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Breadetuffs•
Toronto, AIar. 20 -Manitoba wheat -
No, -1 Northern, 52.00; do., No. 2,$1.878;
do,, No. 3, 31.211; No. 4 wheat, $1.809,
track Bay ports, all rail deliveredMont-
real freights,
Manitoba oats -No. 2 O.W., nominal,
72 to 73c; No. 3 C.W., 703 to 7130• extra
-'" No. 1 feed, 709 to 719o; No. 1 feed, 69 to
see,. all rail delivered en route C.P.R:
Points, No. 1, $1.97,
American corn -No. 8 yellow, $1.20,
track Toronto, subject to embargo.
Ontario oats -No. 2 white, 03 to 65c,
nominal; No. 3 white, 88 to 64c, nominal,
according to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, per ear
lot, 31.78 to $1,81; No. 3, do„ 31.77 to
31.79. according to freights outside.
Peas -No. 2, $2.80, according to
freights outside. •
Earley-A4alting, 31.22 to $1.28, accord -
in to •t'reillits outside.
Buckwheat -01.28, nominal, according
to frelghts.outstde.
j Rye -No. 2, 31,40 to $1,42, according to
freights outside.
Manitoba Rour---First patents, in jute
bags, $10.00; second patents, in jute
bags, 39,60; strong bakers,' in jute bags,
39.1.0, Toronto.
Ontario flour -Winter. according to
sample, 37.50, in bags, track Toronto,
rirompt. shipment; $7.10; bulk seaboard,
export grade.
Millfee0-Car lots -delivered Mont-
real freights, bags lnoluded-Bran, per
ton, $37; shorts, per ton, 339; good feed
flour, per bag, $2,70 to $2.80.
:Flay-iOxtra No. 2, per ton, 312;
mixed, per ton. 39 to $11, track Toronto.
Straw -Car lots, per ton, $8,60 to $9,
track Toronto.
Conatry Produce -Wholesale
Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 38 to 800;
creamery prints, 49 to 45c; solids, 42 to
43e.
14v:1 -New -laid, in cartons, 40 to 410;
out or cartons 07 to 88c.
Live poultry --Fowl, 19,, 18 to 220;
chickens, lb., 18 to 22o,
Dressed poultry -Chickens, 23 to 26c;
fowl, 20 to 220; ducks, 22 to 260; squabs,
per doz„ $4.00 to $4.50; turkeys, 28 to
83c; geese, 18 to 200.
27 to 87 0Natriplets, 219 to 2780;tnold,
largo, 200; twins, 283 to 2830.
Roney -White clover, 29-19. tins, 14 to
141e; 5-19. tins, 138 to 140; 10-19., 18 to
13Ac; 00-1b„ 129 to 13c; buckwheat, 00 -
Ib. tins, 9 to 99c, -Comb honey -extra
tine and heavy weight, per dos„ 02,70;
select, 32.50 to $2.76; No, 2, $2 to $2.25.
Yolatoes-Ontario, per bag, 33.60;
Now 'Brunswick Delawares, per' bag,
34.20; ,\Ibertas, per bag, $8.70,
Beaus -Imported, hand-picked, per
bush., 80.26; Canadian, hand-picked, per
bush., $7.00; Canadian primes, 06.60 to
$7.00; Limas, per lb., 129 to 130.
• Provisions --Wholesale
Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 26 to
27c; do., heavy, 28 to 24c; cooked, 3? to
880• rolls, 22 'to 230; brealcfast bacon,
28 to 30o; backs, plain, 31 to 320; bone-
less, 83 to 84e.
Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 23 to 231e;
tubs, 23 to 239c: pails, 239 to 289c;"com-
pound, tierces, 170 to 1730,
Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 20 to
208a per, lb; clear bellies, 190 to 200.
Montreal Markets
Montreal. Mar. 20-Corn-Amerttan
No. 2 yellow, 31,80 to $1.35, Oats -
Canadian Western, No. 2, lac' No, 8,
700; extra No, 1 feed, 76c. 73ar1ey-
Malting, 31,35. - flour-Atani.toba Spring
wheat patents, firsts, $0,80; seconds,
$9,30; strong bakers', $9.10' Winter
patents, . choice, $9.26; straight rollers,
58.60 to $6.00' do„ bags, $4.10 to $4.25.
