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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1919-9-25, Page 3• lieeedatutie. Toronto Sept 28-•-••Mailitobii Wheat --No, 1 Northern, $2,90; N. 2 Nol.'tlt aril, 32.27; No, 8 Northern, 32,28, in store Port William, Manitoba oats—No, 2 OW, 86a/ac; No. 3 OW, -86%c; extra No, 1 feed, $6%0; No, 1 feed, 85%c; No, 2 feed, S4%c, Jut store Fort William, Manitoba barley -'-No, 8 Com�, $1.241•; No, 4 CW 31,22; reje'ote'na $1.161/s; feed; $1.16, he store Fort Wal - Ham, ' American corm.—No. 8, yellow, nom- incl; No. 4 yellow, nominal. Ontario eats—No, 3 white, 87 tq 90c, according to freights outside, Oatita r xi'o wheat—N. 1 W1iiter, per ear lot, 32 32.06;. o. 2 do, $1.9'7 to 32.03; No, 3 do, 31.93' to 31;99, f.o.b. shopping points, according to 4ro:ghts• Ontario wheat—No. 1 Sprung, 32,02 to $2.08• No. 2 Spring, 31.,99 to 32,05; No. 3 Spring, 31.95 to $2.01, Lab. &hipping Pointe, according to heights, Barley—Malting, 31,27 tole1.30, ac- ooael'ing to freights outside. Bwckwheet—Nor roar. Rye—Nominal, Manitoba'. flour-G'oveenanent stand- ard, $11, Toronto, Ontario flair—Government 'stand- ard, Montreal and Toronto, 39.40 to 39,60, in jute bags prompt shipment. Millfeed—Car lots, delivered Mont- real freights, bags included: Ban, pee ton, $45; shorts, per ton, $55; good feed flour, per bag, $3.50. I3ay--No. 1, per ton, 324 to 326; mixed, Per eon, 315 to 320, track, To- ronto. Straw—Oar lots, -per ton, 310 to 311, track . Toronto. Country Produce—Wholesale Eggs, No. 1, 56 to 57e; eelect, 59 8o' 61e. Butter—creamery petits, 67 to 58c• Choice dairy prints, 49 to 50c; otellesry dairy prints, 45 to 46c; buskers', 40c; oleomargarine, beat gr., 35 to 37c. Cheese, new, large, 281e to 29c. Ma'ple Syrup—pen 5 -gal. tin, $2.40 per gallon; do,one-gal. tins, 32,50. Provisions—Wholesale. Smoked meats—Rolls, 35 to 36o; hams, med., 45 to 46c; heavy, 38 to 40c; cooked mains,, 60 0 63c backs, plain, 51 to 62c;' backs, boneless, 64 to 53c; breAkfteet baogal, 4$ to 52o' oottwge rails, 88 to 39c, 11'a'rrelbe:d tsarists—Pickled poria, 346; avers pork, 345, Green meats'—Out of pickle, le less than smoked. Dry salted meats - 71 -'90)3 a1ear1'ill tons, 82%es in cases, 88a' cleak 'bellies, 27 to 28ekc; fit Weise, 32 to 33e, Lard- Mien eesa, 85% to 36c; tabs, 86 to 361, ; psails, 8334 to 86310; prints, 87e to 871,¢c; eorneound lgrcl, tioroee, 291 eo 30e; toils, 30 to' 30 3S, o, Montreal Markets ° Montreal, Sept,`28,-••Oats, extra No. 1 eed, 9634'o; flour, new etanrlard grade, 311 to $11,10; roiled oats, 'bare 90 Sts,, 34.90 to $5; bnan,.$45'. s'llvrbs, 355; hay, No, 2, -per ton, cur lots, $20 to $22; 'cheese, finest °esteemr9, 25;e; butter, choivest creamery', 54%s to 55c' eggs, fresh, 60e; selected, 62e; No, I stock, 55e; No.. 2 stovlt, 50 to 52e; potatoes, per bag, the lots; 31.75; lt; dressed' ho, abattoir killed, $27.50 to 328; lard, pure, wood pails, 20 tbs. net, 33%c. " Live Stolt Markets. Toronto, Sept, 28 Choice heavy steers, 313:50 •lye 314; good heavy steers, ,$12,50 to 31.3; blotches' cattle,. choice, $12 to 312.50; do, good, $11.25 to 311.50; do, medium, $10 to 310.75; do, common, $7 to $7.5J0; bulls, ohoiee, 10 to 310.50; do, medium, $9.50 to 9.75; do, rough, 37.50 to 38; butcher ;cows, choice, $10.25 to $10.75: do, good, 39 to 39.25; de, medium, 38.50 to. 30; do common, 31 to $7.50;; stock- ers, '$7.50- to $10; feeders, $10 bo 311.25; canners and cutters., 34.75 to $6.25; milkers, geed to choice, $110 to 3140; do, com. and med,, $66 to $76; -apse:mere, 390 to 3150; light easy 37.50 to $9; yearlings, $9.50 to $10.60; 'spring lambs, per cwt., 312 bo 313; caves, good to ohoice,- $17,50 to 321.50; hogs, fed and watered, ,18.25 to $18.50; do, weighed off cars, $18,50 to 318.75; do, f.o.b., 317,25 to $17.50; de, do, to farmers, 317 to $17.25. Men'brea9, Sept. 23.