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THE SIGNAL : GOAFRUCHpUONTARIO
THE LEAVENING OF CHINA. I THE NILE CONVENTION.
Letter from Old Goderich Boy on th
Chinas Progressive Movement.
The Wive!' of %Veaere knntt'Iedlf
which ban worked such wonder. u
Japan has AL last begun to work un her
bulky neighbor, ('hino and even nose
the result.a 11V13 (H4ILII1 Le ,It,. "China is
awake" wan heard even when I clue
. to ('Irina lime but as WAN u*Lural fur a
giant who had Weptt millenniums, Ims. he
deal of time
took n genal to about it, and
it wan nut till the stales of the bayonet
were felt between his shoulder. that
he really sat up, wide awake. All the
%Vert now rings with the possibilities
tot the new situation. 1Vhat will he
do? is being asked in all the couro. of
Europe, ss well Ns in all the comet
cities of the Pacific.
The old schools are Mune, and taro of
the pathetic sights of the interior is
the old dowinle, coat nut at elbow and
occupation goue. He ca t cram
up enough of the new books to
and 40 he looks sadly 111 as the old or -
,ler changeth, givtug place to the new.
New schools :use springing up W last
that we have long lust count. I'oor
enough many of them ala', ut euwre,
as were ouIr own Uauadian weheols hi
the backwoods dayr. but t' will
change all that. Young China may
occarlonelly afford um *smile at his
ulstekee, like the South Kea islander
who gets a pair of pants and straight-
way wears them on his head instead
„( his lower limbs. The scholars will
do eemae things equally toadish for N
time, but the tide of knowledge will
presently sweep in and rover all.
Drinking Strange Waters.
The class which is now c:waiug wort
anxiety to the central Government is
the student class. They are drinking
-.trange waters. 141111 there are aU•ange,
though not unexpected. symptoms.
It is safe to say that just uow they
are pending more un telegral > than
Nuys •141r number of stu(eII.l fl the
world. Pekin core all' d' 1 with
11 ,1 welter trout l'i'ef)' M1'11 1n, tet ('14
from Kills' ae•huols, vu all gt):al pub•
hr tluestious. Under the old systew
-Uldents crowded together at the old
tsaeinatiins otos, oft.',. greatly
(card by the niond:arino but now the
'students have found a re excellent
wad', by going lilrai ht to the throne,
which the telegraph enables then( to
du. Iuntead (t badgering the I•a'al
mandarins. they hate f 1 higher
game. 111441 the Pekin MI Misters Illlbt
often be sick of there. '1'be young
men say that a eun.lilulioe has been
'mondani them. and they 11144111 1)t pre-
pare themeelvee for it by Is•ginuin to
K
tote now by wire,
e Annual Gathering of Sabbath School
Works of Nile Circuit.
T
c\ 1'Sabtsh SchooluAesoeia ionnvention f wase
held in Nile Methodist church February:
21s,. All the Newham' were well at-
tended, ehuwiug the interum which b
taken 't this work.
The noising xt'saion was opened by
a prayor NMI Renis., service conducted
by James' (iirvin. 'rhe first subject un
the program WI,'. "The Sunday School
and Social Problems," taken by Isaac
Currie. The speaker pointed out that
the Sabbath achou l is the most uupor-
taut place in which to practise encu•
bility, and in older to be ('hristlike we
must be sociable. One of the great
tendencies of the present day id to
wait for someone elite to make the
c(stotuary salutation and then y{ou
will reciprocate. This should not tw
40 in the Sabbath hi 11014. Great harts
is done by "iulagiuery slights." Do
nut look for offences and you will not
t•eceive them. Opportunity should be
given for violability in many forma
The annual Sabbath behoof pick is
Indispensable 111 this work.
Charles (iirvin gate an Interesting
address on "Why Every Christian
Should Engage, in (Sabbath School
Work." This work is of the utmost
importance and he the work of a
Christian. Weare dealing with seeds
which mature in one year. therefore
the work requires many (helpers.
Thu next topic, "My Primary Class :
Whet Shall 1 do with It?" wits taken
ly 1(ev. J. C. Reid. This is time meat
important class, because the tint and
most lasting impreseione are inade.
If wrung impressions are made
hero they have an effect when the
child gradsatt"w to • higher clasa. The
pa'ivaary teacher should appreciate and
love her class, ma a result tete child
will 141ve the teacher fwd consequently
the teething. The 'aim of every
priu(xry 4wche•r should be the con-
version of her pupils'.
After :a fete words of welcome by
the president. Joseph Hvtheriugton,
the Convention adjourned to dinner.
Against Foreign Corporations.
' In this city of lhengh,u we Ilud the
head centre of ngit:erupt). Recently
the British and Chinese corporation.
with the foil approval of the central
Governuaent, was Its g money to
build it railway in this anti the ad•
Pinning pnn•iore The .tudenta and
others opposed it tooth and nail.
They would biter nothing of foreign
money in their railways ; they raid
this was the beginning of turrigrt
domination. Mass Hirelings were
held. fiery ep ervIwe made. telegrams
drawn up, even the Cbriste ut taking
part. all with it view to get the
central Government to hruak its sat(.
ruin treaty with the company. The
results ere not yet fully known et
this writing, but the agitation, though
dying down. will 1e..%.• its murk for
all time on the prat nes e.
