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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1912-07-04, Page 7The CiESTION AT SEABOItlil) Elevator Facilities at Montreal Aro Seriously Blocked A despatch from Menteeal emirs: One of the most sellouts etrciposstions which the port •of Montrel, has faded in the history of, its existenee' •is the grain blockade now extant. The bloeltade is the worst ever ex- perienced, analis attributes' directly - to the London dock workers' strike, The Grand Trunk elevator and the elevator of the Harbor Commission- , ers are both filled to the limit of their capecity. and there are net enough ehips to relieve them of the . grain stored in them. There as no eutlet; but through' the inlet come both eases cited. - lake freighters which cannot be un- loaded :There are at theepeeSent time five' large freightera lying, in the harbpe basins.. ,Soefull are the elevators that they can do no more work. The eight of a couple of floating elevators alongside of both the Tunisian and the Canada alone indicated trouble, fey it is solelorn that ehe ships take on what is known as "floating grain,"that is, take on grain directly from lake steamers by the aid of small float- ing elevators. This is being done in tit fulmar, MONTREAL. , THE STANDARD Is the National :Weekly. Newspaper of the Dominion itf Canada. it is national in •all its It uses the Most expensive engrxt, :Ings, procuring the pliotegrapita frntrv en ovee the world. Its articles aro earefully selected and, Its editorial pol icy Is thoroughly { Independent. A subscription to The • S tenclard costa 92.0ft per year to ney address in. Canada. or Great Britain, • TRY IT, FOR 1912! • Montreal Standard Publishing Cdi Limited, Publishers. BA C I is S To c ERE CIFOLEBA. Padleus Doetara Think They May Dave Found Solution. A despatch from Paris says: The Maths says that the physiciaps at the Pesther Institute at Tunis claim to have•achieved a succe.se with the new prophylactic method of treat- ing Asiatic cholera. Briefly, it con- sists of injection of the comma bacil- li found in the intestines of cholera patients. It is ectM that the blood thereby becomes extremely rich and renders peop/e immune from the contagion. Three physicians, Nis COner and Clonseil, experi- mented on themselves, • and alto swallowed the baeilli. Dr. Reux, in reporting the matter to the Acad- emy of Sciences, said that even if the ,efficaey of the experiments were not proved, they were interesting and deserved to be followed up. ,„ ' SINT E EN D EA D OP PLAGUE. U. S. Authorities Take Charge of Situation IU Porto Me*. A despatch frem San Juan, Porte Rico, says: American medical vJfl- cers will take charge of the situa- tion here in an entre:woe to stamp out speedily the bubonic plague. Sixteen deaths have occurred from bubonic in Porto Pico. Certifieates of health ere now made compul- sory foe persons leaving San Juan, on account ,of protests teceived from residents of interior towns. , FRENCH GUN EXPLOSION. Twenty-three ()Miters and Men Were i»j ti't'd. A despatch from Toulon, France, says: During the practice aboard the French nemeres1 cruiser Jules Michtlet on Wednesday off Hyeres Islands e preniatute explosion of a sixteen centimetre gun occurred. Three officers and twenty seamen were injured. Ole of the letter •died in the hospital, and four others ere in a critical condition, The charge was fired as it was being smelted into the gun. LI"ST •FEET Everybody sew 'admits ZatasIlak best for these. Let. It. 010 YOU ease end ceset. Draggerfs mad Storer orrrywhere DESTRUCTIVE BLAZE. Sarnia • Electric Plant Vi'ati Des- troyed bye Fire, A ae.s.patch from Sarnia says : •The plant of the Electric Light 'CompanS, here was destroyed by fire on Thera- elass morning, and an a result the Lown is without light, the street' ears are tied up, and newspapers aye having great difficulty in isint- int; their editions. About ten - thirty eselock Thursday morningan alarm was ,sent in to the fire sta- tion 'that thepower house was on fire, and