—Ohoice ethers, $10 to 313; butchers' cattle, choice bulls and cows, $10 to 311; poorer grades, $6 to 38; canners., $5 per cwt. Lambs, $12:50 to 313.50; sheep, 38,50 to 310; calves, mnikfed, $12 to $15; choice select hogs, 318 to 319 per cwt. ATLANTIC TRAVEL BACK TO NORMAL Expected That End of October Will See Close of Military •. Mon©poly. A despatch from Montreal says :— Indications point to en early ending of the requisition of passenger space for 'Government requirernents..on both the Canadian and American routes, and from British ports. • A circular received at the White Star offices advises that third-class bookings could now be accepted on the steamers Lapland and Adriatic, sail- ing from Southampton to New York, beginning with the sailing of the Lap- land from Southampton, Sept. 16th. This is taken as the beginning of the end of war activities, and -will -open the' way to the resumption of norinal ocean travel. It was stated that the indications are that plenty of space on all lines will soon be available for ,civilian travel, on both the New York and Canadian lines to British porta. Probably the end of October will see the close of the military monopoly of passenger service, which has caused so much dislocation during the past five years. CANADIAN AMBULANCES OVERSEAS BEING SOLD • A despatch from London says:— The ays:The Canadian Red Gra&s Society will pease to exist as an overseas organiza- tion' in a few more weeks. The Cana- dian ambulances, 'Which et was first proposed to return to ' Canada for presentation to various hospitals, were found to have. done such long ,service gun France tJhot it ,was 'cons'ide'r- ed adv'isa'ble to dispose of them here, and this is being done. Like other mill• tary stores, they have realized good prices. Colonel Braylock, head of the Cana- .dian Red Cross, wild shortly retire to private life and remain in England, while Lady Drummond will return to Montreal at the end of the month. A GERMAN CRUISER TO PUT TO SEA A. despatch from Berlin says:—A Kiel telegram says that the German cruiser Regensburg is now being fitted out in the Kiel Imperial docks for a voyage .to South America, The vessel is to be ready Monday. 'I3er task is to take care that all Ger- man merchant ships interned in Chile, Argentine, Uruguay and ports of other South American States return to Ger- many as quickly as possible, The message says'that negotiations aro pending with the Entente on this matter, and that the food: supply ie to be promoted by this means, COMPLETES CASE FOR PROSECUTION OF EX•KAISER A despatch from London says:— The Attorney -General, Sir Gordon ., Hewrat, has completed the case for, • the prosecution of tho former German Emperor, according to the Mirror. The place of the trial has not yet been the lied, FOOD PRICES DROP IN UNITED STATES Decline of 10 to 15 Per Cent. Fol- lows Government Investigation. A despatch from Washington says: —Reports to the Department of Jus- tice from twelve states indicate that there has been a decline of 10 to 15 per out in food prices since the time the fair price commissions began their work. From four state have come re- ports on wholesale -prices indicating a decline of two to five per cent. Vir- tually no reductions in clothing prices have been noted. The reports on retail food prices were said to''have been from cities and counties well distributed through- out the country, and the information is believed by officiate here to be a fair indication of what is going ou everywhere. They think that results now becoming evident will be cumu- lative as the seethe advances, new declines in wholesale prices being re- flected in retail' prices and additional reductions coming from the campaign against hoarding and profiteering. MUST SAIL THIS YEAR • A despatch from London says:— The ays:The Canadian emigration officials are beefier engaged in soothing the vexed spirit's of the Canadian soldiers and their wives, who fondly hoped to'apend their Christmtes here and remain till springtime, but now find themselves compelled to sail before the end of the year or sacrifice their free pas- sage. The hardship of midwinter