Rolled oats--l3hl5. 37.00 to $7.15; do.,
bags, 00 lbs., $3.86 to 33.40. Bron, 336
to $38. Shorts, 339. to $40. Middlings,
041 to 342. • Mouillte, 840 to $60. Ray-
No.
iasNo. 2, per tort, oar lots. 313.60 to $14,00.
Cheese-Finest
t Butter,nC1,oicest cream-
ery, 431 to 44c; seconds, 40 to 42c. Eggs
fresh, 37 to 880, Potatoes Per bag,
car lots, $3.00 to 33.50.
• Winnipeg Grain
Winnipeg, Afar. 20 -Cash prices-
wheat-oNo. 1 Northern, 31,816; No. 2
Northern, 31.735; No. 3 Northern; 31.723;
No. 4, 31.611; No, 5, 31.433; No. e,
31.11.3. Oats -No, 2 C, ., 009e; No, 3
C.W., 6890; extra No. 1 feed, 589e; leo.
1 feed, 5790:; No. 2 feed, 668c. Barley -
No. 8, 31.06; No. 4, 31.01; rejected,
670• feed, 87e, Flax -No. 1 N.W.C.,
32,1ii9; No, 2 C.W., 32.659.
'United States Markets
Siinnoaoolls,, Mar, 20 -Wheat -May,
31.77 to $1.789; July, 31.721; cash, No,
1 hard, 31.933 to $1.040; No. 1 Northern
31.849 to $1883; No. 2 Northern, $1.809
to ;1.883. Corn -No. 3 yellow, 31.04 to
$1.05, Oats -No. 3 white, 549 to 663c.
Flour unchanged. Bran, $54.50 to 335.00, -
Duluth. Mar. 20 -Wheat -No. 1 hard,
51.850; No. 1 Northern, 31.540; No,
Northern, $1.788 to 31.,808; May, 31.809;
July, 31.743. Linseed -To arrive, 32,95;
Afay, 32.606; July, 32.873.
Live Stock Markets
Toronto, Mar. 20-Choioe heavy steers,
$10.85 to $11.60; do., good, 310.25 to
$10.60; butchers' cattle, choice, $10.25 to
$10.00; do., good, 310 to $10,10; do
medium, 35.60 to 39.76; do., common,
85,40 to 39; butchers' bulls, choice, 39.75
to 310.26; do., good bulls, 38.90 to 82;
do., medium bulls, $7.40 to 36.00; do.,
rough bulls, $5 to 36.25; butchers' cows,
choice, 39.60 to 31.3; do., good,8,60 to
38.86; do. medium, 37 to 47.25; stockers
37,15 to $0.76; choice feeders, 39 to 310
canners and cutters, $5.25 to 35.50
milkers, good to choice, 06 to $110; do.
GERMAN WORK PEOPLE SUFFER
ARE THREATENING TO REBEL
Standard of Living Lower Than That of Coolies -Urban Poor
Have Become Desperately Poor.
A despatch from New York says: -
"Wage -earning Germany's nerves
have been worn raw by the increasing
weight of suffering that the war has
brought it. This class of Germans has
become sullen, dissatisfied with the
Government, almost rebellious. While
the middle cleat: remains intensely
patriotic, parading before the casual,
observer a unified and determined
Germany, the fatigue of war is mak-
ing alarming strides among the work-
ing people. A great many . 01 these
humble people want peace at any
price -at the price of their colonies,
of Alsace-Lorraine, even of their
country's prestige and position."
This is the opinion of A. Curtis
Roth, American Vice -Consul at Plau-
en, in Saxony, who has lived in close
touch with the people since the begin-
ning of the war, Having spent seven
years in the teeming industrial Saxon
district, intimately acquainted among
sill classes everywhere, and accepted
as a friend, Mr, Roth hag an unusually
strong' claim to an accurate knowledge
of conditions there, He was, more-
over, a friendly observer, full of ad-
miration and sympathy for those
among whom he lived.