directlyafterwards the power was turned off from many concerns in the town. The plant supplies power to Point Edward, Sarnia, the tunnel, and the hotels and beaches- en Lake Huron. The fire stetted from ' an overheated journal • on an engine the flames rapidly spreading to the wooden floors and roof of the building. Thirty minutes after the alerniewas seat in the building was a total wreck, with a, loss totalling $300,- 000. If UNDEEDS PERISH. GlontAarst Destroys a Meelean City. A despatch feom Los Angeles, California,. saes: The city of Git- anejeato, . Mexico, was destroyed and severeal hundeed lives lost as the result of a flood following a cloudburst a few .days ago. Des- patches received from the Mexican capital on Thursday give out' de- tails. The water rose so quickly that hundreds of peens livine°along the river were overwhelmed. Few houses in the lower part of the city were left intact, and the Jardin del Cantador, or singing garden, said to have been one of the moat beau- tiful in the world, was entirely washed away, together with more than fifty private parka situated along the banks of the river at the feet of Mount San Nicholas, SEA, SALMON LANDLOCKED. Interesting Capture Made in Algon. I loin Park. , A despatch from Ottawa•says: A remarkable fact has just coma to light, in the capture of a specimen of landlocked salmon in .Algonquie Park, The Ash was sent to Ottawa to be -examined by Prof. Prince, Dominion Commissioner of Fisher., les, as many sportsmen at the Paris contended -that it was not a sal- mon but -a hybrid specimen. Prof. Prince pronounces the •fish a true salmon and orie of the finest he has seen. Its weight was nearly two pounds. The discovery is an im- portant one for sportsmen in the Province. • • EMBARGO ON LIVE STOCK... , -- Guelph SWUM. Tinnorter's Trip to Scotland May Be ;Fruitless. A despatch from Guelph says; Mr. George Whitelaw has received Word that the Canadian Goverm- nun»; has licit an ernbargo on the importation of live stock from the old lends, on • account of the Out-. breek of the foot-and-mouth &ease there. This will mean that the teip of his brother, who is at present itt Sec:Cited after Leicester sheep, will he fruitless, unless he had the sheep en the water at the time that the embargo' was placed on. , • DING, DING. 131-ebbs—If you were going in for music, which instrument would yott choose? - Slobbs--Well, I've always thought I week" like to be a soloist on a cash register. 1,530 DIVORCEES IN CANADA A Blue Book Gives Some Added Informa- tion Covering Population. . .• A 'despetch -teem Ottawa says : Sense additioeta.detiils respecting the censesth . are set for17f a blue book just isetted, • The largest gain in the period of -feity yeeite was made by Mentreel, being 35S,480; the second lergest by • • • Toronto. being -3117,538; the third • largest by Winnipeg, being 185,794, Vencoevee'.,s growth was 100401 in .s ;less than 30 yeiers. . , Males totaiied 4,8e1,067, and' fe- males 4,388;171. Meles gin& rinmbered 9,669,- 160; and females; asiegle, 1,941534. 'fiettried,, were 1,331,064, and' females, Married, 1,951,182; . WiSTowers letalled 89,121,and widows 179;598. ' D4-vercees aunibered 1,080. • ,Conipering the four 'fist clews by Percentages of population ia j1871 and 7011, males increased during the 40 years by 2,056,756, and females by 1,662,321; Single males by 1,185,373 and single females by 842,738; •Married males he 188,527 and marrica females by; 708,943; • widowed reales by 51,634 and wi- dowed females by 99,703, The nienhet oecupied dwell- ings in the sub-distriets of the Do- minion in 1911, tva•s 1,413,913, and the ninnher of faMilies, 1,488,353, compared with 3,028,892 clwelliege and S,070,747 families in 3903. The average number of ,persons per dwelling in 1911 was 5.096, and per family. 4.841, compared, with averages of 5.220 per dwelling and 5.016 per family in 1901. PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS REPorrre FROM THE LEADING Yoima CENTRES CP AMERICA. Prices of Cattle, cram, cheese and outs! Premiss at Home gad Abroad. ratEADSTIIPPS. Toronto. ditly 2.