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Why was the marriage of Herod awl
Herod uldawful? Why ilia Herod
fear John? Who danced t ltritat on tit ,
diet Herod, take? What request wee
made of Herod,. end by whom? What
were Herod's. feelinge when the requeet
Waa motet What wae, the resat?
PRACTICAL SURVEY,
• I,ESSON XeeeSEPT., 1, 1912.
Topiee-The Votee of Conseienee.
Quiekened a. guilty memory.
The Death of John the Baptiste", H. Pointed out spotlit) crimes,
Mark 6: 14-29. Temperance leason, I. Quickened a gOilty Memory, The
Commentareo-L A. trembled conscience aeneelenee of Herod deetroyed hie treed.
(ve, 14.20.) 14, King Herod_ouenat ,Aa. Under an aveueing eonseience his these.
tipas, the ruler ef Galilee end Perea.
itie father wes lierod the Great, who
tette king of all Palestine evhen Christ
was born, and who attempted to elite,
him, calming. the death of the infante
of Jerusalein. -it the death of Herod
the Great, his *ens were appointed to
rule, the territory being divieed between
them, Archelaus had Judea, Herod
Philip, Teetchoultie, and Herod ,Antipas,
Galilee and Perm, it wee the ambition
of Antepas to be called king, and this
title was eometirnes applied to Min
through courtesy, His name was spread
abroad-Jeeus lied been engaged 3n las
public! ministry for more than two years
and his teachings and enireelee Itad. heen
evidely reported, and the newa had
reached to the Niece .of Herod Autipae•
Mk ruler had •deserted Ids .first wife,
the daughter cif Aretas, the king of Ara-
bia,. and Aretas made -wax upon Herod
to avenge the wpm; done hie daughter;
thus 'fermi was kept Wee, with his ene-
my on the eoutheaetern border of his
dominion. lt 'has therefore been sug-
gested that Antipae had but recently
Iteaed.of the great works that were be-
ing wrought by our Lord,
15. Others saide-Perhaps Herod's
Mende endeavored to quiet his alarm.
Ellas-Elijale There was an expectation
that Elijah would reappear according to
the words of the prophet Malachi (4; 5.)
The people failea to perceive that this
prophecy was fulfilled in the coining of
John. A propheta-A prophet. ld.
Herod .... said, It is John, whom 1 be-
headed -His guilty conscienee made him
afraid, And he had cause eriotigh. to fear,
if he believed thet John was alive from
die dead; • for ono who bad the power to
terise from the dead or who was eufficl-
ently honored by .10e:with to be reified
fatim the dead would. lie able to de Her-
od much injury. 17, 'Bound him in prison
--The place of the imprisonment was in
the southea.Etern part of the dominion
of Herod, at Macherus, where he had
a palace with a prison attached. For
Herodias' saae-l-Terodias was the
dattohter of Arietolndus, the son of Her-
od the Great. Shelled. married her un•
ele, Herod Philip, whom she deserted for
Herod Antipase Herod Antipas had put
away his wife, the daughter .of Aretus,
18. John had said -There was courage
in that rugged prophet of the wilderness
to deelare the treth in the presence of
the ruler, even theugh that troth was
irt the highest degree unpalatable to the
guilty Igor. John spared neither com-
mon sinnere, nor stoners high in the so-
cial scale in his denunciation of Iniquity.
Not lawful for thee-licrod was guilty
in putting away his wife; was gnilty in
taking the wife pf his brother (Tiered
:Philip was living); wee guilty in marry-
iog Ins niece, who, WAS else eister-in-
la w. Herodias was unprincipled and am-
. bitious, Sho had married Herod.Philip.
the eldest son ,of • Herod the Great.
thinking that he would enter upon the
inheritance of hie father, but, when
'Philip was disinherited and became poor,
she deeerted him for Antipas, who was
tetrarch and rich. It wns proper for
John to reprove Herod. 19. Had a gnar-
1 erel against him -"Set herself aoainst
him." --R. V. Would have killed. 'him -
The Greek has the Mee of a settled pur-
pose to kill him. The reason why Hero-
; dies could not kill John is given in the
V.pext verse. 20. Herod feared John-
Herod's feelings toward John were min-
Aled. Ile feared him, he admired him,
he hated him.
eiew of life aud cicalae* could
not hold. COltadenee faithctIlly por-
trayed evils committed, faithfully' eon -
domed hie wrongs and. ehaetened his
pride rigorously, but it would not undo
bie past or make his preeent peaceful or
his future hopeful. Ire could remember
(Waite in isuch a way as to eee every
evil resting upon hinteelf, not finding re-
lief in bringing others an ue the cause
of hie crime. In hira we have the Blue-
tration of the power of an aroused con-
science as God's avenger of sin, The
report of Christ's marvellOtte Works
awoke the solemnities of even lIerod's
haecal nature, and made him a Wittivi3S
unto lihnself that the world is under the
rule of a eepreme moral governor. The
(10f -willed and voluptuous king was
forced to acknowledge the same optritual
realties that John had bteadfastly
Yet trying to e‘icapti from himself he.
could not tell what to do with the pew-
ent situation in the light of his past con-
duct, There woe a mixture of o guilty
eMarelenee, superstition, policy, cunning,
and ignorunce. The Baptiet'e VOlee
seemed always to sound in his guilty
soul. Conscience and memory iiserted
their power, So that Heroll and his ugly
crimes were left alone together. Thouga
Herod diel not originate the plan to
murder John, he executed it, and hie
coneeience forced him to say, "MOM I
beheaded." Cowardice, superstithin and
cruelty go together. Herod's bistory is
a. solemn warning upon the natare of
sin.
H. Pointed out specific crimes. lt
was the carrying out of that promise
made over the eine-cup whieh made
Herod a murderer. Debauchery and
crime keep close eompany. Herod as-
sumed to regard a blasphemous oath as
more sacred than the law of God. His
mind had been darkened and poisoned
by his indulgence) in false pleasures of
luet and intemperance. The Grecian
habits of danchig, as introduced into
Palestine, became Satan's trap for Her-
od. There wits a time when Herod heard
John gladly. There was something
within him whieli yearned toward jus-
tice and goodness. With all his evil
practices and abandonment of prineiple,
Herod could not but admire and respect
John. He knew honeetly, faith and de-
votion, when he saw them in John. He
even applied his preaching to hie own
case in some particulars so that he "did
many thinge. He followed his advice
in some reforms. lt is likely that he
counted himself sufficiently righteous
and secure against the wicked. Having
thus persuaded himself, he may have
harkened with great delight to the faith-
ful descriptions of dangers in which
others stood. Partial reformation with -
Out repentance caused Herod to cling
to his darling sin. When John rebuked
him for that sin and said, "It is not
lawful," Herod's friendship changed to
enmity. Ho was angry with John when
he should have been angry with his own
sins. He had admired the man in whom
he sow justice and holiness, but he re-
fused to be helped into that place of
noble manhood. He determined to -seek
an escape from further preaching and
exhortation. He eould imprison the
man. but he could not imprison the
truth. could not hinder Johiee
work. It was finished, and could not
be undone. He had doue the faithful
work of a preacher of repentance. We
read the character of Herod and Herod-
ias and Salome in a few verses of this
lesson. There is no better mirror to
reflect the heart than the choice of
pleasures. T. It. .A.