Evert Ronan, • in the 'melt-
water of the relurnf iuoventenl. i.
now au sensitive to the Wanda as any
other. This is due to tbe telegraph
and the rail. though the province can
as yet boast of ,,ply one newspaper.
lately wnwwme sent word to Bonen
the Chekiang loan above referred 1"
wax going to la• diverted to build N
railway ire ilonan, the Pekin Govern-
ment in this way es -eking n way out of
he l Immediately impasse. Immwlbly
a a un receipt
of this rumor the city of Changte was
pi/weeded and meetings of protest
were held. 1Vr may call them "half-
baked," lett they are at least Alive a4
they never were le•(.Ne. Meantime
the old men are slow to neve. and
the dominion is passing to the young
hien. Such 115 our of the orange
changes wrought by the new learn-
nig.
Students Go Abroad.
As facilities for the forst eigcntion
are limited in Chinn aset, the more
ardent students are flocking to Japan
and other lends. Most go to the
1'nited States. but England is now
waking up to the feet,. that Borne of
Gwen ought 4o come there, and s
committee of welcome hae been
formed. Why should not some of
these students he attracted to Can-
ada? Everyone of such on his re -
tern to Chna would 1n ,t (fiend to
t'anadaand her mule. labor unions
would not object to that. Recently
twenty-five went from (he blood-
stained province of Shensi to Eng-
land and the contiueut. The men nn
their return will not foster a second
Boxer rising.
A Peril to be Faced.
The anti -opium movement -begun
years ago by missionaries mud
reeled on by thew ever since
is new at a st hopeful stage.
771e encouragement. 1f Groat Hawn
is tumethlug, but the Inst thing
is that the people themselves are in-
tuited with the new spirit and seek
thvmselvee to make the prohibition
effective by pickets and vigilance com-
wiittoes on the watch for law.
breakers. 'Ten years, the period Net
by the central Government for the
final erndicatiun of the evil, to un-
doubtedly too short. if we are to judge
by the slow progreee of prohibition in
the Went ; but progress ie being made
fwd the schools' will teach opposition
to the weed, et happy omen for the
future. Moralists and opponents to
the movement alike utter warnings
lest China take to stroma drink after
her opium nightmare. i1 so, that
would he the seven devils worse than
the first. But this is confusing the
issue. A great wrong must he
righted, and tbo future must be left to
Providence. Per myself 1 do not
think the Chinese% soler now, will
take to drink ineteed. One thing, the
foreign article is too dear. Another,
the struggle for existence is Loo keen,
and their love of peace too great to
waste their atiength on strife -provok-
ing drink.
\1'e missionaries are keenly watch-
ing the progrem of the laymen's mis-
sionary movement. At conference
time rumors got aliened that Ameri-
can millionaire* were going to give
vast sums. but so far ere are still look•
ing. I fear the financial panic has
swallowed opt Rome of it. Hut the
movement will grow. Getting money
is, however, easy , we mull bare
men, which is more difficult.. May
ere have tooth in plenty soon for all
llrenche4 of the work In China.
Or. Alexander fluff it woe who Ont
made termone the saying : "%%e are
'ally playing at mimic -ma." But Mr.
11110 a tewepap er rnrreepondent, has
put it in /mwlern feehinn "fro the
Joh or chuck it : don't play at It."
Driest.n M. l LLtvn.t Y.
Shanghai, January 111.
t Prensi es 4 !)04111144.
Geo. Rutledge. of Ebenezer, 'ono
ducted the drentiouwl 'esereisee. alter
which reports were given from the dif-
ferent appalinime:•ts.
This sees followed by an addrras
from Itev. .%. 1', Tiffin. of Lambeth
eth.
Chl•iet nay., "Follow Me and I will
make you fishers of men," 1r. Follow
due nod 1 will make you ei success in
Sabbath school work. We must have
N proper conception l
U of this work.rk then
obey he
Divine prompting of the
spirit. Jesus tell a life of self-denial
and ael(•for'getfnlnere. He war prayer -
fur ; no matter how busy or how
weary he always found time -for
cumufuuion with the Heavenly Father.
Jeans Christ knew all about the Ncrip•
tuner. Like him we t he lessee:
not afraid to afbuke, but always tact•
ful A penton can do successful fish-
ing with an old tackle, but he must
have a fresh bait. Just so our meth -
ode ,.lust be new and interesting in
this work. Avoid a rut.
This was followed by an open parlia-
ment on Sabbath school work. con-
ducted toy lies.. J. C. Heid.
The "odel Sabbath School" dis-
cussion was urened by Mr,. J. H.
Pentland. "Co,uwon j•:rrore in Keb-
h►tla School Work" by A. P. She's -
peril. "Cultivation of Christian Ben -
enemies in the Sabbath School" by
Mrs. C. Uirvin. "How to Retain the
Adult Memlure in the tiahboth
School" by Jolter Dustow. "How to
Instil Teuiperanee Principles" by
Geo. Currie. "How to Maintain In;
tercet in the Sabbath School" 1.y
Ww. Watson. "Decision Day
When and How to l'ooduct It' by
Mrs, Lhra4ow•. 'mese discussions were
very helpful, each person In charge
takingthe e su +lice( in •most practical
manner.