—Plour-41rinter .wheat, 90 -ser cent. patents, 84,20 -to 94.25, at BOA - board; anti 'at 94.26 to 94 39 tor home cote Suantion, staneoba tears -ghat Dewitt% $5.70; second. patenta.. 95.20, and strong bakere,. 95. on, track, Termite. . • , Manitoba IVheat-Nd. 1 .“Norter hn,- 1314; Bay, portsi No. 2 at 11,10 1,2, and NO: 3 at 91.071-2; Bay ports. ,Feed' wheat is quoted •,at.,63 40 65e,. Day, ports. Ontario Wheat—No. 2 white, red and tuixed $1.05, outside. 2 ohirming peas, 91.25, out. Oats—Car lots of No. 2 Onterio. 48 to 48 1-20, and No. 3 at 47e, outside; No. 2 Ontario, 61 to 51 1-2o, on traok, Toronto. No. 1 extra W. C. feed, 49e. Bay ports; and No, I, at 48o, Bay ports, Barley—Priees Corn—No. 3 Amerieun yellow, 78c, on traek, Bay- ports, and at 02e, lt'or,oitto. Rye—Prioes nominal. Buckwheat—Prices nominal. Bran—Manitoba brae, 922, in has, To ronto freight. Shorts, $26. --- COUNTRY PRODUCE. Beans—Small lo'43 of hand-pioked 93 per bushel; printes, 92,65 to $2.75. lIoney—lxtruoted, itt ties, '1.1 to 120 per ib. Combs, 92.50 to 92.75 per dozen. Baled 'llay—No. 1 at 919, on track, To. Baled Straw --$10 to 911, on track, To. rroonnttoo.. No, 2 at 916 to 911 and mixed at 911 to 912. Potatoes—Car lots of Ontario% in bags, 81.50, and Delawares at $170. Poultry—Wholesale prices of choice dressed poultry :—Chielcons. 15 to 170 per lb.; fowl, 11 to 12c; turkeys. 15 to 16c. Live poultry, about 2e lower than the above. .••• • BUTTER, eees,, CHEESE. Butter—Dairy, choice, 22 to 23o; bakers', inferior, 19 to 20e; creamery, 25 to 25e for rolls, and 24 to 250 for solids. Eggs -22 to 230 per dozen, Cheese—New cheese, 14 to 14 1-2e per lb. -- 1800 PROD17025. BaC011—Gong clear.' 14 to 14 1-2e per lb., in CREW lots. Pork—Short out, 924 to $25; tio„ mess, 920.50 to $21. Hams—Medivan to light. 171-2 to 18e; heavy, 165-0 to 17e; rolls. 13 to 13 1-25; breakfast bacon, 104-20; backs. 20 to 21e. Lard—Tiercea, 1734o; tubs, 14o; pnils, 141-20. MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, .7uly 2.—Oats, Collection West - ere, No, 2, 011-2 to 52c; Canadian West, OM, No. 3. 49 to 481 -lo; extra No. 1 feed, 001-2 to 51e. Barley, Man. feed; 6412 to Os; malting SIM to $1.07. Buckwheat. No. 2, $1.05 to $1.10. Flour, Man.. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.80: seconds, 05.30; strong bakers', 95.10; Winter patents. /Melee. 95.40 to 55.50; straight rollers, 94.. 95 to 95 00; straight rollers, bags, 02,40 to Saes. Rolled oats, barrels, 05,05; bag% 90 lbs., $2.40. Bran, 522.00. Shorts, $26. Middlings, 028.05 to $30.00. Menillie, $30.00 to 934.00. /lay, No. 2, per ton, car tots, 419 00 to 920.05. Cbeette, !Nest Westerns. 1270 to 130.00; finest easterns, 021-4 to 12 1-2c. nutter, choicest creamery, 241-2 to 25o; seeonds, 24' to 21 1.4o. Eggs, selected. 25 to 25c; No. 2 stock, 15 to 16e. Potatoes, ner hag, oar lots, 91.50 404140. UNITED STATES MARKETS, 3finneapolls, July 2,—W2,ea0,-3"u2y, $L. 0200 to 91.09 3-4; September, 91.04 5-2; De. comber. 01.05 1-5; No. 1 hard, 91.12 1.8; No. 1 Northern, 91,11 5-8; No. 2 Northern. $1.. 301.0. No. 3 yellow corn, 72 to 731, No. 3 white oats. 49 to 49 1,2c, No. 2 ryo, 73 to 74e. Bran, $20 to 920.50. Plour—Pirst pat. ants. 95.40 to 9545; second patents, $5.10 to 95.35; first olears, 93.00 to 94,05; second clears. 92.70 to 6300. Buffalo, July 2.--0pring wheat—No. 1 Northern, carloads store, 91.18 1-4; Win. ter, no offerings. Corn—Strong. 'Oats— No, 2 white, 511-40; No, 3 white, 661.40; No. 4 white, 55 1-4e, LIVE STOCK 14.111.-KETS. montreal, Sale 2.