11. A rash' promiee (vs, 21-23)4 21. A
convenient day was come -A day suit-
able to the cherished and wicked pur-
pose of Herodias. She had long desired
to have John slaitt and was seeking an
opportunity to accomplish this end.
On Ms birthday -in imitation of the
Roman emperors, the Herodian princes
kept their birthdp with feasting and
revelry and magnificent banquets. -
Cam. Bib. Lords,. high captains- Civil
and military officers, Chief estates -
"Chief men.' -R. V. They were men of
high rank in Galilee. These feasts were
held in the evening and often extended
far into the night. 22. The daughter of
the said Herodias -This Was Salome, the
daughter of Herod Philip and Herodias,
Came in, aud da.nced-at was custo-
mary in the East on occasions of this
sort to hire dancing girls to perform
in the presence of the banqueters. No
reputable maiden could ever have done
such a thing. Wine was flowing freely
and the feasters, in various stages of
intoxication, welcomed the degrading en-
tertainment that was furnished them.
Herodias was so desirous of having
John executed, that it is more than
probable that she, _was a party to the
arrangement tvliereby her own daughter
ehould be degraded to play the part of
a dancing gni, knowing that the ban-
queters would be likely to bestow costly
gifts upon the performer.
III. A heartlese request (vs. 24-20).
24. What shall ask -The question cel
Salome was natural enough, and a wise
and honorable mother tvould have so
directed her daughter as to reflect ere-
dit upon hereelf, iter daughter and. the
one making the offer, The head of John
the Baptist-Thie was a murderous re-
quest, yet this conselenceless womati
had been waiting for Just sueh an oppor.
tunity as this. 25. Give me -Tit a agog.
er-Perbieps the feast suggested theidea
of having the head of John borne in 'Oti
a large iilatter, as food had been sere -
ed. to the guests. 20. Exceeding sorry --
Ms better nature attempted to assert
itself, as he realized the import of Sal.
ome's request. He knew John was a
righteoue man, and that the people fav.
ord
IV. A foul murder (vs. 27.29. Int-
mediaely-If there had been a delay to
allow time for sober reflection, Waite
might have taken a different turn, but
the condition of Herod and the necasion
favorea the completion of Herodias'
plot. Executioiter-"A. soldier of his
guard." -R. V. In the prison -The pri-
tem was probably in a part of the pal-
ace hi which the feast was held, 28. Gave
it to the dameel-She was only the ag-
ency by which the Woody deed had been
done. AVe tan senrcely imagine that
she Was pleased with the ghastly gift.
Gave it to her mother -She gained her
purpose, but het gloating over the tea*.
ray brought but partial and fleetiug
eatisfaction. Mis'fortones followed thia
unhappy pair. Herod lost his clorainion,
u'as banished to OW, thence to Spain.
Ifetodias vitiated his banishment and
both MN' in ilisrate. 20. His dieeiples,
ete.e.John.e dieeiples were faithful to
their master to the Wet. The body lenly
Itad been thrown out and they perform-
ed the tad tite of burial. Motthew says
they "went ana tola
011egiona.- What did Trowel e Ay when
l.Le Lord of ilie fame of Jogs? In what
trieon had, John been put? whom?
Why/ 'Why dia Herodias late John?
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WORLD'S CROPS
Preliminary Estimate of
Year's Production.
!TORONTO MARKETS.
vAiorzits, ?at AIIKET.
Dreseea hogste/i• •• •• oeil, 75
Better, dairy . ••• 0 27
Eggs, dozen...• *Of, •• •to. Of, 0 310
Obit.licus, lb.. •••• •. OOOOOO •. 4J 17
DO., spring •••• Oat. 0 20
Deciding -a .. 440 1100 0.0# 4;17
Votatoeo. new. buehel., le)
t'elery, dozen ..
Cabbage, dozen,
Beer, forequarters, cwt., S 00
Do., himiquarter4, cwt.... 13 00
Do., choice :sides, oWt...... 11 25
Do„ medium*, /*A* 00 Pi 00 150.
continue, vet- 7 00
:Mutton, light, .. .. 8 00
"Yeats, common, ewt .. 7 60
I)o, prime, ewt.. 11 00
S'prinr,' lambs A. .... cit)
Washington, Aug. 26. -Preliminary
figures of this year's production of the
principal crops of several foreign coun-
tries were received to -day by the De-
partment of Agriculture by cable from'
the International Tnetitute of Agricul-
ture at Rome, Italy, as follows:
Wheat-Pruesia. 00,472,000 bushels;
Bulgaria 03,750,000 bushels; Canada,
187,927,0'00 bushele; Egypt, 29,948,000
bushels.
Corn -Spain, 25,981,000 bushels; Egypt,
70,418,000 bushels.
Cotton -Egypt, 844,144,000 pounds. •
Ilye-Pruesia, 346444,000 bushels;
Ilulgaria, 12,400,000 'bushels; Belgium,
22,518,000 bushels; Dermark, 18,038,000
bushele.
Barley-Priosia, 81,125,000 bushels;
Budgaria 18,373,000 bushels; Canada.
32,520,006 bushels; Egypt, 10,845,00()
bushels ; Danmark, 25,055,000 bushels.
Oats- Prussia 387,444,000 bushels;
Canada. 340,022,0'00 buehels; Denmark.
52,e0a,000 bushels; Hungetry, 87,549,004
bushels.
Riee-Spain, 8,004,000 bushels; Egypt,
14,500,000 bushels.
The condition of cereal crops in Russie
is etich as to predict yields above the
average.
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GRADE STOCK
Government to Assist Stock
Raising in New Ontario.
Toronto, Aug, 26. -Plans for the build-
ing up of a big live stook and dairying
industry in Northern Ontario are now
being perfected by the Department of
Agriculture. Title fall live stook im-
provement aesoeiations will be etarted
in all the great northern distriets-Tent.
lekaming, alanitoulin, Sudbury and the
Fort William Section. Any group of
tuelye settlers may form en aseocia-
tion and eaeh one ill be given a choke
of a high grade bull, Leo Imers or five
renal. These animals will be purchaeed
by the Ontario Government front well-
knetem cattle, sheep and hog breeders in
older Ontario, the oecounte being met
by the $5,000 lot aeide out of the Fed-
eral grant to agriculture.