Addresses were then given to the
children by Miss Mabel Bailie and
Rev. W. A. Smith. Dunga
St 1.:\t!(11 NF.41+11N.
Rev. .1. l'. Reid conducted the de-
votional derriere in the evening.
T'be report of the nominating com-
mittee was given and the following
omoere were declared elected :
President. Nin. 1Vatson.
Vice-president, Nelson Gotham.
Secretary, '.toss Gladys Pentland.
Rev. A. E. Jones. of Auburn, gave
an address, "No Apology Needed for
Sabbath School Work." The Sab-
bath echoed can he traced to the
earliest of history. It wasen essential
to the life and growth of the Jewish
nation. Everywhere we find that a
Bible school or Sabbath school has
leen the origin of the church.
Christianity was divinely intended to
begin with the child. But this teach -
lug is necessary e11 through life, so
the time never comes when the in-
dividual is prepared to leave the Oab-
bath school.
Rev. H. E. Currie, of Londeiehoro
then took up the subject. "The Sun-
day School as an Agency in Leading
Humanity to Christ, end What Maker
11 Most Effective." 'I'his is perhaps
the newt potent agency, because 11
it teaches reverence for things divine ;
121 it makes provision for co-operation
of parents : 1:1) it affords eystcmatic
study of the 1Vnrd ; 111 the practical
application of the truth gives oppor-
1. 'ty for definite decision for Christ.
'I hie agency its made most effective
by 1 I 1 accommodation by way of Claes.
rooms, 414'. ; (221 literature ; 13)
agement and cllulsifkation ; 111 tcaclt-
et's an(1 their preparation. (irext
stress woe laid on the preparation.
Start early in the week ; stake out a
plan and get your lesson helps (cern
the Scripture.
This was followed bit an address
from Rev. W. A. Smith. of I lungan-
non. on "The Teacher's Threefold
Preparation." Man is a trinity, con•
sieting of body. mind and soul. To
do the best work all three must be at
their best. A person mast he strong 1
physically to tearh eMciently. We
must avoid those hahira which will
have It tendency to unfit us for our
Hebb/Oh work. The mind intuit be in
constant development fr child-
hood. It is not optional that we do
our hent, but. compulsory. But the
great eesentinl is the prepared spirit.
Every man has God's spirit tri /a cer-
tain extent, but the command is "lie
filled with the Spirit."
An the. hour Was getting late itev.
G. N. Hazen just outlined his subject,
"Bible Reading in the Rome and the
School : its Bearing on the future of
the Church end the Mate." 1Vhnt
we read decide, what we think.
1Vhat we think decides largely what
we are end do. Ancient and mod-
ern history shows the influence which
the Bible has had on humanity. \Vit
meet. study the Ilible.yutemettirally,
both in regard 44, time and rnntenla,
and the (oust study it devotionally,
helleving it to be the Word of God.
The Addressee in loth the afternoon
and evening ii ..ions were inter-
epwer.ed with music from the choir.
The convention was elated by the
J. W. LEONARD PROMOTED.
Well -Known C. P. R. Official Appointed
Eastern General Mauager.
An important change iu Cgneidien
Pacific wanageweut came into educt
on March let. J. W. L.usxrl has
been appointed general tuauagel• 1f
the company's liner east of (''ort 1Vi1-
Iiam, with Jurisdiction over all mat-
ters relating to the tuainteeence of
wayand operation.
a ci N
The nidal u•
'Jouncing this hears the signatures of
U. McNicull, vice-president, and Sir
'hue
1 1xr 11 a•
� brew president.
1 K y, pees n
Hitherto the functions' of the general
manager have bueu discharged by Mr.
M.'Ni(ull, ro far as the eastern liner
are concerned, and by William Whyte,
record vice-president, re regards the
western: A hew days ago, however,
Mr. 1Vhyte handed over the we•rtern
general managership to G..1. Bury.
his assistant, and uow Mr. McNicoll
makes a viwiler change in the control
of the eastern lines.
Mr. Leonard, who bas been assis-
tant geueral maauager of the eastern
lines since October, 114)5, has been
with the Canadian Pacific since the
consolidation of the system, and is
thus one of its ol1eu1 official's. As
ruperinteodent of construction he had
the building of the Geelph & Go derich
Amuck under bits charge.
NEW CURE FOR STOMACH.
Jas. Wilson Gives Signal Readers a
Chance to Try It.
Ilrultgiets do not often guarantee
anything.
Ilut Jas. 1Vilruu a.sures persona
suffering hunt distressing iudigcation
that they can surely hr relieved.
Su,ace nobody knows when, 1wople
have suffered from indigestion, sick
heads):bee, bloating. dizzy spells, dim -
trees after eating, sleeplewness and
Iran• other syuapt.ws 1)1 stomach
trouble, rind have found he usual
remit dies IluwerleNe.
At Inst a prescription called Mi-o•na
stomach tablets is offered t1 the
ruedical profe.sion fled general public
sr is Nal solution of curing stomach
and iiateetilaal troubles, Iia N11CCrs&
everywhere has made it, in he last
few years, the acknowledged specific
it is today.