crossing is not denied, but it is point- ed out that but for -the Overseas Mine istry's proclamation the process of re- patriation would have been spun out many months longer, to the detriment of the normal emigration business whish already has been held up long enough. Aerial Transport for the Dead and the Dying. Among suggestions lately censidert ed by a great English airplane first are two which 'have the merit of ex- traordinary novelty, ewe the October Popular Mechanics in an article ac- companied by interesting illustrations. The first comes from can undertaker who believes that an airplane hearse should be used when -a person dies fax from his home or desired place of burial. The second, strange as it may sound to the :uncomprehending ocoi- dentral mind, may yet yield a fortune to some enterprising company. For devout Ilindue from all corners of India travel by the' hundreds of thoue- ands each year to the sacred Ganges, there to wash away their Gins or die in peace on the elver banks. Though many ,are rich, as seen in the holy city of Benares where their lavish charity supports whole tribes of mendicants, many die ,short of their goal. So the sv.ggeetion is m.ade that an aertiil service be inebittrted to dish the sick, and particularly the dying, to the holy stream, that they may die assured of salvation and future bliss. e t.,7 4t,.s, ra �9.:zab }a,,l: tty.lx LOTS OF SUGAR THI:IRE. There is no searcity of segue in the barber of Montreal, the Cana- dean Warrior, one of the weeds of the' Canadian Government merchant marine; having arrived there from the West Indies with 21,000 bags sok raw sugar. The picture ebowe the sugar being transpoe edsto the refin- eries. Another cargo of 22,000 bar Will soon arrive on the Canadian Recruit. U. EGTA -MUST PAY $450,060,000Y ��®y�P'a��y®®� Under Peace Treaty Terms Army is Reduced to 20,000. A despatch from Pails says:—The Temps outlines what it says are the Principal military and economic stipu- lations contained in the peace treaty which ds to be presented to Bulgaria. These include abolition of obligatory military service and the ntaintenanoe of a police force which shall not ex- ceed 20,000 mien. The Customs aft- cars, tflcars, .gendarmes and police .agents, will aggregate 10,000. Arms and munitions exceeding the quantity which Bulgaria may retain under the 'treaty shall be placed at points indicated by the Allies. An in- ter -allied commission will supervise the execution -of the military, naval and aeronautic provisions of the com- pact, Bulgaria must return all valuable objects and documents stolen from the Allies and denier up to military,upurts of 'the Allies persons guilty of acts contrary to the laws of war, Finally, Bulgaria must pay an in- demnity of 2,250,000,000 francs, which must be turned over within a specified number of years. CORRECT NAME IS GENERAL "CURRY" A despatch from London, Ont„ says:—War correspondents and all others neewibhstanding, the correct name of the,Commander of Canada's Army Cors is "Sir Arthur W. Curry," according'`''to a definite statement made by officials of Middlesex county. A few days ago the 'General was made the recipient of a $500 chest of &river, on which was engraved the name "Cniay." Fretful persons, great- ly disturbed, rushed to see what could be done to remedy the supposed en- graver's error, but Warden John Curry, brother of the General, set their fears at rest. He stated that the family name had been correctly spel- led, and indioated that the General had simply let the other go by default during the war as not worth bother- ing about. Italian Nationality of Fiume Agreed Upon by the Big Threw A despatch from Rome says:—The Messaggero says David Lloyd George, the Brltl'sh Prime Minister; M. Cle- rnenceau, the French Premier, and Signor Tittohi, the Italian Foreign Minister, are in perfect accord over a definite solution of the Fiume ques- tion ensuring the Italian nationality of the town, and are only awaiting the President's