The department lute already placed
a number of registered Shorthorns on
the eepeiimental farm at :',1fonleith. and
next spring a high-grade bull will be
purehatied in the ola eoufttry. The
intention is to mini a fine grade of
milkere on the farm aria diem,* of them
to IWtitela at 103v PritiPq• 11114 a
number of huge will he Pent to the farm
.ted. later a start trill be made with
eberp.
ere 25
34
0 15
*.r.!
0 19
1 tiv
0 4.1
9 Uti
11
ati
s 00
10 00
9 00
13 00
at 00
SUGAR AIA.I1KET,
Sugars aro quoted he Torouth, in bags,
Per ewt, a.s follows:
Extra granulated , t>t. Lawrence ....$5
Do., Redpatles . ..... b 0.)
Do„ Aeadla.• .... ••••• Role, 00
imperial, granulated .. 4.... 4 PO
Beaver, granulated , lb 44 •O 4.6.1•0. I 00
NO. 1 yeilow.••• ••• •.. ••• ...... 4 00
In barrelk,, 50 per CNN t. more; ear lotS,
ec
THE FRUIT MARKIa.
The market to -day was fairly
with little change in *values:
Meek currants .. - ..$ 1,75
Blueberries, blet. .. .. :: 3315
Potatoes, bbl - .. , ,
Do„ pative, bag .. .. 14 1.00
Celery, demi), .. .„ . .. 50
Onions, Bermuda, box .. 1.00
Cabbage, dozen - .... .. 30
Tomatoes, bkt .. .. .. .. 30
Watermelons, each .. ... • 40
Caotaloupes, Can., bkt. • . 4,0
Peaches, yellow, 11 (its.- 65
Do., white .. .. 30
Do., St, John, 6 qts. ..
Plums, choice .... .. 90 70
Pears, bkt. .. • , . • ... • 50
Apples, bkt. .. .. .. . , ..
Oranges, late Valencias .. 41:0:2(551
Lemons, ease .. - .. .. 5.00
Bananas, bunch .. - ..
ee tie e,
$ 2..00
1,50
0.00
1,00
00
0.00
40
40
50
65
40
00
75
00
30
4.50
5.30
2.00
LIVE STOCK.
Toronto despatch - Vnion Stovk
'Yards; Reeeipte, 1,499 cattle, 98 caltes,
377 hog% 54 sheep, 31 horses,
The market was rather etrung, with
all elaeses dearer, and good cattle Tether
scorer.
Teday's quotatiomn
Export cattle, choice .$ ()
Do., medium, • 0.50
Do., bulls.. .... 5 00
Butcher cattle, choice .... 6 50
Doe medium.. , . 6 25
Do„ common Of 3 50
Butcher cowe, cholee .. • , 5 00
Do., medium 3 00
Doe canners.- .. • 1 50
Do., butte.. • • • • 4 30
Feeding steers .... 5 09
Stoekers, choice.... 00
Do., light.. . 4 50
choice, each.. • • 30 00
Springers- . , 49 00
Sheep, ewes. 4 00
Ducke and culls , • , ,• 3 00
Lambs.. 5 50
How, fed and watered 8 75
Hogs, f.o.b., 8 e5
Calvoi..- *490 4.40 6 00
OTHER MARKETS.
WINNIPEG
'Wheat -
Sept.... ..
December ..
cOtao tbse-r . . . . •• •• ••
AIINNEAPOLIS
Minneapolis - Wheat - Closed -
01 5 -se; Dec., 03 3-8e; MaY, 96 5 -Se to 96-
0-1e; No. 1 hard, *Leo 1-8; No. 1. northern,
92 4 -Se to tg.i 5-e; .No. 2 northern, ss
to 1.'6 5 -Se.
Corn -No. 3 yellow, 77e to 78e.
Oats -No. 3 white, 10 1-2c to 1.110.
Bye -No. 3, &is to 65b.
Bran -$18 tu $19.50.
Flour--Leadizig local patents,. in wood,
f.o.b.. Minneapolis, ;1.t.); to $4.03; other
patents, $4.0 to $4,S5; first .clears, $3.56 to
$3.S0; xceond clears, 4.2.60 to $2.0b.
DULUTH. GRAIN.
Duluth - Wheat - Closed -New n heat,
No. 1 northern, 91 1-2c; Sept„ Ulu btu.;
Dec., 03 1. -Sc; May, 97 6 -Sc hid.
11141.11.ICIEMS.
London Ont.-Itidgetree,113 colored, 12e.
21 UV. sad at 13 3 -se; Blanchard and Als-
Eouri, no do.- Pend :teats, 1.50 colored, 1.1,t
II •
•
1010111.Ellmille
melee. banitne iee: yearlings, 25/e high.
$3.76; a few, $6; wi,titern, $1.75 to owes, ws oF THE
to $1.25; sheep. mixed, $11 tO 11.734
er; iambs, $1.';10 to taw; yearlings. e5.34 to
-IONTREAL LIVE S'I`Oteli..
Montreal despateh: West End Market
--Cettle-Reempts about 900, ealvtse
330; sheep and lambs 2,000 hogs, 1,900.
Prim beeves, 6 3-4 to 7 1.4c, medium,
4 3-4 to 01,ae, common 3 1-4 to 42/0.
Calves, 3 to 014,C; sheep, 4 1-4e; 110101
8 3.4e; lambs, (3 1.4e.
PROVINCIAL MARKETS
Londou.-Potatoes were 60e to 65e
per Imehel. Toniatoce averaged 30e per
basket. Butter beays were 25e per peck;
green torn, 10e to 13e per dozen; mull-
flowere, 2 for 15e; beets, 200, per dozen.
cucumbers, 19e to 25e per dozen, and eali.
bage 30e to 40e per dozen,
tne grain market there \MS a
scarcity of oats. Some of this year's
crop retailed to -day at 35e to 400 per
hueliel. Wheat was 20e to 613 new
wheat 85e to 90e. There is a strong de-
mand for hay, and a hundred loads have
been sold on the London market during
the week. The price to-dsty was $14 per
ton, Butter was retailed at from 20e
to 30e per pound, ana egge were scarce
at 2.1c to 25e. There aro no changes in
priees of cheesed meate, Dressed
hogs average $11,25 per cwt., and lite
hog$ will be $8,13 per cwt.