"Tho worsting people, at least in
Saxony, are becoming restive. They
Have hungered and grieved end over-
worked for fnany months, with condi-
tions steadily growing worse and
with each promise of poaoe Lading
into an indefittite prospect of mime
ance. All foods but the very ddat'300t
..
aro beyond their moan.,. The ratiori
of the coarse foods in insufficient. The
poor have been subsisting throughout
the last year upon breaili potatoes,
turnips and ealt.
"Pushed much farther by the gal-
ling stress of starvation, ovetwoelc
and loss of dear ones, a second peas-
ants' war may well be added to the
miseries of central Europe.
"The standard al living' among the
working people bas been lowered
fearfully. It isknow on a par with the
coolie standard of overcrowded Asia.
Their work has increased; their
share in clothes and foods and other
creature comforts has diminished,
and their amusements have entirely
fallen away, The urban poor have be-
come desperately poor, and they are
beginning to realize that each added
month of the war,means that their
plight must become, more and inor'o
hopeless, '
In the beginning all Was excite -
'Lent for the war, but in the formerly
bustling manufacturing towns in my
district, the streets were soon bare of
traffic. People passed about their
errands Silently. There was 110 laugh-
ing, whistling, loud • tallting, or jovial
greeting. The business streets were
dotted everywhere by stores closed up
by war. Grass grew between the cob -
hies in the roadway. Now foe again,
_,a. ..
oxon dl gging primitive mitivo carts of farm
produce lumbered through the streets.
Restaurants and cafes were deserted.
08 cost money tc fiequent these, and,
reoreover,,they had nothing to sell,"
14Tr. Roth liar just reached this
country erste Germany,
nom. and med., each, 3.0 to 350; spring
ars, 350 to 3110; light ewes, $10 to 311;
sheep, heavy, 32.50 to $0.60; salves, gooa
to choice,. 312 to 314.50; lambs, choice
314,25 to 315; do., medium, 810 to 312;
hog's, ted and watered, $16.40;. do.,
weighed oft cars, $16.05; do., f.o.b.,
314.66,
Montreal, Alar. 20 -Choice steers, 38.25
to $9.60' butchers' cows, 37.85 to $8.00;
bulls, t25
t3
314; sheep, 39.25 to 310; hogs$16 to
15.26,
weighed oft cars-.
SPRING FLOWERS.
They Are God's Gracious Gift to Rich
and Poor.
Let us all brighten our little corner
of this good old earth by planting a
few flowers this spring.
The good man of the house can now
find time to make some shallow boxes.
About 3 x 9 x 12 inches is a good size
for starting saleias, asters, etc.
-Toward the last of March fill the
boxes about one-third full of cinders
for drainage; and then fill up with
good potting soil made of two parts
leaf -mold, two parts good garden loam
and one part sharp sand.
After the boxes are filled and ready
far the seeds, take boiling water and,
with a watering can, saturate the soil
thoroughly. This sterilizes the soil,
killing any animal life or fungous
spores. Let it stand a few hours to
cool and dry out before planting the
seeds.
Sprinkle the seed carefully over the
earth thus prepared; cover it lightly,
not more than twice the thickness of
the seed. Set the boxes in warm
sunny windows. Avoid overwatering;
keep the soil jest slightly slid evenly
damp 9111 the seeds sprout.
MAY MODIFY EMBARGO
ON FRESH FRUITS
A despatch from Ottawa says: -
That there may still 130 a possibility
of ,modification of the order prohibit-
ing the importation of fresh fruits,
other than bitter oranges and lemons,
into Great Britain is indicated by a
cable message recon rod bye. the Gov-
ernment here from th', Colonial Office.
The message is to the effect that the
prohibition of fruit imports into the
United Kingdom is still under eonsid-
erstion. In the meanwhile, it states,
it has been decided that overseas sup-
plies of fruit for the navy, including
gifts from British dominions, should
be allowed to be continued in spite of
the prohibition,
FIVE GERMAN SHIPS ,
.ARE SEIZED BY CHINA
A despatch front Shanghai says: -
The Chinese naval authorities early
Wednesday morning tools possession
of the Gerbian steamers Albenga, 4,-
249 tons; Deike,Ricknlez's, 4,176 tons;
Mei-Dale 1,628 tense Mei-Lee, 1,682
tons, anti Sillcaing, 1,940 totes. The
vessels were lying in the Wbsng-Poo
River. The crews were put ashore.