decision on the sub- ject. DR.D.MADE '. AN INDIAN CHIEF Stony Tribe Supplies "Big Medi- cine" For the Occasion.. A despatch from Banff says:—A picturesque escort greeted the Prinoe of Wales when 11e reached Banff. The - Stony Indians formed up to conduct His Royal Highness to the park, where the park commissioner presented the formal address of welcome. Then the Stonys entertained their young chief- tain with a typical Indian fete. The formal dignity of their initial greet- ings gave place to special dances and songs and quaint ceremonies of their race. The Prince of Wales was made a chief of the Stony Indians with pomp and' circumstance: The Prince has added a wonderful head-dress to his regalia, and one more royal peroga• tive has been 'added to his name, teeth again his personality won the affec- tions of a group of strangers, The Indians are his willing subjects from this hour. 1. m Prince of Wales a Cow Puncher 'In Both Activity and Sp'i`rit A despatch from Calgary says: A jolly buneh of cowboys waited at Ear- le Ranch, near High River, to watch the delivery of the morning cup Of tea to the Royal party, housed in the guest cottage at the big ranch, hoping to get a glimpse of the Prince of Wales. They were amazed and im- pressed when his Royal Highness came up behind them hot and happy from a five -mile run before breakfast, attired In runner's costume, and ob- viously unwearied by a late session of bridge the night before. Within ten minutes he was one of the cowpunch- ers in .spirl'et and activity, and the key- note had been struck which made les visit to Bar -U a memorable day for all the residents of the big cattle ranch. BRITISH TO WITHDRAW FROM SYRIAN AREA A despatch from Paris :says:—The agreement reached by Premier Clrmh- ence'au and Field Marshal Allenby of the British army concerning the oc- cupation ccupation of Syria provides for the evacuation sof all the area north of the frontier between Palestine' and Syria on or before November 1 by British troops. The British will be relieved by' the French forces, with the exception of the districts of Danows- cus, Hotns, Hama and. Aleppo, which will be left 'cut of the area of occupa- tion, but will pass under French in- fluence, it is said. "BEING DEAD YET SPEAIiETH." The Shade of His Son—"Fight for your rights, dad, by ail me-ane— but don't spoil my work." .� ..assesseeseeeree=seesesseseeeses es t *. x lair .- 3,C X13; mil la 31.?' 7 ° ettee. `=" Mile 3E3 11i C, LL RICH GQ%-DISCO•VEI► JN MANITOBA Sufficient to Pay Natio nl Debt Of Experts,adSeveral Thaw Over! , >It Op• ' Two dee gold strlkoe, both macre withine fortnight, but In widely sepa- rated flelds, have etai'ted a rush of fortune-hunters to the province of Manitoba, that thealls the beginning of the stampede for the Klondike, 'l'llo first was naso by an Indian prospector, Jacob Cecile a few -'weeps ago et Copper Lake, about sixty miles north of The Pae. The a easel is, the tins of Robert Wachman, a Chicago salesman, and Gus Larsson, a pros- pector. It is in the Contact bay region in weetene Ontario, about 200 miles east of Winnipeg. Cook made his find by literally stumbling upon it. While on hie. way to his cabin along the shores of Copper Lake he tripped and fell over a rusty spur of quartz jutting up tram the ground. Impelled by anger more than curiosity, he . struck the spur with his pick and uncovered evi- dence of gold. Within a few minutes he had opened up a pay streak four filches wide andeeeveral feet deep— a pay streak that alrady is colloquial- ly known as "The Golden Sidewalk," Copper Lake is east of Lake Atha- paPuekoty, fn the "Cranberry lakes region, and about fifty miles east from the great sulphide mines, Fllniion, 13ehist. Lake and Mandy, operated by the Guggenheim hiterestsr Res about the center of thegreat mineral belt that extends from beyond the eastern boundary, of Saskatohewin aoross the vast stretches of northern Manitoba far into Ontario. Every known metal, from iron to platinum, has been