---
Guelph. -Tomatoes, 35e to 45c a bas -
Let, Butter, e5e to 27c. Egge, 21e to
20e, Fowl. 05e to $1 eaelt. Clackens, 18e
to 20c potind. Ducks, 70e each. Apples,
25e basket. Potatoes, 75e. Carrots, 4
bunches for 10e. Turnips, 4 for 5c. Cu-
cumbers 10e dozen. Cabbage, Cei head.
Crabapples, 20e small basket. Peaches,
50c a basket. Beans, 30c basket.
$7 10
0 75
5 50
0 05
6 50
5 00
5 25 .
4 e0
2 50
5 05
5 25
5 25
4 75
70 00
(30 00
5 00
25
7 00
8 50
GRAIN ENCIIA.NGE.
Open.Hig h. LoW. CLOS%
.. 03% 03% eeet, ye%
• •• 90% 90%
1:0 avg. AvonLank, 200 colored, a le avg.,
hold at 13 7-Itic, W. Nis (k1: J.. 20 14, cot -
°Led, 20, 21 avg. Ballyri.ole T„ 44 L.),
colored, 19. 21 avg. DunbOynei 1o0 colnee..1;
soh!, at 13 11 -Se. "Cotal, 0‘5 boxes oviereu,
413 sold. Bidding, 1.3e to 13 4-1be.
CoWalleV1110, Q110. -At flie,• mooting 01
the Eastern Townships _Dairymen's .Asio-
elation held hero tills afternoon butter
ail sold at 26 1-30, and Lame 1.11 sold at
1 31-6c.
St. Hyacinthe, Que,-Butter sold here
to -day at 26 c'tteeS0 10e.
Watertown, .4. .17. -The cheese sales
Were 6,800 boxes, Which sold at 15 1-4c to
15133e-iSlee.ville -Seventeen oundred cheese
were offered to -day. Three ltu»dred. and
thirty sold at 13 11-16c; 7.60 at 13 5 -Sc; 375
at 13 9-16c; ;0 at 13 1-20 and 13 8-16e.•
: LIVERPOOL PRODUCE.
Wheat -Spot, steady.
No. 2 .111anitoba, Ss 1 1-2d.
No. 3 Manitoba, Ss tld.
• leuturee-leirm; Oct., is 7 7-Sti; Dee., Is
5 1-2d.
Corn -Spot, firm.
American mixed, old -is 4d; new kiln
dried, Ts td.
Futures -Weak; Sept., 5s 3 1-1d; Dec.,
1s 11 7-su.
Flour -Winter patents, 29s 6d.
'lops in London (Pacific Coast) -fl to
fee
Beef, extra India mess -133s 0d.
Pork, prime mess, western -07s Cd..
Hams. short cut, 14 to 16 lbs. -60s 6d.
Bacon, Cumberland cut, 26 to 30 lbs. -
665.
Short ribs, 16 to 111 lbs. -71s.
,::11.9e,ar bellies, 11 to 16 lbs. -63s eti•
Long clear middles, light, 28 to 31 lbs.
Long clear middles, heavy, 35 to 40 lbs.
-6Ss 0d.
Short, clear ba.cks, 10 to 20 lbs. -62s 6d,
Shoulders, square, 11 to 13 lbs. -66s.
Lard-Prituc western, in tierceS, 55s.
American, refincd-65s 6d.
tilteese-Caltadian 'finest White, new,
41.46d.
retroleum, refincd-9 8-5d.
Colored, new --66s 6d.
Tallow, prime eity-32s 6d,
Turpentine, spirits -33s.
liCE111) eonunon-10s 4 1-11.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Cattle -Receipts, estnnated at 17,000.
Market -Steady to 10c higher.
Beeves..2.4 e• 14 06 to •• 4.11.$5 85 $10 00
TeXas steers.• .• .• .• •• •• 6 00 6 80
'Western steers .• 6 25 8 110
Stockers and feeders .. .... 4 30 7 40
eoWS and heifers .. •• .. 2 75 8 20
Calves,. . .„ ,411,.•* 41,11 6 50 10 25
Hogs-Reee'ip'ts estimated at 28,000.
Market -Fairly active and 10e higher.
.• ..... 400 4 ••• •O•oI 8 30 0 00
'Stilted •. 449 *06 ••• ••• 4114 * 8 15 9 00
MiXedisi 04 100 1.9 •94 •10 t0 8 1:5 111.1
Heavy.. .. • 40, S 00 S S5
leougil •••• *44 114 444 4,00 8 00 14 LO
..4 .•. 5 GO 1:4
Einik. of Faits . •• 8 30 80
Sheop----Itecelp'0 estimaTed at 25,000.
Market ----Weak to lee lower.
Native oho *it to ••• 604 .44 or/ 25
Western ... •••• ado Oil• 40 44, .3 25
VearlingA •• • ••. . 4 30
tittubs, native... .41 .11, O••10 4 54)
Western •••4 •••• 4 30
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BUFFALO LIVE STOCK.
East Buffalo deSPatch: Cattle - ne-
ecIpts, 4,800 heae; acalve and steady to '
lee higher; prime eteers, $0.40 to $9.75;
tont/Ding, $8,50 to E.25; butchers, Oa to
We; heifers, $4.75 to $8: cows, $3.75 to
30 60; butts. el to $0.; stockers alio reed.
ors, $1.25 to $5.75; stock belfers, $4 tO $1.401
ft(MI rows and springers, aett3/0, and
to $3 higher, $'.A to $73.
Veals-neeeipts, TO; head; aelive, and 24
to the loWer, $4 to $11: a. few at $41.25.
Itogs --Receipt 0, 00)0 licod; 4011,41 Lind
154, to 1.1-rtyv IniVett, $0.40
ot
$7: datrie,, $9 Lo $11.10.
Slieel) and laitari-lleeelpt,=, 0,006 head;
Si, Thomas. --Peaches, while not as
plentiful as 0, year ago, are of improved
quality, and there will be a good erop.
The retail price at present is 730 per
basket, but the bulk of the crop is yet
to COMe. Plums tiro going at 50e to 75c
per basket. Apples are 15e to 20e per
1K'clee and pears 20c to 25c per peck.
Tomatoes are very abundant, eelling at
23e to 40e per peek; butter, 28c to 30e;
eggs, 23c to 25e; loose hay, $15; baled
hay, $10 to $18; mite, 50e to 33e; old
wheat, 93c; new wheat, VW; live hogs,
$8,20; Mike, 81,ec to 10tec; washed
wool,
• t
Chathame-Butter, 25c to 28e; eggs,
22e; chickens, 30e to 65e; potatoes,
plentiful, peck, a0e; oats, old, 45c bush-
el; new 35e to 40e; wheat, old, 950;
'new, litk;; hay, ';e0 to $10; wool, lb., Me
to 20e; liege live, cwt., $845 to $8.33.