-e. few top quatitv steers seld at $8 to 98.25, while the lower grades sold at from 94.00 to 96.50 per cwt. Inferior huh:hors' cattle ranged from 92 - 50 to $3.50, while the better grades sold at from $4.50 to 96.50 per cwt. The top m•lce realized for the best hulls oft'ered was $5,51, and the common sold from that down to 93.50 per ewt, Sheep declined 50o to 91.00 per cwt., on account of the in. aroused supply, and sales were made at 84.00 to 94.50 per owt. The demand for lambs wns good at 08.00 per owt., and calves sold at from 8300 to $8.00 eftch, as to size and quality. Hog prices declined 15 to 25c per cwt., with sales of selected lots at 98.80 to $9.00, and mixed lots at $8.50 per cwt., weighed off oars. AN A.GE SerVICO II0106081110111. A despatch from Ottawa saes; Consternation has been. created in the civil service here by the action of the Civil Service Commission, which has ruled that pending a de- nite regulation of the Cabinet, to widish the matter has been referred, no official of 65 yenrs or up- wards shall be eligible for promo- tion, In the meantime the promo- tion of nearby o doz-en capable men has been held up and many others who have reached the age limit are on the anxious seat. The statutes of 1870 contain a minute laying down an age limit of 60 years, but this has been a dead letter for years. Commissioner Shortie how- ever, says the pr-esent action of the Coe -mission is not based on this, but on .the practice in Great Britain and the..United States. The Clot -emission has wide discretionary powers in a matter ' of this kind. Officials throughout the country arc affected. , A DISGtrsTING 'PEA &Rt. Laintdrymen Must Not . Spray • Through 'the Mouth. A despatch from Montreal saes: Laundrymen in Montreal are • 'no longer to be permitted to take Wa- ter in their mouths and then speay it Oyer Shirts:, De. Labeyge, Medi- cal Health Officer, has: issued pn ediet 10 that effect and is going to see that 'it is enforeed,• "It' it ion insaeitery, end disgusting :mist= and must estop. Laundryinen are liablc .to bu-bercelesis the •sattie .as °thee people, and there is a grave danger that this malady is .spread by sprayiug through the ineutle I shall order an inspectiere cif all lenedries to .see'thab they are kept in a sanitary' condition," Cedes* were ales, given on Wednesday to put a stop 10 grocers and ethere dis- playing food, etc.., on the sidewalks, Sick Headaches are not caused by anything wrong in the head, but by constipation, bilious- , ness and indigestion. Headache I powders or tablets may deaden, but cannot cure them. Dr. Morse'a Indian Root Pills do cure sick head- . ache in the sensible way by removing the constipation or sick stomach which caused them. Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills are purely vege- table, free from any harmful drug, safe and sure. When you feel the headache corning take - Dr. Horse's ,Indian Root 1Pillts 00tS Barks Herbs That have great medicinal power, are raised to their highest efficiency, tor purifying and enriching .the blood, as they are combined in Hood's Sarsa- 40,360 testimonials received by actual Hood's Sarsaparil a count in two Years. xle Mire_ to take:, Get it today. Som by all druggists everywlaMn, 100 Doses One. Dollar. • SIR RUFUS ISAACS. Sit Rufus Isaacs, who has recent- ly been given a seat in the British Cabinet—the first Attorney -Gener- al to be accorded such an honor— is a notable example of a man who exchanged one profession, in which he did not meet with much success, for another in which his career has been a phenomenal triumph, For "Rufus," as he is affectionately known, alike to his colleagues at Sir Rufus Isaacs. the bar and to the man in the street, originally adopted stock broking as his calling in life'not doing much good at its translereed his affections to the law. Though called to the bar at a later age than the average barrister, he ab once made a con- siderable name for himself, and when, in 1898, he "took silk," he was recognized as one of the ablest lawyers in the country. His early experience in business was not thrown away on him, for it Was largely in eases involving financial intrioacies that he made his great reputation. Brilliant as he is, his capacity for taking pains is no less remarkable than Ids brilliaticy, Un- like some other famous advocates of -whom one has heard, he never goes into court only, partielly prepared. He can grasp the salient points o.f a case with lightning -like' facility, but he never allows his readiness of perception and assimilation to do duty for sheer hard work: "Rufus always gets up his ease," is the tes- timony which lawyers invariably hear to his thoroughness. 