Strengthen he whole digestive sys-
tem with Mi-o-ua. and you will won
find that the stomach and bowels de
their work as they should. Time
will Ile no distress atter ealiug and n,
need of physic,
Jas. %Vibam has so much faith in
the power of Ali u-na to cure stomach
ills (het ht gives a guarantee with
every 31 -cent lox to refund the money
if the n'ntedv faille to curt',
AN ALLIGATOR'S TAIL.
The Muscles of This Wonderful Organ
Ars Like Springs of steel.
In whales the tall Is set traneverecly
Instead of vertically. The reason fur
this Is concealed lu long ages of erolu-
'ion. Fishes have always been as they
are now, aquatic, but the cnceeton of
whales and dolphins lived on dry land.
where they crawled about on tour good
feet When for some reason these crea-
tures of old took to the water they
probably d.d not plunge at once Into
tbe open ocean, where tbelr descend -
ante now live, but wade,( and paddled
•long in the shallows and marsbes of
the shore. Item a vertical tail would
certainly be In the way, wblle n hori-
zontal one might be used advanta-
geously. We most not forget •Iso that
whales breathe air as we do and that
I I.
It more necessary for thein to shoot
quickly up from the dark ocean depths
to the surface than to turn, fishlike,
trona side to tilde.
The sting ray ap9 certain other fish -
ft hare a sharp. poisonous ',pine in the
toll with which they can Inflict a se-
vere wound. bot lu the case of the al-
ligator
Lligator it 1e by sheer brnte force that
the tall is useful for defense. The
muscles of this organ are like spring.
of steel. The great saurian Iles asleep
in the sun, seeming more dead than
alive. tint 1f a half dozen men ebould
eels. Its tall with all their strength,
with one terrible flick the alligator
rmlhl •ratter them. breaking legs and
arms Ns 1f they were strews and hurl
int; the men fsr to each side
In Mexico I none grasped a three
foot Iguana by the tail, and i had my
strength tested to the otmnat to hold
on for a single. mtnute. Then,wIttiottt
wirning, the great lizard went one
wiy and I the other. Ills tall hail
parted company In the tniddle, and 1
had nine Inches of It loft 1n my hand.
instead of being fete' to these Iguanas.
such an occurrence Is not tnfregnrnt
and is of the utmost value to them in
saying their Yves.
When slarmed tbelr flr.t art I. to
dive for their holes, but when nn eagle
In making the attack the swiftness of
Its flight sometimes intercepts the lir
ard, and the Aird of prey seines the
long tail which 1, the Inst visible pert
of the Iguana. After a brief etniggle
the eagle flies away with the scaly.
homy tall tip, whirh must afford hut
alight gustatory eatisf.etlon. while the
iguana seeks the deepest part of Its
burrow. The ahnrt mnecles loon clew
tho wound, end In a surprisingly short
time • new tall shoots forth and grown
to a goodly length. ready if need be
to be sacrificed In turn. Sometimes
two tail, grow out from the old tall
etnmp-surely a superfluity of bless-
1ngs. A weak spot to each tail bone hi
the rause of tbo brisling. Thus we
son that the tail of tho tgnune 1s In-
deed an Intetesttng one. -C. William
'Beebe in Outing Magazine.
Thi• Timis tM Lawyer Scored.
A lawyer appeared before one of the
Neto York city hoards asking that
dnmagre to awarded to Pertain clients'
bt•rnn1e of n change of grade In their
.beer when he hail completed her ar-
gument the preatdent said: "Mr. Blank,
you ought to know better than to take
up the time of thls board In this man-
ner. You are too good a lawyer not to
allow tbat on your own presentation
of farts these people have not the
shadow of a legal claim against the
city. • "Your remarks are fully Mill -
fleet, Mr, President," said Mr. Blank.
"I not only expected them, but you
have done me a faror by making them.
There are times when a lawyer 1s a0
pushed by hts ellent.'who seem to
know more sheet fhe low thnu he
does that the only thing he can do t,
to iet them come tip against It them
selves. They probshly know as much
ptrnirlenf-elect, Wm. Watson. about ft now es i dad before. I thank
yen for your attention." With that he
There never live/( a man who did tont up Ms hooks and left the room.
not, at some time, inchthe di'Iike of, f.SllewM by a hill doa.n crestfallen
wlme•onr. clients.
THE MARKETS.
Liverpool Wheat Futures Close High-
er, Chicago Lower_Live Stock
-Latest Quotations. _
Liverpool wheat futr1res to-day-elegad
tore to run x.higher than Saturday. and
r 'y'1 lower.
At`(7hhego, May wheat closed I%e low -
sr than yesterday. Nov corn ', a .Igher,
sad May oat. 7sc towel
Winnipeg Options.
Following are the closing quotations 01
N'Innlpag 4reln futures to -day :
Wheal -March 7400 bid. May 11.19 bid,
July 72.1446 bid.
Oats -March 4r,: bid, May :.Jr.
Tsronto Grain. Market.
Grain -
Wheat, spring, hue*) 70 t:r to
Wheat, fall, bush 016
Wheat, goose. bush 013
Wheat, red. bush OP/
Bye. bushes o t4
Pew, bushel (4 PO
Buckwheat, busby 0 70
Barley, bushel 0 70
Oats, bushel Ojai
Toronto Dalry Market.