Raius have damaged the bean crop, and
a shortage is likely. Corn looks good.
Threshing is well under way.
Stratford, Ont. - Butter, 26c to
270 a pound; thickens ranged from 40e
to 70c; ducks, 50e to 55e; potatoee were
plentiful, 25e to 30c a peck; wheat, old,
vr,e; do., new, 00e; oats, 45e; hay, $10
per ton; hogs, $8 to $8.35 per ewto
wool, witehed, 11 to 12e; do. unwashed,
10e to 20 1-2e; Mae, 10e to lle; calf-
skine, l'ec to lle a. pound.
Berlin, Ont. -There was a big demand
for new potatoes, owing to the great
reduction in the price. Splendid varieties
were offered at 80c and 90c per bag, and
found ready sale. Eggs wore somewhat
scarce, and the prevailing price was 26
to 27e per dozen. Butter sold at 270 per
lb.; chickens were not as *allot as
was expected, and prices ranged from 40
to 60e each, while ducks sold. from 00e
to 90e each. Cucumbers for pickling
were sold in large quantities at 23c per
erock. Corn WaS also plentifua
at from 12 to 13c per dozen. Plums sold
at (10 to 80e per basket.
Owen Sound -Butter, 24e. Eggs) 24e.
Chickens, 10 to 17c; fowl lle. Potatoes,
el per bag. Dreeeed hogs, $11.25. Ilay,
$10 to $10.50. Live hogs, $8.25. Hide%
11 to Calfekins, 17c. 'Harvesting is
o etondstill because of incessant rain.
Peterboroa Aug. 24. -The prieee of live
how) here dropped from $8.40 to $8.25
during the week. Baled hay. $11 to
ielna loose, $10 to $12; wheat, Ontario,
$1.05; oat% 50e farmers' hides, 9c; but-
chers', 10c; wool, washed. le to 20e; po-
tatoes, owing to prospects of a big crop,
much lower. 75c to $1 bag; turkey»,
$1.25; ducks. 50c to 70e each; chickens,
75e to :el pair; butter. 29e; ego. 25e.
The continued wet weather, while. bene-
fiting )11.0et crops, interferes with the
harvesting of the late grain*.
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Belleville -The supply of new potatoes
was very large. mid the price dropped
to 21e per peek; better, 34. to 35e, 11).;
potatoes, 81.25 per bag, eggs 24c to 25e;
chickens. 60c to 00c pair; fowls, $1.00 to
*1,30 pair; hay, $10.50 to $11 per ton;
hay, baled 811 per ton; pork, dressed,
$1.75; hogs. live. $8.23; oats, 50c to 53e;
wheat, $1.00 buehel; waehed wool, 20e;
calfskins, 65c; city hides, 101-2c; coun-
try hides, 9e; dtteks, 81,00 to $1.20 pair;
tomatoes, $1.50 bushel.
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HOUSEBREAKER
Went to Sleep in House Be
En' ered.
DAY IN BRIEF
*••11.94.4,94.1.00
Poor -Box Robber Caught by
Montreal Priest.
'Windsor, Auo. 25. -It is quite as un-
lawful to break into 0 eitizen'e bone°
and steal or attempt to steal a night's
free lodgieg as it is to carry off any
of the goods or chattels front the
house, accordiug to a decision handed
down here yesterday by Pollee Mag-
istrate Leggett.
Omar Bothlite, of Detroit, entered
the home of Elihn Wigle itt Quellette
aeenite one eveuing last week while
the family was absent. lIe selected
the best room in the house and went
to bed, where he was diecovered by
Mr. Wigle upon his return.
Bothhte told the notice he must
have been drunk, but the fact that
the house had been partly ransacked
in a syetematie manner convineed the
(rakers that BOtillite was caught un-
awares by the ttnexpeted return of
the family and joreped into bed as a
Moe He was given a nine months'
80riteriee at Central Prison.
RUSSIAN CROPS.
Italian Army Aviator Dies
While Reconnoitering,
Ottawa, Aug. 24.-A. eablegram reeeived
from the International Institute, Rome,
gives the following estimated production
of the 1912 cereal (Tops of 73 governments
or the Ilus.sian Empire compared with
the final figures of 1911:
Russia (73 goy.) Mk:Alan nitwit
1012. 1911.
bushels. Intsheis.
'Wheat.. .. .. .. .. .• 711,910,000 :.09,494,00
line. 4. .. .•,,, .. .. fa:1,721,000 102,050,000
Barley •• .. .. .. 41,10 41%176,000 411A11.000
Oats ,. .. .. .. .. 97t,R13,000 807,514,000
Maize ., .. .. . . . . . . 6 .7 „ ,S2,20 ,
T. IC, -.Doherty, (..411101 orfleer & Pallad-
ian Corrispondent, Publication Branen,
Dept. of Agriculture.
0".•""'"""""'''.***410.40..0,4*04.4.4.999
MONTREAL GRAIN SHIPMENTS.
llontreal. Aug. 26.-4Shipmente
grain and flour from the port of Mon-
treal for the week entitle, Aug. e4, woe
as follovt ;
Wheat. •tt7.830 hush; oak. 137,310
hush; 108,024 9ado, and meal,
100 6ftekv.
Death of a Well -Known
Clydesdale Breeder,
••••••*••••• *Tr.*
Captain J. A. Morrison and John Norton
Griffithe are aetive. This group, which
is spoken of in the eity as the Howard
eyudieate, le pouring eash int() the de.
velopment 4)/ Vaneouver, B. C. Lord
Revelstoke and the Baring" Sir Edward
Coates, Greufell, Lord Deeborougit
and Lord Charles Bereeford, acting
through Rowe & Putman, their brokere,
hold extensive intereste aerose the Ai.
'antic, while so far as is known they
are not interested in any seltemee for
the development and ealvation of the
agricultural interosto of the Euglish
working populetion.
see.
A ten -year-old boy, Janice Matheson
was drowned at Xing,stea,
Competition promises to be keen for
the Palma trophy.
Sydney D. Smyth, of Lindsay, was
found dead following a family reunion.
Rev. Dr. George If. Cornieh, welle
known Methodiet clergyman, died.
Steamers on Lake °Matto Were driven
to shelter by Saturday nightti storm.
The freight handiers' strike on the
water front, Toronto, is still unsettled.
Adelard Perron, seven years old, was
drowned iu the Lachine Canal when try-
ing to get ids hat,
A unauimous call was extended to
Rev. J. 0. McLeod, Port Hastings, N. S.,
by St. Andrew's Church, Lanark.
Lieut. Itlanzini, of the Italian army,
while reconnoitering in an aeroplane on
the coast of Tripoli, fell into the se.a
and was drowned.