'When he accepted the Solicitor -Generalship two years ago, his practice at the bar was enormous. Since then he has been precluded from engaging in private practice'which perhaps is just as well, for his health. For it was then his habit to be called at -half past five each morning, when he would start reading his briefs while he sipped an early morning cup of tea. Breakfast was at eight- -thirty, and then he would drive down to his chambers, where he would be engaged in consultations till it was time to go to court. He tveuld remain at the law courts till four o'clock, when lie Would repair th the House of Commons. With the exception of the interval Tor dinner, he would voinain in the House till midnight, unless he chanced to be addressing a, political meeting. He lived the life of an ameherite, and, exeset during the vacation or some occasson of pub- lic importance, eschewed all social functiesis, devoting himself entire- ly to his two professionof lie, and politics. Sir Rufus at one time seemed disposed 'so identify himaelf with what is ceded the "modeeate" section of the Liberal party, but latterly he has drawn closer to Mrs Lloyd George, with whom he is no terms of close personal friertelship: He is a brother-in-law -if Mr Al- fred Sutro, the well-known author and playwright. • TWO ACRES_DEVA STA TED. Fire in Quebec Village Swept Away Buildings' Woetli $30,090. A deepatell• from Ste. Scholess tiqtte, •Qee., says: Fire, . which broke Mg here at, 9 o'clock Wedn,e,s- day Morning the bakery of Airs Max Galant, gained way So eapidly that in spite of all the effeets made to got it :ender corarol it swept away bitildings coveting OWE'. two• aeras of thevillagels area, and for e time threatened the eXistence of the major portide of the ,village, The entire loss was not over $30,000, divided between 13 preprietees,: but theta was yeey littto iesurarme any' oS the propetty. JTALItN Ma.rdinti Gets Eight YINIES in Penis tentiitry for Ilauslitughte.r. A. despatch from Sault Ste, Marie says: Guiseppe Martleni on Thursday morning was sentenced at the Aesizes to'eight years at King- ston following conviction on a charge of manslaughter, He shot; Mike Papp& in a west end beitrclitig Iteuse ,duebag a quarrel: last Febre- ary. Geotges Piaeilrias and Mike A.postolakese t,vso, Greeks on teial for assault on, A, .0birecoli, receiv- ed three years and one 'year re- spectively. TOE NEWS IN 1 PARAGRAPH HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE IN NUTSHELL, , Canada, , the'Empire and the World In Genera) Before Your , Eyes. , ..,.CANADA. The Are loss at Chicoutimi, Que , is new placed at $1,250,000. A Norwegian' lumber vessel is on the rocks off the Labrador coast. Peter Blue, a settee:yore was drowned while swimming in Porcu- pine Lake. The garment manufacturers in Montreal reftesecl the •strikers' re- quest for a conference, W. II. Walsh, famed as a detec- tive in the early Yukon days, is dead abaVisb anco:Iieve4,dlatagtied47Major 0. n. Baker, M.P. for Brame, will be ap- pointed Solicitor -General of Can- ada, The 13t1i Royal Regiment, Hamil- ton, is planning to celebrate its semi -centennial in September, The Mackenzie interests are said eo haiIe acquired control of the. Do- minion Power & Transmission -Com- pany, Hamilton. , Owing to the dockers' strike an Atlantic liner returned to Mont- real with the same cargo she carried from this side. John • Cummings, sentenced to hang at IVIontreal for wife murder, has been granted a stay of execu- tion until October. Ray Williams was drow»ecl and the freighter Bothnia sank when ill; collided with the 'steamer Currie i St. Clair River, Census returns show the urban population ef Canada is increasing much faster than the rural, GREAT BRITAIN. Three suffragettes were arrested in the precincts of the British House of Commons, after smashing door panels. There