Tice taking over of the vessels was
accotnpli9hed without untoward in-
cident.
I312EAIt WITH GERMANY
EFFECTED .BY CHINA
A despatch .from Washington says:
-,Chinn has severed diplomatic rela-
tions with Get/nasty, taken possession
of all Gorman merchant ships in
Shanghai; about six in number, plated
their crews on shore, under guard,. and
placed armed guat'ds on the vessels,
BOMBS BILL. NURSES.
German Airmen Attack a II0e1111.1t1
Near Salo/did.
A despatch from Saloniki sitys ;--
"Enemy aviators again bombarded our•
hospital at 'Vortekop," says a Serbian
official statement en Weditosdey,
"causing heavy Toss of life among both
patients and personnel, Two Beg -
11911 nurses were among thou) killed,
"The hospitals are completely soller-
ated fermi ere' other buiftliegs, and are
distinctively marked 'with a r'ed cross,"
CZAR HAS, ABDICATED IN FAVOR OP
Sok ;GRAND DUKE MICHAE 8 <REGENT
"Struggle Between Duma and Reactionary Party Ends in Revolu-
tion --German Influence Overthrown.
'a.
A despatch from Petrograd says;
After a brief revolution in Petrograd,
born of the united forces of the Duma
'and the army, Emperor Nicholas 11,
has abdicated and his younger brother,
Grand Duke 'Michael, second son of
Emperor Alexander Ill,, has been el/ -
pointed regent.
Iteproseiitatives of the nation, head-
ed by M. Ito.dzianko,, President of the
Duna, and a Provisional Government
of twelve members, have established
a new order.
The success of the revolution was
made secure by the co-operation of
the gutted and regiments in Petrograd.
and active support given in Moscow,.
Alex. Prdtopopoif, /lead of the In-
terior Department, ex -Premier Stur-
mer and the dther Ministers, as well
fie the President'of the Imperial Coun-
cil, are under arrest.
The sole survivor of the old regime
is Polciovsky, Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs,
The whole garrison of • Petrograd
has gone over to the Provisional Gov-
ernment.
Famous Russian Guards Joined Duma.
One of the most impressive scenes
of the revolution was the arrival of
the Preobrajensky Guards, with their,
colonel and officers, at the Tauris Pal-
ace. The men, all of giant stature,
were drawn up in ranks of four deep
the whole length of the enormous
Catherine Hall, where the President
of the Duma had come to greet them.
On the appearance of President Rod-
zlanko the colonel's voice rang,
"Preobrajenskys, attention!" The
whole regiment stood at salute. Rod-
zianko salatedetlfem as follows: "Sol-
diers of the true faith, let me as an
old soldier greet you according to our
;ustom. I wish you good health."
"Your Excellency!" came the thun-
derous response.
The President continued: "I want
to thank you for coming to the help
of the members of the Imperial Duma
to establish order and safeguard the
honor and glory of our country while
your comrades are fighting in the
trenches for the might and majesty
of Russia. I am proud my son has
been serving since the beginning of
Ithe war in your gallant ranks, Return
quietly to your barraeks and come
here .at the first call when you may
be required,"
"We . /are . reacly," ; answered the
guards; "show us the way."
"The olrrauthority is incapable of
leading Russia the right way," was
the answer. "Qur first task is to es„
1tabljsh a new authority which we all
believe and trust, which will be able
to save and magnify onr mother,
ztttssia."
`Che soldiers marched out shouting,
"Hurrah, Rodziankot" He was greet-
ed in the same manner by the officers
and men of the Grenadier Guards and
efiicers and troopers Jibe Ninth Cav-
alry Regiment. All the regiments af-
ter visiting the Duma returned to the
barracks . witli bands playing and
colors flying amid the enthusiastic
cheering of the people.