.A.bralmin Kirk, charged with kidnak
ping a child, was remanded by Mame-
trate Denison, of Toronto on Saturday
until Tuesday. •
Shounie Giallo% a French girl ten
years of age, Wati drowned at Port Col-
borne, her brother, a year younger,
plunging in tu save her, but in vain.
The so-called German war menace was
etrongly deprecated by Rev. Dr. George
0. Workman in his sermon in Central
Methodist Church, Toronto, last night.
A meesage from Gutman, Cashmere,
states that a messemeer from Skardu
has returned with aut)thentic news that
'William Hunter Workman and his party
of mountain climbers are safe.
Another sudden death from heart fail-
ure oecurred in Sarnia yeeterday, mak-
ing it the second in town within a week.
The victim in this case is Mrs. Law,
wife of William J. Law, a well-known
painter.
For stealing from a poor -box in St.
Peter's Church, Montreal, on Saturday,
F. Coutois was fientenced to three
months in jail at hard labor. He was
captured by the priest after an exciting
struggle.
The Ontario Government is asking for
tenders on the new Ontario Veterinary
College, which was decided at the last
session to erect at the tomer of Ander-
son. street and University avenue, To-
ronto.
Work upon the plans for Trinity Uni-
versity's new home between Hoskin ave-
nue and the rear of McMaster Univer-
sity, Toronto, will be started at once, aC-
cordi»g to a statement made by Provost
Macklem.
W. H. Merrill, the well-known Toronto
barrieter, who attempted suieide, with
a razor on Thursday, was reported as
resting much easier at a late hour last
evening, and the authorities at St. Mich.
ael'o lloepital express no doubt as to his
ul t blotto recovery.
William Campbell,' 41 Nelson street,
and 'William D. Cartwright, two firemen
on board the City of Chatham, were ar-
rested. Saturday night at Toronto by P.
C. Elliott, at the order of the steamer's
captain, who charged them with dis-
obedience of orders under Me new mar-
ine act.
Mr. R. D. Dundas. of Lowlands tithe]:
farm, Springville, near Peterboro, died
suddenly, stricken down by heart failure
while lookiug after his stock in the
farm yards. The deceased gentleman,
who was 51,years of age, and who is sur-
vived by a wife and one child, was a
well-known and successful breeder and
importer of Clydesdales.
41-o- •
A CRY FOR MEN
•440
Immigration Now Depopu-
lating Great Britain.
Opposition to InvestingBri-
tish Capital Abroad.
London, Aug. 25. -The depopulation
of rural England becomes an acute topic
in the columns of the London ;nose the
past week beeauee of the announcement
that Australia plans to transport 30,000
emigraots to eettle on Commonwealth
lands in the next four monthe. One slap
sailed from Aberdeen on Aug, 20 with
700 of these emigrants on board, and
another toede on 1,200 paesengere at
bury on Aug. 22. The White Star ie
providing additional Alps, and the Pen -
homier & Oriental and other eleionehip
companice are doing likewise. 1:.,'ven new
ships are being built to aceonunodate the
rush. Tho authorities of the Australian
Commonwealth are paying the fares of
the mnigrante, and the steamship cone'
patties are reducing the fares.
There is a note of real alarm in the
papers, which forme° disaster to the
amicultural interests of England if the
drain to Austretia, and Canada keeps on
a year or two- longer. There are bitter
reproachee that men are not encouraged
to eettle Britieh eon, of width there
ie an limited:1We acreage miming to
waste at the present moment.
The possibilities of afforestation, dairy
farming, fruit growing and market gar-
dening, above all of poultry raising and
egg production, have been &welt on of
late in the press. The average ilritisher
fe eald weer to taste poultry or eggs,
which are scarce, dear and litt:e pro-
duced in. England. Milk, butter and
cheese are none too plentiful, all of which
is tilting to the neglect of intereats
whereby the whole. country is impover-
ished and the *working elites left Me
directly and still more indirectly.
The fact is that to -day namerous
cyndieatee of wealthy men are patting
minnimet into overseae deaelop-
ment enterprieee, uhlie they will not
riek n -.billing in the old country. An
inetabee, may be mentioned of a eyreli-
vete in which Lord Howard de 'Walden,
•
BRITISH CROPS
Cold, Wet Weather Injures
Them Gr.eatly.
London, Aug, 20, ----The wintry weath.
et. spoken of in last Saturday's deepatch-
cm continued thie week with the moot
alarming results to agriculture. Some
elope have been ruined aret others great -
ay damaged.
The destruetion ia not general, but
practically every _river, valley and tur-
lying area hus eufferea tremendously.
The hay erop these distriete !me been
almost vompletely spoiled, and nowhere
is it good. The potato crop is in the
eame condition.
Peae, bean% oats and much fruit and
vegetebles are bnd. The crop
outdoors has been ruhied.
The disease, which is spreading te
crops under gins% is threatening disas-
ter, Root crops, such as turnips, are
almie good. Wheat and barley are fair,
and may be garnered in moderately good
condition if the rain soon held» up.
Some districts have ben exceptionally
favored. by the weather and have been
eble to keep up the TiftrITSZMg, but even
in these tho quality of the crepe has
been affected adversely.
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NO PLUM PEST
London Trouble Probably
Due to Lack of Spraying.
St. Swithin and the Forty
Days' Rain,
111.•••••11111•1111•00.11•11
RANKS AND CROPS SOLDIERS RIOT
Move Made to Prevent Cur-
rency Stringency.
Emergency Bank Circula-
tion Period Lengthened.
Ottawa, Aug. 25. -The Dominion. Uov.
eminent last winter resolved to make
preparation in thne for the western
harvest of 1913. In the course of the
winter the Ministere eoneerned prodded
up the railways, Re a result of whicilt
the transportation syetem of Canada is
better equipped than laet year by 500
lueomotives and over 20,000 care, besides
extensive improvements in roadbed, ter-
minals and other facilities. Situultane-
cutely the Minieter or Finance began to
plan. to avert thP currency famine t.-Itich
gave so much trouble last yell: during
the erop moving season.
The, lima move made wae the (atm
hien of the period during whielt the
emergency cireulation of the Welke is
permissible, Title was extended a month
each way; it was allowed. to begin on
Sept. 1 instead of Oct. 1, and the banks
were given until the end of February
inetead of the end of January to get it
back,
In the renewing of the _oared for
'Tin -tine. the Dominion note the fact
that it°would be neceesary to neret this
autumnal rush was kept in mind, and
the recent iesue of $5 notes was de-
signed Re all expedient whereby the
banks could replace their "legate" of
laree denominations, which are not avail -
notes,
alle for public cireulation, those
which they can pay out when
their own notes ran short. As a result
the proepeet in respect of currency now
is greatly improved.