were 'disorderly ,seenes in the British House -of Commons when a Socialist member made an attack on Premier Asquith. The picture known as "Rare- brandt's Father," purchased as a copy, but 'declared to he the origi- nal, has been sold for $119,500. UNITED STATES. Edward Skae of Detroit, a native of Canada, was killed in an auto accident. Detroit police believe they have the two men who held up the Royal Bank in Vancouver in january. One shad nearly $4,000 in Canadian Currency. GENERAL. A German airship with twelve passengees made a nine -hours' flight over the North Sea. Co!. Jose Raencrez, formerly di- rector-general of telegraphs and telephones, Nicaragua, was a,ssa.ssi- naeccl, British troops were despatched from Hong Kong to guard the fron- tier. The city of Canton is in a feu- ment. "HEARING" THE MGM'. The Optophone Is the invention of Fournier D'Albe. A .despatch from London say's: A blind men stood in the middle of a large room at the Optical Confer, mice Exhibition in London on Wed- nesdaY and told, without using the sense of touch, how many windows were in the room, and how many persons were between himself and the wall. He did it by "hearing," light and shade. The medium of the seeming miracle was the optophone, a wonderful invention of Mr. Four- nier D'Albe, the, well-known scien- tist and Celtic scholar. The optes phone makes light and darkness audible. The invention is based on the metal selenium's well-known property of being affected by light. Mr. Feurnier D'Albe contrives to make the effect of light on the pas- sage of electric 'currents through selenium appreciable in a telephone receiver, and clock work mechanism can he adjusted se that darkness is audible and bright light silent, or I'M versa, The apparatus is contained in an oblong box about 96 latches long and eight inches deep , • 11:10- SPOT ON IDE SUN. Phenomenon Under Observation Ts 10.060 MitcAtross. A despatch from Pesadena, Cali- fornia, says: The largest snit spot which has been detected within a year, 10,000 miles in diameter, is now uncler observation at the Car- negie Observatory, and has been photographed several times since its appearance beet Tuesday. The arca of the sue spot is approeis mateiy 78,540,000 square milea, it enrface nearly ten times the size or North America, Prof. Ford bland 1111cumati has heeded the work of photographically capturing the spot, which is now moving WeSt- Ward. 69, MANY '11 EN SA (111 t! El). Iistis• test 645 Soldiers Up to June In War Willi Turkey.. A despatch from Washington says: The casualties to the' Italian army in the war with Turkey to June 7 were 57 officers a,nd 588 sol- diers dead, according to the an- nouncement of the Italian Minister Of War, just received by the Italian Ambitssador here. These men were killed or eiod from, wounds received in battle, Is eciclittio'n, two officeits anel 3e5 seldices were "lost," and are accounted, for' in the greater part by disappearance from the Eleventh regiment of ."Bersag- lieri" on October 23 last at Seiera- -Slat. Five CUP'S orthismost; delicious bovera or one, eehr , GOES: FARTHEST FOR THE MONEY AN 011011ARD COIIPETITION Arranged by Department of Agriculture and Fruit Growers' Association A despatch from Toronto says: The Department of Agrieelture and the Ontario Fruit Growers' Associa- tion have arranged to conduet en orchaedcompetitiori in the Province this year. For the purpose the Province has been divided into. six districts, in each of which prizes wilt be given, ranging from, $15 to $75, according to the acreage. The 'districts are: No. 1,- Eastern Ontario, cempris_ ing Lennox, Addington, Fieritenec Renfrew, Leeds, Lanark, Geer's Cerleeon, Dandas, Reseell, Stormont, Glengarry, and Preecott. No. e, Lake Ontario, comprising Halton; Peel, York, Ontario, Due - • ham, N,orthumberland, Hastings, and Prince Edwitra; No. 3, Niagara, comprising Lin- coln and Wentworth. No. 4, Lake Erie, comprising Es-, sex:, Kent, Elgin, Norfolk, Heidi- niand, Wellansl, Brant, Oxford, Middlesex. ' • No. 5, Lake Huron and Geergien