Russian Empress Hiding.
A despatch from Lonodon says: Ac-
cording to information received here
the Russian, people havebeen most
distrustful during recent events of
the personal influence of Empress Al-
exandra. She was supposed to exer-
cise the greatest influence over Em-
peror Nicholas. It is stated that her
whereabouts is not known, but it is
believed she 4s in seclusion, fearing
the populace. A Petrograd despatch
to the Daily Chronicle says the Em-
press of Russia has been placed under
guard.
The Empress Alexandra before her
marriage to the Emperor of Russia in
1894 was the German Princess Alix of
Hesse-Darmstadt.
•
CZAR APPRECIATED
SITUATION'S - PERIL,
He Evidenced His Wisdom and
Patriotism by Laying,Down
Supreme Authority.
A despatch from London says: -
The Times in an editorial on the Rus -
Man revolution says: "A great re-
volution has been accomplished in
Russia. The Czar has abdicated in
favor of his infant son. His brother,
the Grand Duke Michael, is expected
to act es regent. It has become clear
f'or' Some time pastthat the strained
relations between the Duma and the
Court could not last. The great
danger was that the Czar might fail
to realize his position with sufficient
promptitude and might either resist
a revolution or defer his decision, }Ie
has had enough wisdom and unselfish
patriotism not to take either of these
courses. By laying down the supreme
authority of bis own free will he 1',as
srved his people from civil war and
his capital from anarchy."
The revolution is commented upon
editorially here by other newspapers
with enthusiasm, mainly as a great
triumph .for the Entente an a great
disaster for the Central Powers, The
press describes it as the edeath of
German hopes and a more crushing
and more far-reaching blow than
Germany has yet recieved. The Lib-
eral papers also welcome it as a
triumph of democracy, presaging
great influence in the cause of Iiberty
throughout the world.
Pity and sympathy are expressed
for the Emperor, of whom the worst
said is that he lacks intellectual and
moral strength. Tributes are paid to
his generous and lovable disposition,
and his ardent desire to serve his
people.
30,000 PUBLIC HOUSES
MAY CLOSE IN BRITAIN
Solution of Difficulty in Restricting
Beer Output.
A despatch front London says :-
Thirty thousand saloons in Great Bri-
tain will probably bo closed during the
next few months, according to the
Mail. The measure is proposed as a
solution of the difficulty arising from
the compulsory restriction of the beer
output and the brewers are stated to
be in practical agreement with the
Government in regard to the remedy.
The closing of the saloons is said to
Wive been suggested by some of the
brewers- themselves. They contended
there were too many distributing
ageecies and that a this'd of them
could be suppressed without inconven-
iencing the public, while such it step
would citablethe liquor trade to he
cdndtieted more economically.. The
Arrangement seems to be, in brief, a
pooling agteoment'between the rival
brewers which own the public 'soma.
The brewers have been conferring re-
cently with the home OfFiee anti the
recommendations drafted at these con-
ferences will be submitted to a gen-
eral meeting of brewers.
OBJECTORS TO BE .EMPLOYED
IN AGRICULTURAL SCHEME
A despa-tch from Plymouth, Eng-
land, says The famous Dartmoor
prisons'at Princetown, on the Prince
of Wales Duchy estate, are to be
emptied of their Convict are
and turned over to the War Dopa.rt-
ment as barracks fee a regiment of
conseientieus objoeters, who will be
employed on sense .ambitious agricul
991131 schemes which the Prince of
Wales is to institute on his property,
/ant wee with joy it a sleet)
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heart ne o v r er
the divine plan,
- a-o-a--a-o--o-o--o-o-o-o-o-
WITH THE FINGERS !
SAYS CORNS LIFT OUT .
WITHOUT ANY PAIN
0 0 0 0 -
Sore corns, hard corns, softcorns or
any kind of a corn can shortly be lift-
ed right out with the fingers if you
will apply on the corn a few drops of
freezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
At little cost one can get a small
bottle of freezone at any drug store,
which will positively rid one's feet of
every corn or callus without pain or
soreness or the danger of infection.