Rutter, dairy. 11. roll. 0 21
Rutter, tuba 0 24
Rutter. creamery, Its rolls0 31
Eggs, new -laid, dozen 0±11
Foga. cold-.torege, dozen.., 0 21
Cheese, large, 1b... a 13!1
('heese, twin. Ib 011
Honey, extracted, Ib 011
Honey, comb, dozen 9 1:
New York Dairy Market.
•
040
400
N11W YORE, March 2--nult.r-Steady;
receipts, 1:166; creamer). *peclale. 30',,e 10
Ile: creamery extras, 7nr. r:ean.rry,thlyd.
to fleets, :,C to 21". held. extras. to pp..
Aryls. 30c In 31e: ,In.. /frets to thirds, _.
to 3k+: state dairy. common to. fair. _v,..
to «Sc: prorese. flrats to spectate. CPyr 10
11K, ; ewe onAa, 3r. Western factor . (frets,
21"; seconds, hr, lmltatlnit creamer%,
(Irate, 2h- to 25c. ,
t'h•eee_Ftnn; receipts. 1140. 1011 :'ream,
•psrlai., 14e; de . stale. full cream, small.
colnr.A and whirram.) and large. ent-
ered, fancy, 14'..e, d0. large white, fancy.
1Prc: do. good 10 prime, 1Pee In Laic
do Ur• and eariv November mad•. 12t8"
to 111*c:.1n. . remount, In fair. 10e to 114%
Fess- t'nsettiM: rowel/de. 11.171. star..
renneel•anla and nearby. f,once. aeleeled,
white, 2h-:' good to ehotee. 2.•s- to --
brown and mixed. fancy, 74e to Voir 4e
firsts, 1c to MSc. western and southern
firsts, 1r; second., J], to 321.4.'; (1,5,4,, 2lit
CATTLE MARKETS.
Cables Steady -Hogs Ars Up 10e at
Buffalo Market.
LONDON. March '. -London "able ate
steady al IP4r to 11e per pound. streamed
weight: refrigerator beer Is quoted
per potted.
' Teronte Junction Live Steck.
TORONTO JUN('TION, March !.-
Receipts of live =tock at the Union
Stock Yards were 56 carload. com-
posed of 1064 cattle, 32 hogs, sashay,
and Iambs. 27 calves and 44 horses.
E xporters.
Export .leers sold at 13 to 171.311, with
nal;' one load reported at the taller prl...
the hulk of sales were made around
74.1216 to 4.3 )7. per awl. F,Nporl hurls sold
• t 74 ttwl(. i. with one or two extra qual-
ity Nitta at 11.:1) pct' c wt.
B utchers.
Prime picked lot.. see. to 7:.; loads of
good sleet, and heifers, 74.:0 to $4,77i,
d lunl, $4.x, to 7.40; common. 84, to 14,20;
cows, live bulk of the best, sold at from
$3.G to 14.7; common. 11 to all; can-
ner., 11.70 o K per cwt .
Milken and
Springers.
A emotes number of milkers and spring-
ers sold at 7wb1 to 1'n each.
Vaal Calve..
Veal "saves were In demand at 14 to 37
per ew t.
Sheep and Lambs.
Export ewes sold at 74.70 to $4.76. and
y.art1nO4 at 7: per cwt.. for butcher pur-
poseslambs sold at 74.70 to 17 per cwt.
Hogs.
(Dunne, limited, quote hogs st 75 per
cwt., fed and watered at the market, and
71.74. f.o.b. cars at .country points.
Montreal Live Stock.
jAONTRF:AL. \farrh-.-(Cpe,•lal.l-At
the Montreal Stn k YardsWest End Mar-
ket the rnrelpts of live stork for 114e week
ending Feb. 29 were 3410 rattle. 17d6 sheep
and Iamb,, :6.14 hose and XV ealvNe. Thtt
offerings for local conanmptlnn this -morn-
ing were 1400 cattle. 310 sheep ani Iambs.
lin r 14',. An as
c
11111h hoax al ler feet -
Ina prevailed In the market for rattle.
and prices were fully to, per In. lower
than a week ago. owing to the' fact that
supplies were larger. *nil even at the
above reduction local buyers were not dis-
posal In operate freely, and. a* sellers
would not make Ally further concessions.
trade west tallier slow, and the indtratlons
were that ,nnie would be carried over for
a later market. There ewer., some Yen•
choice hrevee on the market, for which
holders 1n sum" rases asked AA high as
7.73 to V. per 1911 Ile.., but there were no
buyers at these figures: however, a Md
of 7+.IK was made for the lot the sellers
oinked 70 for and refused. The attendance
of local buyers was fatriv large, but there
were no outside ones present. and there
In no demand for export ',cement here
Leat now, nithn rattle advice. aro more
encouraging than they have'heen Inc some
firm, past; hut exporters state that even
. t eut.11e prices' ruling In foreign mar-
kets for rivet.. stork there Is no money
In them at pr1r.s demanded bens. ('hoirr
rattle anis at le lo 714e; gala} at 4' ' to
416.'; lair ar 3t`r to 4r: remmnn at .2' ' to
3K4' 11114 Interim nt 2 tie to 71 a per 11'
There wan no change In condition of the
market fee sheep and Iambs. !„ppllen
were small, for which the demand for
In.al consumption was gond. and gales of
inbred lot. were made at Par per Ib.. while
"rr.Ight lots of ehoi.e lambs were gIMerl
at 4(4.- to 0 '; gond at se to herb.; common
e t Fete- to .,ser, and choice sheep at 4',-,
to 4tr", .004) 011 1141^ to 4e, and culls at
Vic In atyr per 1h.