found at various places in. that -belt and a dozen or more rich mines aro im opera- tion, among which the best known are at Cobalt, Ont.; Rice Lako, Man.; and The Pas. Subsequent prospecting revealed that the width of the large ore body varies from ten to thirty feet and is continuous° on the surface for about 1,400 feet, To the southwest and northeast of the main exposure the lode hes beep uncovered. Taking for granted that the Wale the same and oontinuoue, it 1Weeld have a length of two miles...,Tbe high- mile gold 0001103 in a vein paralleling the main ore body et a distance of•abitut 1,200 feet to the southwest, This vein 10 ex- posed for about 800 feet and co'nppts of a eche:bed zone about four feet wide. A.8 the point of dlecovery the quartz 10 eighteen Inches wide anti from the gitart''i wall to the gangue consists of quartz strangers and she0ts of schist, At the bottom of a flee -foot pit the high.grade oro ie about six inches Wide, while on the stirfaceeit was from three to four inches wide, Assays of the quartz t0 either Hide of the high grade ere givo $10 in gold to trio ton, Waehman's was a stroke of good fortune that surpassed his fondest ex- pectatlone, He had came to the wilds of western Ontario to spend' vacation flt hfng and hunting, By chance lie met Larsson, a veteran prospector, who induced him to lay down his fish - polo and gun and take up a pick "for exercise," Wee/amen had !leen exer- cising only two days when he struck a vein of gold that assayed at a high rate, although its extent hes not been determined, The vastnege of the country may be illustrated by the statement of ono of the old-time prospectors, that if 1,0,000 prospectors started in different direc- tions from The Pasthey could be out for months In the mineral bolt without anyone crossing another's path. Beneath the moss and muskeg of northern Manitoba Ile riches sufficient to pay the national debt of Canada many tines over, is the opinion of Frank Moore, mining expert and pion- eer prospector, of Winnipeg, who staked the Rex and several other mines in the Rice Lake region. The building of the smelter and the construction of railway lines into dis- tricts eknown to be ,rich in minerals are matters only of time. Events In England l Essex County Council is arranging for moving pictures for..tho county asylum. Disability pensions from former wars are to be increased to the pre- sent standard. Sit' Richard Glyn's Dorset estate, consisting of 6,500 acres, has been sold for £192,666, Flowers said to have cost £7,500 were sent by gipsies to a gipsy funer- al at Orpington, Kent. John R. Mayne, of Aldershot, while rabbit hunting, was killed by the ac- cidental discharge of hie gun. Men in the tramway and electric light departments of the Southend cerebration have gone on strike. The Buc1Qands - Hotel, Mayfair, es- tablished for more than 160 years, has been sold to the Guards' Club. Princess Christian paid a visit to the holiday home's for crippled boys of London at Englefield Green, Sur. ray. Geoffrey James, a thirteen -months - old infant of Tooting, died as ei result of swallowing thirteen strychnine tablets. Workmen have discovered that tiro statue of George' III, at Weymouth is -made of plaster and is fast crumbling to pieces. Thomas Myercough, ' of Bowgrave Hill, Garstang, Lancs, died from in- juries re5reived when he was blown from his bicycle. Dr. Edwin Greaves, of Maida Vale, London, was accidentally drowned in a boating accident near Four Mills Bridge, Anglesey. William Roberts, aged fifteen, fell two hundred feet from Dover cliffs and esbaped with a broken leg and some bruises. Good Reasons For Good Roads. The way to make prosperity flow into apy locality is to build roads that will last and not have to be done over every few years. With good roads farmers can deliver till their products direct to towns within a radius of fifty miles or more, and by malting more profit themselves they reduce the high cost of living for other people; for