This new drug is an ether com-
pound, and dries the moment it is ap-
plied and does not infiamd or even ir-
ritate the surrounding tissue. Just
think! You can lift off your corns and
calluses- now without a bit of pain or
soreness. It your druggist hasn't
freezone he can easily get a small bot -
tie for you from his wholesale drug
house.
FOR CARRYING LETTER
NOT SENT BY MAIL
American Sent to Jail for Three
Months in England.
A despatch from London says : At the Thames Police Court John
Robertshaw, an American citizen and
a fireman, was charged with having in
his possession a letter for transmis-
sion otherwise than through the post.
He arrived on Sunday by a Norwegian
ship laden with grain for Spain. The
officer of the Customs questioned the
prisoner, who produced the letter and
said he was going to post it when he
reached Spain. The Letter contained
falsehoods and exaggerations and re-
ferred to Zeppelin raids that never had
taken place. The prisoner was sen-
tenced to three months' imprisonment.
MAKING WEDDING RINGS
A "NATIONAL SERVICE"
Jeweler's Plea to Escape Enlisting Did
Not Avail.
A despatch from London says: -
A wedding -ring maker in applying to
West Hang tribunal for exemption
fz'om military service, said his firm is
now doing an enormous trade. In
answer to a question he said he con-
sidered that the making of weeding -
rings was a work of national import-
ance.
mportance. He was ordered to enrol under
the National Service scheme.
INDIA TO CONSERVE
MAN POWER FOR WAR
A despatch from Loudon says :-
The Italian Government has prohibited
all labor emigration from India.exeept
to the extent necessary to supply the
needs of Ceylon and :Measly States. The
order has been issued for the purpose
of conserving India's man -power for
labor in connection with the war.
GAS SUPPLY CUT OFF •
IN CITY OF ATHENS
i
A despatch from London says 1---
Reuter's Athens .correspondent cables
that the city's suply of gas ceased on
Wediitesday owing to exhaustion of the
stock of coal,
• 111 -Guided Zeal.
Wfliia�ii Clcilbe'force the slave, lib -
orates.; had a sister who was a hostler.
She lu10811l for William at the haat-
Ingsand succeeded 111 getting hien
elected to Parliament. On ono ()ma-
iden, when' she had concluded her
ettirrip speech, sortie ' etit!t.naiaets 111 the
crowd shouted;
"Miss Wilberforce forever!"
The lady stepped forward,
"Gontlotien, I thank you," oho said,
"but, believe me I 'tl tot wi h to
G ,i o , al shbs
Mies Wilberforce forever."
LORD KIT'CHENER AS
SOLDIER. AND MAN
TOWER OF STRI]NGTH IIV TIMES`
OF STRESS ANI) STRAIN.
A Book Lately Issued in London
Throws Some Light Upon His
Character,
The popular impression of Lord
Kitchener is that he was a strong
stern man, hard and unbending, But
those who knew him well do not con-
firm that impression.' In fact, like
most great men, he was many men in
one. Perhaps the man the correspond-
ents and reporters -who make or 1111 -
make a man, 50 far as popular hero-
worship is concerned --saw was the
driving, aflelent Kitchener, but for
different views ono has only to take
evidence as furnished in the pages of
the "Lord 'Kitchener Memorial Book, t
published last month' in London. The
book eontains many brief apprecia-
tions by prominent men, including
some of the;best known Entente gen-
erals of the present war, and is a fit-
ting recognition of the peculiar worth
of the hero of Khartoum. The book
contains the signatures .of all the
members of the Asquith Coalition
Government, a wealth of itchener
portrait', reproductions of is calls
for soldiers, and his public tterances.
The moat interesting feature, how-
ever, seems to be the symposium of
appreciations written by his collabor-
ators in the task of guiding the En-
tente to victory.'
Grasped the Issue.