This eear iu June, july and August
the increase of the buoinese of the
country again made heavy demands for
tiptoe for circulation, and again resort
had to' be made to Dominion notes to
supplement the banke' bistleS. 'the .de-
Nutt:lent haviug ma.de preparations, it
was not necessary to use the $4 netes,
which had proved unsatisfactory through
the awkwardneee of the denomination
and the risk of confueiag them with
other denominations, and the oew $5
notes were put out.
Their popularity ehown by the feet
that tie io Aug. 23 the circulation of
these notes was $9,409,495.
These $5 notes are supplied to the
banks at various point's throughout
Cenada exchange for the large de-
nomination notes. The banks thus axe
coneerting their "legals" "s.peeials"
ihto notes, white' are available when
the heavy demand collies for paying
out tarough their tellers' wickets to the
public', and their resources are made -
by 60 much the more available for the
public. They have theee notes in reeerve
when their own (which they naturally
prefer to give out) begin to run short.
Deformation reeeived at the Fiume
Department goes to show that the new
notes aro well distributed amone the
branchee of the banks. Me tall Do-
minare. circulation of all kinds on july
31 last inereaSed over that of June 30
laet by $2462,000; the ieeue of $5 notes
was $6,078,000, thus showing the extent
of the convereion of large notes into $5
notes. The banks on July 31 had a cash
reeeree of $94,336,000, an additional por-
tico' of whOch by this expedient is made
*Aritilable to the public. -
At the same date the assets of the
banks were nearly a billion and a half,
a, very small proportion of whieh con-
verted int,/ Dominion notes of smell de-
uominations, eould provide for any pos-
ethic expausion of currency requirement*.
Reports indieate, that the fruit grow-
ers 111 the vicinity of London have been
victims of eon -Adorable losses to their
crops through.the invaeion of the red
louse plague. Plums cepecially have suf-
fered heavily this last week in that
neighborhood, and. the growers are at a
toss to know what means to employ, at
the present time, to save them. Local
growers fear that the raisers have not
taken sufficient precaution to spray
their crops at proper time, for all
through this section the crops in ques-
tion are very heavy and free from blem-
ish.
The i»sect in question is reddish in
enter. and not only infests plums, but
most all other varieties of fruit, and au-
thorities on the subject say that when
the first indieation.of the insect appears
caution should at cince be taken toward
complete. extermination. The London re.
port relates how a buyer there, after
having eontriteted for the crop, retuned
to pick, when he discovered the ground,
inetead of the trees. beering the burden
of the heavy yield. Investigation re-
vealed the devastator, but not until af-
ter the mischief had been wrought.
Grapes are developing at a marvelloue
rate, but the crop will be at least three
weeks 'behind time in its appeciarnee.
The dull, rainy weather, void of mol-
ehill() 011(1 warmth. is reeponsible. How-
ever, onlese rust develop% the crop will
be it bumper.
The e pple crops all through the Niag-
ara district are of first ratiugo wed the
packers are beginning aeready to con-
eraet for orchards.• A big year is ex-
pected.
There has been consider:0)1e anxiety
over the tomato yield, \Illicit is excep-
tionally heavy. The fruit in full stage
of development clings to the vines, re-
taining a saltiloil and green tint. Theve
is the same cause to blame-excessivc
dampnese and 'Mil ffiCknt beat. "Now
that St. Swithie's forty days are past.
it is hoped. that the rainy season will
abate aud conditions change for the bet-
ter." said it laroe defiler, whose belief
that the St. Swithin story was "silly
noneense," has received a shock this
year.
4•-••••
STORAGE BATTERY
Edison Demonstrates Its
Work for Farmers,
New York, Aug. 25. ---Just to show
how the lowly farmer can afford to
smile at or smile with the dweller
in a Modern, up-to-date city apart-
ment in the matter of conveniences,
ThOmas A. Edison has fitted up a
house in Llewellyn Park, N.J., near
his home, with a storage battery and
its appurtenances. As a result, an
11 -roomed house, in a suburb, which
might as well be a thousand miles
away from every other source of
supply to‘day, Is heated, lighted and'
cooked in by electricity. Not only
that, but the washing machine is
run by electricity, the dumbwaiter is
rtin by the same agency, the door-
bells sound, the doers open and close,
the windows lock and tinloek, all by
tho same agency.
If you want to go farther, it may be
said that there is an eleetrie phone).
graph 'in case the housewife should
want to dictate a record for the
grocer; altd, finally, there is an elec..
tric movlog-picturo outfit for the
amusement of the family in the leng
winter nights.
Charles illdison and his cousin,
Charles A. Poyer, have been fitting
out the house for some weeks* and in
a few days they expect to he able to
open it to the public. A small gaso-
line engine generates the electricity
through a Antall dynamo, and thi8 18
stored in 27 standard size storage bat-
tery cells. One storing is sufficient
t41 tntl. 45 eleetric lights for five con-
tinuOus hours, and to run everything
else for about the same price.
Mr. kldison admitted that the cost
would he a little more than if the
power were taken from a plant, but
away out in the country the benefita
to the housewife and the convenienees
to the family would more than make
up for the differmoice
'No girl ever had enough beaue to be
milling to !4pare one to a girl with none.
Chinese Troops Loot Town
Near Peking.
Peking, ..tug. eonsiderable part
of Tung Chow, located in :Ave miles
front Peking. was looted and burned;
yesterday by great numbers of *icon.
tented "old etyle" Chinese troops, who
suddenly appeared in the etreets, bent
on pillage and bloodehed. Twelve pee.
eons weer elaine and the town. in great
part. Wtte practivally destroyed,
It is believed. that the recent edict
ordering the Poldier6 eut off their
queues .•..:sponsibie for the outlawry.
The tiovernn...nt in Peking, hearing of
the depredations. ti diepatelting troope
to quell the lootere, A claeli with the
outlaw soldiers seems inevitable.
IN TORONTO
* 9.7=0,09#4409940
The Duke Opened Exhibi.
tion Monday.
No Formal Reception .at
His Rogues%
1 Toronto, Aug. H. -Devoid 01 all,
ceremony, entering the eity as the
naost casual visitors, His Royal High -
'nese the Duke of Connaught and
Princess Patricia arrived before
breakfast this morning. At the ex,
press requeet of the Royal party,
there was no formal reception. They
went at once to Bonvenue, the pal.
atilt' residence of Sir William Mace
Kenzie. At 2.15 o'clock, after lunch-
ing with. the directors at the laxlat.
bitten grounds, the formal openin.g
of the big fair took place before a
large crowd, notwithstanding the
rather gloomy weather in the morn-
ing .