merchante are able. to take advantage of new sources of supply to buy. Their stocks under -favor- able conditions, and mall thein to their customers at a lower price. - Millions of dollars are lost every year through perishable goods spoil- ing on the railroads because of the freight delays and co;nplicatious. Single large firms have actually saved more than $100,000 yearly by- using motor tracks; and the trucks will un- doubtedly contribute largely to organ- lee improvement of reads. • Good roads bring trade and increase property values in a community. Tliey attract homeseekers and industries. Get busy and attend to business— but be sure 18 is your OWtt business. BRITISH WOMEN EAGER TO EMIGRATE Munitionettes Clamoring For Chance to Settle Abroad. A despatch from London says:— There is going to be a big spurt in emigration as soon as the shipping situation in Great Britain becomes easier. Demobilized women wprkers who cannot find employment to their taste at home are clamoring for facili- ties to go abroad—especially to the overseas dominions. War work has unsettled enormous numbers of women who had previous- ly been cbntent to apply themselves, to domestic duties, and the result is that the taste for adventure is attract- ing them to new and unknown spheres of effort. The Overseas Settlement Department is helping ex -service wo- men. as well as men with free pass- ages, but only such as have tho quali- fications demanded by the dominions will be assisted in this way, Munition workers have been particu- larly eager to avail themeelves of this offer, but oddly enough, this is one 0f the classes to which it does not apply. QUEEN'S HOME A FACTORY House in Whish Victoria Lived Now Motor Building Plant. A despatch from London says;— Townley House, in Ramsgate, situated in one of the prettiest parts of Engs land, where Queen Victoria lived as a girl with. her mother, the Duchess of Kent, is to become headquarters of a motor carriage building company, by whom it has been acquired. The beautiful old elms that digni- fied the grounds are being felled to provide carriage bodies, while the house itself is being converted into a home for employees.... ,CEREMONY AT OYSTER BEDS Quaint Ritual, 1,000 Years Old, Opens 1919 Season at Colchester. The Colchester oyster fishery has been formally opened with the usual quaint ceremony, says a -London des- patch. The mayor of the corporation traversed the fishery grounds in a dredger and made the first haul of oyeeers which proved to be of excel - lane quality. The mayor and the cor- poration then consumed gingerbread, a eu.&tom that has prevailed since the fishery was fleet opened under royal charter in the reign et Richard I. 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Tidings from Scotland The death is reported *ern Lopdan of George 0, Hutton, mamtfaeturer, o Selkirk, Mr, and Mrs, John Deusiwlnl, of plume St., Berwick, recontl,"eele Mated their diamond wedding. 'Lieut. -Cot, Alan G, Haig, C;M,G„ Derm :reyde, oan tree° his descent from King Edward III, The D,S,O, has been awarded to Major IL W, Sutherland, son of the ex-clilef constable of Galashiels, ' Mr, and Mrs, 'Phomas Houston, 1lncoleugh Street, Hawiolt, recently celebrated 811018 golden wedding. Major Charles T•I, 8, Plummer, of Sunderland House, has been appoint- ed a Lieutenant for Selkirkshlre, A war memorial 13 to be erected in a' suitable place by the inhabitants of the R.ulewator distrfot; Roxburgh - shire, A Celtic Cross, bearing the names of the local men who have fallen in the war, has been dedicated at Leit- holm, Q.M.S. P. Robertson, Black Watch, Prestonpans, possessor of the M.M. and M.S M„ has had the D,C.M, con- ferred on him. When Sergt. J. B, Dayklns,' ' V.C„ Howden Farm, returned home, he was given a public welcome and the free- dom of Jedburgh, The Chapel Street. U.F. Church, Ber- wick, has been purchased by a local baker, and will be converted into aes up-to-date bakery. Lieut. -Col, William Thornburn, Royal