General Sir William Robertson,
British Chief of Stair, writes;
"It is, universally admitted that, if
we eventually win this war, as we
may hope to do, the chief credit will
be due" to Lord Kitchener, for he
alone, so far as I am aware, grasped
from the first the magnitude of the
task in front of us. The rapidity and
efficiency with which he caused the
new armies to be raised, equipped and
put into the field were -little short of
marvellous. I doubt if the same results
could hav& been achieved by any
other man available at the time, nor
can they be fully appreciated by any-
one not acquainted with the stu-
pendous amount and varied nature
of the work involved in the creation
and organization of large military.
forces in the midst of a great war.
"When I was about to join him at
the War Gilles, he said to me: 'I am
not at all the kind of "K" some people
think I am' -and that was quite
true. The stern, ruthless, overbear-
ing character commonly attributed to
him had little foundation in fact, so
far as my knowledge of the man
goes. I have served many chiefs dur-
ing my 39 years of army service, and
I cpn truthfully say that I have
never been, brought into contact with
one who was more easy to serve. He
was a tower of strength when times
wde bad and difficulties and anxie-
ties arose, and those who enjoyed (his
confidence and got behind his na-
turally shy and forbidding exterior,
knew him to be a kind and consider-
ate gentleman, thoroughly honest in
word and deed. Personally I feel my-
self a better man for having known
him"
Kitchener's Army Organization.
Naturally Joffre's testimony receives
much prominence. Joffre likens Kitch-
ener to Carnot, "Organizer of Vic-
tory." He says:
"Right from the outbreak of . hos-
tilities, with a vision one must now
recognize a's prophetic of the neces-
sities of the struggle in which his
country was engaged he evolved the
scheme of the new military organiz-
ation that haste be set on foot; with
his tenacious will, undaunted by diffi-
culties of organization, instruction, or
equipment, he carried tluough the
plan he had set himself to accomplish.
Less than a year after the opening of
the campaign, divisions of Kitchener's
army were measuring forces with the
enemy overseas. To -day these sante
British regiments are fighting with a
push and vigor that is wearing down
the German wall before them."
Marshal ;fere closes with these
touching words:
• "It was under the flag of France
that this great Englishman first bore
arms. It is for the common glory
of France and Great Britain that he
has fallen, a soldier. His death has
struck me as that of a personal
friend and of one of the best friends
of my country."
A Typical Briton.
Count Cadorna; Chief of the Ital-
ian army, describes' Kitchener as
"one of the makers of a single front,"
as a soldier with real war -time di-
plomacy -bold and direct. Cadorna
'writes:
"Even in his appearance Ile seem-
ed to give a wonderful reproduction
of the national character of our Al-
lies beyond the Channel: that combin-
ation of calm serenity and unshakable
will which they contribute to the
gra;at common enterprise. Ile com-
nat 1icated an impression of controlled
strength; one divined that he was in-
spired by a limitless energy, that no
difficulty could stay hint until he had
reached the goal. But, if a soldier
may hazard an estimate of another
soldier, known to him for all too short
a tints, I would say that the quality
which I most appreciated in the late
Field -Marshal was the sureness of his
jurigraen s Lord Kitchener gave an
1
Pieret%blo p1oaf. Of this
quality
when, on the outbreak of the tear, he
showed so clear a vision of the nature
of the struggle and of the part in - it
which England liad to play."
His pitman Side.
We get froth the Marquis de:Chae
seloup Laubat e, vivid scene of Kitch-
eite•, "one morning in the winter of
199.4.1016," considering an urgent re-
quest from the Trench staff, The
Marquis a British officer who had liar-
tied to London with the request, and
the "Chief," were the only people pre-
sel1t, Tho situation ]incl beer p8Obod
quickly anti thoroughly, olid ----
"The Scdretar of State for a
y War
Wane back in his chair and ' remains
motionless, as if buried in his
thoughts. Then, suddenly, in a deep
and half -strangled voice, as if he
were uttering agonise of pain, he
slowly addresses the British officer
with these following words and short/
sentences which still,,ring in my ea11s'
and between which were great silences
as if he were gasping for breath:
'Tell Joffre ... tell my friend Joffre'
, that I am very sorry ... so very'
sorry that I can do no more.'
