so thoroughly and speedily cures throat troubles as "Catarrh - ozone." Doctors, hospitals, sanatarl- ums, all say that for those who suffer froni 'changeable weather, for those. who are predisposed to catarrh, lung. trouble, deafness, or bronchitis, no treatment is so indispensable as "Ca- tarrhozone." Victim of Chronic Catarrh Cured.' I contracted a severe cold while fol. lowing my occupation of furniture tro- veiling, and eventually it developed Into Catarrh. The desultory mode of Ilfo 1 was following gave me very Tit- tle chance to attend to the Catarrh condition, and at feet I became a vic- timof Chronic Catarrh, I bought a large package of Catarrhozone, used it as per directions, and have never been bothered since. 1 will he only too glad 66 give any information i possess to any person suffering from the disease that was thebane of wily life two years; A,. H. SWAIRTZ, Brockville, Ont, A'or certain euro, for relief in an hour, use Catarrhozone, the only di- rect, breathable mod! eine, ireet,breatlhablemod!eine, Tiro months treatment guaranteed, price $1.00, DOWN BY THE SOUDIVA SEA (SITS OP NEWS FROM TUE ISARI'TIJIE PROVINCES, Items of Interest Prom Planes Lapped by Waves of the Arlan the Truro, N.S., ilea installed its own street. lighting system, , end now )labile to be one of the boob lighted places in the Maritime Pro- vineea, Chief Rutter, of the Fredericton fire department, says that to put his forma on a felt fighting basis a combination motor cbemioal and hose wagon should be purchased. A new graving dock, premised to be the largest in the world, is soon to bo commenced at Halifax. It will be capable of aeeommodating the largest war or merchant ships afloat. At a m.eeting of the Nov Scotia dairymen it was shown that the out- put of oream.erios of the province last year showed an increase of 65 per cent, over that of the previous year. Grain shipments from Halifax during the month of December last totalled 382,985 bushels. They were carried by six steamers, It is be- lieved that shipments during Janu- ary will be even larger. The City of St. John, N.B., has discovered that it is the owner of a fine deposit of clay and sand, which may be quite valuable for brick and tile making. It may be utilized for nannicipal' puiposee. Steps for the reorganization of a Fish Packers' and Coopers' Union will shortly bo taken in Halifax. llany tines before the mon have '•got together," only to split up owing to dissensions among them- selves. Charles Asaff, an Assyrian ped- dler, has been missing from Hali- fax for a month. Detectives say that a cheque which 101.5 believed to ]rave been in the possession of the missing man has since passed through the stands of another per- son, and they .aro making investi- gations. The Union Construction Com- pany, of North Sydney, was award- ed w contrast for the construction of a branch line to the Intercolon- ial. It will run from e point on the 1.C.R..at North Sydney station to a junction .with. the main line near Leitche's Creek. The cost is $487,- 571. Now York capitalists have leased tt site adjoining the Ford Mater Company's property at Colebrook, throe miles from St. John, N.B., and announce that as the Dominion Motor Car Company, Limited, they will erect an automobile factory tuna also start a brick making in- dustry, Colin MdKenzio, of Pictott Land- ing, is hissing, and his friends fear they will see hien no more. He at- tended a hockey match at New Glasgow and then went to Piotou, announcing his intention of going home across the ice afterwards. It is feared he broke through the ice and was drowned. When the Empress of Ireland sailed from Halifax for Liverpool she had on board eight people who had stayed too long to bid good- bye to their friends, and lied dis- regarded the blowing of the steam- er's siren. The party were finally taken ashore in a towboat, end had, one by one, to descend a rope ladder. The rail and blooming mills of the Dominion Iron and Steel Com- pany, at Sydney, C.B., which have bean running at high pressure for several years past, have shut down for repairs. Tho rail mill had been running continuously for 9 years. From first to last, about 1,325,000 tons of rails had gone through the mill, George Brown, who drove u, hems for the Salvation Arany at St. John., N,B,, was fined $5 for severely beating the animal. He said the horse was not properly fed and had a habit of stepping' and loolcing round on the street, and people laughed at hint and told him to "take that nag to the honeyed." A Salvation Army official proved that there had been plenty of feed for the horse. d Canada's Flax Crop. An enormous increase' in. the. area under flax in Canada has been re- corded. Ten .years ago there were 20,000 mires; in 1912 the total WAS 1,667,000—an 'increase of 6,450' per cent.,' and Oho value 1100 'grown to is all$23,000,000. This. is the 111000 strilcin,g as only the Beed is utilized, the fibre (which is the moss valu- able part of rho plant) being des. troyed as useless, Had the fibrei from the 1012 Deep been extrectct(1 the value of the crop would !Iwo been at east five tunes the actual figures. Spineitig 1111110 aro likely to follow the growing of thole( for fib.te, and a great .industry is not mar,* to be 408010pee where capitalists devote their. attention be t the pieset.1• . e beeiness. Hitherto m saller siz0 600,; at all druggists,. or 1t 111)0 , beenneglected,, the seed be the Catarrllozono company, lihtgar '-111 used only for crushing pur- stor, Ont., and 13uffel°, N, 1 , U.y,ll. p0scs.