President J. G. Kent read an ad-
dress of welcome to His Royal High-
ness. In reply His Royal Highness
said, after expressing' pleasure at
again meeting Toronto friends: "I
etand in Canada everywhere as the
representative of His Majesty the
King; but here, on the occasiOn of
the opening of the Canadian Nation-
al Exhibition, I feel I represent His
Majesty even. more closely, . for he
evidenced his interest in the Exe
hibition and in the Imperial nature
of your endeavors by presenting a,
challenge cup for competition among
the Imperial cadets, who, by the
broadminded generosity of the or-
ganization of the Exnibition, b.ave
been assembled here this week.
"For the rest, I can only reiterate
what I have said elseWhere on stmt.
tar occasions, namely, that the edu-
cational side' of such exhibitions as
this le of the great value to the pub-
lic, for they can see aud examine
the very best that can be produced
in the various lines of exhibits, and
though the material profits may be
small, and the exhibition may some-
times be conducted under financial
difficulties, yet the indirect profits
to the nation are great, for exhibi-
tions stim.ulate ti'ade and set a high
standard for those who visit them
with intelligence.
"This is especially true of a new
country, where permanent exhibi-
tions aro less general and more wide-
ly separated than in old countries,
where there has been time to estab-
lish such exhibitions where cities
lie closer together.
"1 now have much pleasure in con -
chiding my renaarke by declaring tho
Canadian National Exhibition tet
1012 open."
TO DEAD LEADER
Thousands Pay Respects
to Gen. Booth.
Further Plans for the Fun-
eral Ceremony.
London, Aug. 25. - Great erowds
gathered outside Congrees Hall all
to -day, hoping to view the body of the
late Salvationist leader, General Wil-
liam Booth, which for the paet two
days has been lying in state. The
body, however, had been rontoyed over-
night to the General's private room, and
the hall was used 'for the regular Sal-
vation Army eervices.
A wreath sent by Queenelfother
Alexandra was laid at General Booth's
bier yesterday. The inscripti
"To the memory of General Bootle to
whom tide whole nation owes an
tentaenrnitayl. debt of gratitude for the ser -
read:
vices he rendered to suffering hu -
"Alexandra."
The hall Wati fined to its capacity of
two thousand pereons at each of the
three services. Of the floral tributes
massea ou the platform, those of Queen
Alexandra. and Emperor William were
the most noticeable. The British and
foreign 'flags and the deeoratione on the
wane of the hall had not been removed.
Commis*ionerri Whitmore, Railton and
LaWicy cond.ucted the .eervicce, and the
famous silver band front the Staff
Collegg played the hymns. All the
preaching dealt with the life of the
late General, and was composed large-
ly of reMiniseences by the commission -
ere.
Trilmtos were paid to ethe dead evan-
gelist in all the Nainconformist pulpits
and in most of the pulpits of the Es-
tebliehed Church to -day. Ettlogiee also
were read in the Catholic Churches.
Brigadier 1Vood and Pastor Lake
will officiate at the funerol ceremony
in Olympia Hall, which will be of a
ream rkable elm tarter. Representatives
are expected to attend the rubel:al from
many parts of the world. The delegates
from the United Staters and Canada will
probably arrive in time. No fewer than
6,000 representatives of provincial corps
in the Vititea Kingdom have beep eel -
Med to attend. The hall le too large
for speakers in be heard. and the sm.-
vice will conelet mainly of belittle, while
prayers, Scripture selections, and quo-
tatiOns front the utterances of the late
eotumander-iu-ehlef will be thrown upon
Handel's Dead
serle.oerntsy libytoliadris iewrills. piny
Mart+ ut Saul, and to this eceompani-
went the body will be brought into the
hall by a proemeion 6f Salvationista of
all ranks and of both gfiX0r1, bearing the
flage of the natione they mire:cent. The
flag uufurled by (leneral Moth on
'Mount Calvary also Will be, dieployed
during the funeral service.
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FROSTS 'LIKELY IN WEST.
Wiunipeg, Man., Aug. 26.-01ear
and cool weather prevails over WPstd
ern Canada to -day, following two
days of scattered showers. Light
frosts are predicted for to -night, a.nd
there is more or less apprehension.
A large proportion of the grain is
harvested and threshing is making
rapid progress. Favorable weather
for ten days will see a record crop
in the three Provinces safe.
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A WILD CANADIAN.
f
Galena, 111., Aug. 20. ---Charles EdNte,
02 years old, s.hot and killed himpoif late
yesterday near here after he had been
cornered by a poese. Edrcss receutly
CR100 from Canada, and is tiaid to have
been erowling around at night armed
with a shoteguu, Ile was run from a
corn field on Sunday, and, after fir] ng
enveral shots at the posse, killed bime
self. He had two revolvere, a double.
barrelled shot -gun, 8500 and two Jethro
reilroad ticket% to Canada.
THE EASTBOURNE TRAGEDY.
London, Aug. 20. --',rhe man known alg
Rieke Murray, who at Eastbourne on
Aug. IP, murdered his wife and him
three children, seriously wounded hit
sister-in-law, and then committed MO-
eide by shooting, is now identified as
Robert efoney. Whose sister Mary, Wa4
the victim of another unyst'erions trOg-
edy.
...Nrottey's mutilated body was
found in the Merstham tunnel of the
loindon a; South Eastern Railway,,Sept.
et, 1905 under eircumstonees pointing
to murder, although the meetery was
never solved,
law&
,DECLINES TO GREET KAISER.
Berne. Switzerland, Aug. 241. -Impelled
by his fellow-Soeialiste, Herr Blocher,
the well known Socialist leader, feta re-
uounced the idea, of receiving, as Goe-
ernor of the Province of Basle, Emperor
'William, on Ifis Majesty's forthcoming
*visit to Switzetland to attend the Swiss
army manoeuvre% Herr Blocher an -
minced to -day that he would be obliged
to be absent from Thiele on Sept. 3, the
date on wItich the German traperOr
eressee the Swiss frontier.
BRYCE RETURNING.
Sydney, New South Walee, Aug. 20.-
Jamee Bryce, the British Ambassador
to the tnited States, who has been
epending the summer travelling in
Australaeia, sailed from Sydney oit
81'11417, bound for America.
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ABANOONED- AN iNPANT.
Toronto, Aug. 26. ---When Gladys
and Violet Rose, two sisters residing
040,!; Queen street west, returned
to their apartments on Sunday even-
ing, atter a short walk, they found
In their nallway a baby earriage eon-
taining healthy four -months -old girl.
The infant was fairly well dresStd.
but its elothing furnished no clue to
its identity,
It was placed In the Infante }tome.