"As I have finished writing down
what he dictated, I turn round and
gaze at him and to my intense aaton
ishment I see that Field -Marshal Earl
Kitchener actually has tsars in his
eyes, because he is 'so very sorry that
he can do no more.' He catches my
look and, as if he were ashamed of
himself, and of what he seefna to con'
elder a weakness, he quickly puts back
his spectacles."
SPRING WORK IN THE ORCHARD.
.A sharp pruning -saw, sharply used,
means a sharp appetite.
A prompt cutting -back may help to
save peach trees that have been
frozen.
Stand by your orchard. It will not
go back on you if you do the fair
thing by it.
A man can take an axe and strike
off a limb of a tree in the orchard;!
but he never will be satisfied with the! .
job.
Suckers around the foot of a fruit
tree, or growing from,trunk or main
branches, are thieves. Cut them off
before they rob your orchard.
If nursery trees arrive in a frozen
or -dried -out condition, bury them for
a short time in the ground, to thaw,
and moisten them.
A handful of fertilizer right up near
the base of the trunk is a mistake;
open your hand a bit wider -scatter
the fertilizer far out, wherever the
roots go.
Some pruning rules: Remove
branches that pull top in.the wrong di-
rection. Remove branches that are
diseased.. Remove branches that seri-
ously interfere with cultivation. Re-.
move branches that are too high for
convenient gathering .of fruit. Re-
move top to cal -respond with root
when planting trees.
In March, before the buds swel;
spray fruit trees for fungous troubles,
such as peach leaf -curl, scab of pear,
and apple, fruit rot, leaf -blight, etc.
The Bordeaux mixture is the standard
fungicide. But remember that the
lime -sulphur mixture is also a fungi-
cide; so if you use it for San Jose
scale on your trees you will not need;
the early spray of Bordeaux.
After the pruning is done: 1, Ga-
ther up and remove from the orchard
branches and twigs that have been cut
off. Burn them. They afford homes
for the diseases and the insects that
may attack your trees if the rubbish
is left on the ground. 2. Cover the
wounds with a coat of good lead paint.
This helps,,,to keep out the water and
prevent disease and decay. 8. Spray
the trees with a solution of one gallon
commercial lime -sulphur to nine gal-
lons of water. Spraying just after .
pruning reduces the cost of applying
the material, as there is less brush to
cover than at other times. Moreover,
it is close to the right season for the
lime -sulphur.
Grape or currant cuttings can be
made from the largest and best devel•
oped wood of the past year's growth,
This should be cut into pieces about
eight inches long, having at least two
buds, and packed in damp sand of
moss in the cellar until planting time
this spring. Make cuttings as early
as possible.
Each San Jose scale is very tiny,
rather flat and round, pressed close
to the bark; in color it often is gray-
ish, or it may resemble the bark in
tint; at or near the middle of each
scale is a small, round, slightly elong-
ated, black point or nipple. Badly in-
fested trees are covered so thickly
that the bark may be completely hid-
den in places, and have an ashen or
scurfy appearance. The standard rem-
edy is the lime -sulphur mixture, which
can be bought ready-made of seeds -
men and manufacturers, or can be
made at home,
How to make the lime -sulphur mix-
ture at home: Slake twenty-two
pounds of flesh lump lime in the ves-
sel in which the mixture is to be boil-
ed, using only enough water to cover
the lime. Add seventeen pounds of
sulphur (flowers or powdered), hav-
ing previously mixed it in a paste with
water. Then boil the mixture for
about an hour in about ten gallons of
water, using an iron but not a copper
vessel Next add enough more water
through wire sieve or netting, and ap-
ply while mixture ks still warm. A
good high-pressure pump is essential
to satisfactory work. Coat every par-
ticle of the tree before the buds swell
in the spring, do a thorough job,
African Giants.
There are many giants in .Africa
nine feet high. Some of them weigh
300 pounds, and are strong enough to
kill a panther at one blow. Perhaps
you tllinlc such. big fellows must be
clumsy, but they are not. They can
inn faster than any horse, springing
12 to 14 feet at a leap. This rill
sonde like a fairy story, but Pct so
when you hear that these Afi.'ieeri
giants aro •-eatl'icheS,
to snake, fn a11, fifty gallons. Strain