Scots, ,*lib has been awarded the D.S.O., is a native of Peebles and re- sides at Ifingsmuir. A tablet has been erected in Lyne Parish Church by H. R, Taggart, Gartferry, ln,memory of his grandson, Lieut. H.,R. Taggart. t R. T. Mathison, son of the late Pro- vost Mathison, Peebles, Ass been ap- pointed vice-chairman of the Johan- nesburg Stock Exchange. • Sheriff Maconoehie, of Avontoun, has presented a handsome silver cup for competition among the members of the Linlithgow Golf Club, Sir H. F. R, Wingate, G,C.B., has sent £50 to the Dunbar War Memor- ial enrorial Fund, in memory of his son, Major M, le, Wingate, D.S.O„ M.C. The town of Duns, Berwickshire, has raised for war purposes a total of £840 per head of population, boating any other town in Great Britain. • The Army and Navy Gift, League of Tarbert, has presented a gold watch. to Rev. Duncan Blair in recognition of his having won the Military Cross, GOLF OF LOWLY ORIGIN, And Popular Game Did Not Have fits Start in Scotland: If tennis has a royal lineage, golf, which was later regarded es a rich man's game, had most plebeian begin- nings, says a magazine writer. Con- trary to a widespread belief, It seems not to have originated in Scotland, but in northern Europe. Apparently 1t was first played on ice, being one et the winter sports adapted to the physical geography of the Low Coen. tris.@. Elven in the north, though, it evolved to a terra firma stage, as inc dicated by a sketch in a book illtmin, ated at Bruges, which shows three players, each with a ball and one club, playing on turf. By the 16th century golf had attain, ed such vogue In Scotland that it threatened the cherished archery, and it is classed with "futeball" and other "unprofitable sports" by Seines IV. That monarch, however, seems to have disregarded his own edict, as did enough other Sootchmen to keep the game alive. . a1•'i Like tennis, golf was played by both sexes, Critics of Mary Stuart cited in evtdeno4 that her husband's fate Weighed so lightly upon her heart that she was seen playing the game in the fields near Seton. To the Romans also is ascribed a game that suggests modern•golf. It was played with a feather stuffed ball and called "paganica," because the common people played it—another evidence of tate game's lowly origin. "Go,od Hunting!" Very ssaon it may be pc.saible to "follow the hounds" by aeroplane, and, from a high altitude, witne&s the cap- ture of the fox. Aerial experts assure us in time our Zeologicai Gardens and our cir- cuses will be stocked with spells ob- tained from the forest; jungle, and dessert by means of flying machine's, with a minimum of risk to the hunt - ere. Also, it is anticipated that much wild game hunting will be caroled on by this means, Over vast tracks of land the aero- plane should prove. a boon, both -es regard's speed and sighting•, though the jungle and forest are another matter. Already it is suggested kJhat large numbers of Canadian reindeer shall be rounded up by.aeroplane. The golden lure from such a harvest would be large—probably anything from 3600,000 to 32,000,000, if the hunt took place. Thio its rather a cruel form of efort, however, and it ,ie to be hoped, • that here at least, ambitious aviakers will call 0. halt. A pleasanter form of "sport" by aeroplane is afforc;rxl the nateraliee. An aeronaut in bite French foroeis tells Of tato numberless in&oets—sone of thein rase epecilnent9-that used to eliniinf 80 his capjsiy0 balloon', many y hundred feet rill fromtomdrama. In steatelence of the insects, birds calmrtt earl'*f !,,r,,; clot 'ji their food, and of1iMA l lied quite a little rnea. agenlo tut 3hnee Cuban an mors Using Tractors, The traders used of the sugar e8. tato of Cuba, according to (10nsulee report, are of two Itiurkee-tkto mull wheel and filo tracicla.yer types, Tile are used almost eicchsuivole for pie' Mg, In the northern sentiotl 0f 10,I Cl'enfuogos province, owlet} jto tl VVIAsticiFS' Coil% til$ roe r , •..0.. ? ,...tlaMf tiCt tns'a`il