Bay,' comprising Lanabton, Huron, Bruce, Gree, Simcoe, No. 6, Centre Ontario, compris- ing Victoria, Peterboro Dufferin, Watern Waterloo, Wellingto, ierth. In District No. '3 all the fruits and grepe.s will be, included in the competition, but in other districts the competition will be limited to apples, QUICK IN EMERGENCY.. The Bright -Witted Wellman "Did • Very One. year the autumn manoeuvres at Aldershot had been brought to a close by a long and 'fatiguing field - day, in which. the Whale of the troops had been engaged. Owing to recent heavy rain the ground had proved very heavy fer the cavalry and artillery, and by the time they returned to their quarters guns, horses a•nd men were covered with Med. The following clay a grand and final march -pest was th take place, which was to be graced by the pre - 80000 of Royalty, and every exer- tion wee ordered to lie made to rendes: the "turn -out" as good as possible. At "morning stables" a. little Irishmen, who was the leading driver- of No, 1 gun (the Post of honor) of a battery of Royal Horse Artillery found his itovses, owing to the heavy work of the previous day and the late hour of the return of the battery in a terrible state of mud, etc. ; but he set to work to remedy matters 410 well as time would permit. When the officer memo -rotted and saw how much there was to be done he expressed some doubt to the driver es to whe- ther he would be finished in time, and, pointing to his hoeses, eaid : "Why, they are filthy, Driver Ma- guire I" "Oh," said the. man, "just look at the otter side of them, sir. If we keep them together we shall d -o very well." The quick-witted Irishman bad seen at a glance that time did net *permit of his greenling both horses roued, so he had polished the off- side of the off and the near side of the neer horse. and no doubt, as hp foretold his officer, he "did very well." HERD EGER FOR SOFT DRUNK. Quarrel About Prier: Ended in Res, IftErallteur Being Shot. A despatch from Montreal says: Louis Guay, proprietor of a res- tamrent on East Lagauchetier Street, was shot and killed on Wed- nesday everiing at the door of his establishment by Domitileci Bivano, a young Italian, with Whom he had qus,rrelled over the price of some soft drinks. The Italian woe seized and held by others in, the resteur- an it A REAL FRIEND. "Brown volunteered to lend me some money." ' ssou take it?" . "No. That sort of friendship is too good to lose." STOP TRAINS BY WIRELESS. Signalman 20 Miles Away Can Ap- ply Brakes, Says Inveittor. A despatch „from London, Eng- land, Sys: Herr von Kramer, the inventor .of the system of communis eating by telepheue from moving trains, says he has developed an in- vention in conjunction with Herr Kapp, who has evolved a sensitive detector, whereby it 10 possible to pick up the feeble currents receiv- ed by a train end relay them up into stronger currents so as to op- erate electrie bells and hooters and even apply bra.kes. He declares that a signalman from ten to twen- ty miles away will thereby be en: able(' to stop a train by merely pressing e button. Synopsis of Canadian Northwest Land Regulations. Any person who is the sole head of a family, or any male over la years old, may homestead a quart- er section of available Dominic% s land in Manitoba., Saskatchewan or Alberta,. The applicant must a,p-1 pear in Persian at the Dominion Lands .Agency or Sub -Agency foe the district. Entry by proxy may be made at any agency, on cer- tain conditions by father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister of intending homesteader. Duties.—Six moriths residence . upon and cultivation of the land in ea•ch of three years. A homestead- er may live within nine miles of his homestead on a farm of at least 80 acres solely owned and oc- cupied by him or by his fathers mother, son, daughter, brother or sister. In certain districts a homestead- er in good standing. may pre-empt a quarter -section alotigside his homestead. Price, 3.00 per a,cre. 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