In In•mpathy with the rontinuM week
'Wrices from European anurcea on ('uta
digin been. and further sharp deeen. 1R
pries. coupled with an Inrrra.ed supply
of hogs here. an easter feeling prevailed
In Ihr market. and the md5de mire for
.elaeled lots was 74.73, with sows And fats
at 74 77r to i7 per Per IM weighed oft rare
Al the chose figures liter.' WAN n fairly
g'nJ demand from Inial dealers and pack
er.. but an Impression prev.11,d that If
✓ n..Ipte were se large later on In Ilia
week price.,. will g, Inwef.
East Buffalo Cattle Market.
PANT nt'FFALn, March : -cattle It.
r•Ipts. 241'O head. fairly Amts" and featly
In strong; prime steer., .7are, to WF.7n. ante
ping. 1.i to (4.h-, t•utrhen.', 71 i.l to 7,:4e,
heifers. 73.:,0 h, 7:•.2s: row., 1t 1'. 74.7r,
.
Anne. 77._5 to 71 tit,: .corkers and foils..
1:.2:. to 74.74; pl1w•k heifers, 72.7'. to T..:,
fresh cows end antinomy steady, 821 to
PS.
ttngs._IT.,.etpls, 13,604 head: lar higher,
lightweights aril -r: heavy slow: 'wav).
84.n 10 iS: mlxe 1, K: ynrkers. 84.11 to 71:
riga. 74 to 74.4: rniaghe. 74.1; to 74.40,
ataga, 83 In 73.7.0, oalrin. 84.an to 14.10
!hoop and t(,,Isttnhs--Rerelpte. 15,nan head;
*elle, and steady,, Iambs. 7F to 77.91; a
few, 77.00; yearlinge.74.2 tn_ 84.50; wether,,
ti7�n 84; ewes, 1777 23 le l" w, ,beer• mlc-
� n.ia.
Chicon Live Stock.
cif ti A420. Merril 2. -Cattle -Receipt..
estimated .t .hunt 22,OAn; heck•t setts,
•nd .trnnger: 'hers. 71.53 to B.11, row,,
73.25 to 84; heifers, 73;0 to 14.21; liulh,
15.40 1' PIA: ",lee*, 70.77. to 77.x7; etnek-
ere and Seeders, 19.73 to 74M.
Hog.--Reeelpt, eattmat.el .t about 44,0110.
market steady to fit lower; choice heavy
.hlpping. 84.M to 74.K•; hnit.,hrM:. 84.Ir h.
74.F',, light mixed, 71.70 74 .• rhol,m
light, 84.11 to 74.41: pocking, 14 to $4.S0;
pima, 73.40 to 74.40; bulk of eaten, 76:0 to
74.04.
Sheep and Lambs --Receipts estimated nt
she'd 10.470; market steady: 'beep, 74.27
to 87.04.. Iambs. 84 to 14.10: yearlings. 73.71
to 16.20.
•
!Nightly Different. -r-
"Mimi ()shirk. .coiner liken pleasant
person to talk to."
'Indeed ? She drxsp't sena to
think so."
"Why, what do you mean 'r "
"She seems to think she'. a pleasant
'sermon to listen to,"
141s Best Word.
"Now lh:.t we're, all thr,uljb.
dear." Knell the Nwrrt little bride. •'I
want 10 tell you n hrewined.t wined. 1
ptepat-wl all thin dinner myself !
What do you think of it 7"
1Vell, Inv dear." replied the ferule,
' 1ht• grapweifrsit wet fine."
4
TO CATARRH SUFFERERS.
Good Advice and Liberal Oder From a
Well-known Gedench I ifokSI ej.a
Jas. 1Vileen has (leen adt isiugull
who suffer from any of the 11)gmpl.ylls
of ret:ua•h, such .ter uffe1,►ive Meath.
(hypes. of that ucse, pain olio. • ilie
eyes, stoppage of the nose. diea'harge.
and "'toppings in the throat, ctAUghing
+.x1.1 1.
1 1 YI
Irl+( we ee.
aka s o
nolle•
b�lil
K I
), 4eitself yonlri• lir Sur. .0 tar
as to offer to refund the un,ney to any
user Id Ilyowoi W1111 in 1111 ilerfe•lly
1141haieMI with the meth..
Quick relief follow. the 'use of the 1
Ilyomei treeatmaent; the stoppage 11
the nose is removal, the dropping
ec44Ps, the breath u
INru rsurr��r
peol
• mid ad the cert mini • geniis are
deitioved and their griov(lt lee-
vente d.
dl)owei is the .need, simlde.t,
quickest, easiest .mut cheape.,t way to
cute catarrh. It ,lune not drug +rod
deange the 'stomach ;•it goes right to
the seat (.0 the trouble. deetruyi,u' 111e
caterer 0141 geniis and healing and vital-
ising the tissue's.
Go to Jne. 1VI14un belay and buy l
cnlupleb. Hyomu'i outfit 1'11• $1.1.1 with
the ruaderalandiug that if it 1141.+ nut
give I.atislactiuu sunt' money will be
refunded.
Sulk and Consort Sold. •
\\ iudw,t', Feb.
Co.' have sold 111„ .tr.11uharge .lulls
and cohsnrt Sligo 10 11:4,•y \ Miller
of 'Ire -onto. '75,.' .Lunn was built is
INC,. She i, 1:e0 feet ling, 'fhe Sligo
WAN cnnadertvk nue of he finest 4 rK-
"Is 4,1 her 1) Iwo .01 (resp water. she
(u acre., the ocean
(gtors was oil is It,, -
gill 111 .t Ilt•Nt'y SNI•'
Made a trip or
and our of bel• o.
. Leh+. She '.4 t4 4,11
and I+nulr of Ilie b. rods welt broken.
The boat was .so .oinked with oil that
she %vas nut it ,iLl4r afters..1,4, dol
Hune,al purpa,see Site i. 137 fc,
long. ZI wide .nsl rauiies'.31 tun..
She w... built en 1471 1l, N,r'i Scotia.
The World's Greatest Waterway.
S1. ('lair river 1,1 lir ,7real••t. nater
thor'10hfal4• lu the wvndd. herring
MI hit.• s.,t- •u 4,I' I14e ig:tl i111 2I::21
tt%wit p:n'e.l 1611/14411 it, Willi a 1n11 -
Mtge of I4,144,:;''., At. clntlau-el wil11
21.1177 t'es.e104,f Ili,,•:'! Ie i. 1111. III .11.01.
Tut, ,how. that 1 111' lake ve..•els are
grlwiu;1 taiga'. ;1lt welt ua the cel
ul' huant•N.. The merch 111)11,)' till it',
of too; through the rici'r tanounied tit)
117,_ r2.:1r1 111.1 11n., r lulled with (.),.
: 7'.,1JJ ort 1111. fnr 1154E. ell this legal
111,905,19:1 tons represented iron ore.
lumis•r anti ~rain 1' • he 11W. St,
111111114 t.. Mittel. ntitl ...h.q. I.:lk,, I':lit•
peri., u( whirh :ti. ll ti,l4ili trine 44(9''
iron ore. Thr n'1'lliborinl h•nlllr 1.'1.'
resented 2.1.:01.31 I net tons. of which
114.127,'212 te.t. tons w'as ea41 fusee 11,,.
mines nt Ohio, I'ennsyleatiia and
West 1'irgiuia.
Odd Street Names.
Edinhure4 has 4(1151. queerly -named
streets. *mono 1%birh are .14.1',111 s Lail
der, Gabriel's Ladder, Cifyln 1.41.4' and
(11/14.1r Lane. It is, however,' in the
'')111(44'" that this ancient city figure,
best. 'There 1(14,, till' inatence. 11,11' in
tRe Wall Cls,•, Little Jaek and Big
J.u'k Close, Lady Stair:, Heave -Awns
end Lung ('Ines, The last is our of tl.a•
shn(te'rt of hes•% and in that resem-
ble..
esem-ble.. t:,,, ,ked maul Turning -in lanes in
London. the former lasing as straight
e. n die., and she toter so nor tow that
a vehicle in it cannot tes.ibly turn
again.
Cause for, Anxiety.
The battysea' slow nlamt talking,
end This annt.'wae dr•plotiug that tart.
Four-year-old Eliz141cth list en ed
anxiously.
"Oh mother." she ' ventured of
length, "do you think hell grow up
English <V,• ,:
R nuldn't any of us
understand h11u if he locoed out to be
French '" Liopincott'e.
A Doctor'i Statement
• Rai.' Ft, Paul (,a ., 1,,..
March 27th, 1907.
'•lir. T. A. Sloum, Limited,
Toronto, Ont.
Gentlemen: -
Sty many thank. for P.ycbine an•I
OxomUlslon. I have used them with
vrry great snttdaetloi both i)1 mit ow,,
('*54' and in that of my (Heade.. It of
fords me much pleneure to r*"omnirn•I
n remedy whirh is milli- go."l in .'a4'
for which it is intended. 1 um. emirs
very truly',"
DR. ERRNE:ST .1..11.1.
1(nelnrs recngnire that Psyching is
nor of the very bear remotics for all
throat., beteg aa'l •roplarh )rouble. on•1
all ran down romletinns, from
cause., It is tee er.•srr,1 ti.,n ..': ,enc .•t
the world's great .1lw'rrtll11* in 111
Mee. of Ihs thr.,ar. longs. and ilnnIacb.
and all warding dssr:.srs. .1sk your
druggist for ,I. a' Jnr and l.nn' or
T. A. :Ilocunl, limit"d. T""nice.
e
l• J
Si. George's
Baking Powder
best for Bi+euia -- hest to.
Cakes -hest for Pia -best for
everything you hake that requires
Raking Powder."
"One can to try, will always
make you buy Sr. (.ergo':."
nave yrn1 a ropy rf out new Conk
Book ? Went free if vola write
14avis,al lung a chemical Co. of
Canada, 1,Imite 1,
at
AreYou Making
7 Wit will g yr),
Money j �pi1 (:ah (twnml
��� eons arwl Valuable
Pritet int each Sider notion Nam"'. None
1 she pr/r1 err emnprtAlve. Yon ran f ass
w L"w von ,an do the by writing to 1hr
METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE
for part.. alarr a onertnmc it. real Sim riptinn
(.mpogn and the inducement. which are
being o4er..l In R.pf.'•rntahve,, IgwIIy
intemu ng In ,1d and ynung.
The IHFTROPOLIT 144 M t(i.t1..INF.
• ,1 w..( 1eieso-.1,114 S,nrI
New 4..44 4.ov
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Tuusfau.ty, larch :,, 1908 es
111111- 11.1•1111111•1111r
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We quote very low
prices
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num* (14,1112`4• per 1 M III •
NG
(Ilia year we ere handling
1 w•4, w. II -knelt a Makes,
IDEAL
AND
PAG E
Nuw tlm'w• truer. leo
witlwsl tioubt the 1'.t o'44
the 1114.1 Lel. The prier
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this seal• i, vrry low and
every buyer of fencing will consent Ilio interest in placing his orders
at 1)144-4 with 1114,
We are selling all lines of Hardware
pt'icrs 114t 4huu1(1 satisfy .old plena• all.
t1''• will sell the sttomgest Pert Wel Cement.
Howell Hardware Co.
14 Successor to E. P. Paulin
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YEAR OLD BOY COULDN'T STAND!
Limbs Weakened by La Grippe _
Made Strong by Zam-Buk.
Mn. T Br son. et 5 Woodwo'th Ave., St. Thomas, Ont., says
-1 had.had sane experience as to the efficacy of Zam-Buk in healing sores,
cuts. etc, and had heard I ood reports from friends who also tried this balm,
.n when a ye,. n17o ny lied. Is.,, f m ,e+.. of age. was 1e1t weak in the limbs as the
1e.nit "fa .'rear ,nark 1 ir.11''• n,.,, 1 1e4.n tuhbmg in the lam 1tuk. His legs
were so are, k he would tree hh- an.; .hake and war. un: hie to stand fes any- length of
I time. 7(4.411,41? applit'ali.N.a s' Ihi. ointment eel' rul'bed in, seemed to strengthen
tum chill, ,rot m .1 yens short time the .hake c and trembling in his limps had been
I*44, 14ed and hr .atm gm ereth,;.•n'4 able to run abut, thanks to 7am-Bnk."
7.m nal i ., .rbn•1,4 ewl44atjea for I•ws...l a, .natio. Nr.. and i. .ithoet qua'1
a • h,alina Mlm. )
WIT ZAP BTJK CURER.
Zan, Ituk .,n• r,,. "4,,'. alt ,sin,., r;npw..ot.i,rk, hart*'.
'114, .l«.1 p,i4m, •a.e !•a. •.h •4.. ,, Abe n,.,,.. .1.s eons and all
.litr inj,rie. and 0..
ur.
1 • h,.n 7.m -boa r
M-BUK
iFREE! •
Nae'p tK 1.«
,'p!r olam Pula., T«onto,
White Pine and Tar
(WITH WILD CHERRY
The best Cough Remedy
Sold by
2c a Bott le
D
BEDFORD ' Q/�t
tvv GODERICH,
BLOCK , ONTARIO
Reduced Priced
DURING STOCKTAKING WE WWII
10111d that in 801110 lines our stock is too
heavy, and in order to reduce these lines we
are ottering.you some snap(.. See the goods
and prices in our large show window.
Below aro a few of th'e lines that we are
offering.
GRANITE WARE,
Merman and l'anadien
GALVANIZED PAILS,
TIN DAIRY PAILS,
' 4 COW PAILS,
HORSE HALTERS,
SLEIGH BELLS.
Fencing Fencing Fencing
With the running of Serino this is the all -int•
(noel uht Suction. %1 e are hi the market. with three
makes 01 woven fence.
The Ideal Fence, wade of'all '4) •i steel wiry
The American Fence, m,el1. of all ,,,, t( ,,,.,.p n iii•,
The.Cyclorie Fence, I,;,,,1,,. 1,,11 wire „f No. 7'larger
.size 1him Ne. M. The lit hcr w'ir•. ;err• all No. 11 h.Inl Nuel
coiled
wire. 'l'hts 1 11 ih.t, has bee eel) popular
owing t1 it, great •tle';tll and durability.
STOI' TIGHTENING YOUR BARB WIRE EVERY SPRING
Call and see 1 gel some of the
ELASTIC BARB WIRE
It will not stretch and .ng like c Herb Wire.
• 1t. has been tested for three years in the Suites and
Jfit•"N pwltfect xaltilfactiou. •
I'LI'11IIING, HEATING. iii`("fRI(' WIRING :1e1 'ri%
1M1'J11iN(* given Nlw'cial attention, and all work telly goal an
Wert:,
More 'Phase as
House 'Phone 112
CHAS. C. LEE
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