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The Exeter Advocate, 1897-4-1, Page 3LETTER O.UKOT.TAWA FIERCE FIGHT IN el a'GHT-CHAM- PAGNE'S CAMPA.GN. 1.14ottei Easily rearned-,-Mr. Guite's Un- merited. Praise—The Tariff commission- ers—Mr. Ceninee's Case—The South &w - can Deal, [Front Out Own Correspondent.] Ottawa, March 28.—Across the Ot- tawa, in the electoral divisiOn of Wright, the bye-eleotion campaign is being fought with determination. Every evening meet- ings are being hold every evening does the voter hear from ',Mendstompers that the riding will be hurting itself with the Government if it does not re- turn Mr. Clummagne, the candidate of the Administattion The people of HMI, the chief town of the riding, desire the oonstr action of the interprovincial bridge, which it is proposed to throw times the river from Nepean point—on which the Government printing lauleau stands—to East Hull, The Liberal speak- ers have not neglected to telt their hearers that the Governaneut's action in vespect of thbs. project will be influenced cry largely hy the result of the polling in the bye -election. The resourceful Israel Tarte, of course, has had ids part to do in fighting for Champagne. The candi- date with the vinous and effervescent name suggeeted to the Minister of Public, Works that sundry electors had informed the Government workers that they wuuld like jobs on the recently burned Western block. Tarte was quick to oblige his friend albeit the blunt, building is already overrun by a swarm of Liberal day laborers. Tarte saw that it would be impossible to get may more anvil working' space on the building, but he was not at a loss, Forty citizens of Hull were green work. For days they turned up at seven ohdock In the menthg and svere seen no more of mortal eye until the Rae o'clock whistle blew. Then, carrying their dinner pails and comporting themselves like men who had put in a good day's toil, they took their way homeward. It happened that a newspaperman—and not a Con- servative newspaper anon at that—noticed that not one of the faithful forty was to be seen at work on the dismant tied building. He started out to investigate, and it Was not long before he made a remarkable discovery. In a large room in the 'Mackenzie tower, far removed from the ordinary haunts of visitors to the work, this inquisitive gen- Corwin, at three o'clock in the afternoon, found a merry company of jabbering Freoch-Canadians. There were the forty, It -engaged in intellectual conversation and enjoying the "totem Canadien," which is a stench in the nostrils of other men. For days the friends Of Mr. Champagne had had a sott job. They have it yet, An achniring country pays them a dollar and a quarter per day for doing nothing. Israel. Tarte has said that it is to be so, and what Israel says "goes." By this in- expensive and original means 11 15 esti- mated that forty good. votes will be secured for Mr. Chtunpagne. Better than anything else, the party funds will not be drawn upon to pay for the support of the forty Hullites. The mutual' paye and. the Government gets the benefit. Great is Tarte; niatehless are the methods of the pure and upright Laurier Govern- ment. Gulte's Unmerited Praise. tri A peon of joy aseenOed tbe other day when our esteemed rulers heard that Golfe, their carelidate in the Bonaven- tura byemlection, had triumphed over Cyr, his Conservative opponent. The riding had been held by a Liberal before, so tho exultation was hardly warrant- able. The Government had done even, - thing possible to make the return of a Liberal certain. The people of the riding had been promised the construction of an extension of the Intercolonial nulevay, and the citizeus of New Carlisle, one of the chief towns, were told that their har- bor would be improved. No stone was left unturned, and the election went as everybody expected—for she Government. Mr. Guite, the successful candidate, a is now being lauded by the Ontario Liberal press, because as tise 'versatile editors allege, he had tho courage to decline to permit Bishop Bla,is to coerce him. In glowing language we are told how the unterrilled 'Monsieur Quito stood up and fought for civil liberty and the rights of e people. The hadependence of Guite is ebrated by the Liberal editors, and the ishops are denounced. "Let us hang all the bishops to the lamp -posts," the Pari- sian mob howled, says Taine. Not a whit less bloodthirsty, in the way of anti -episcopal feeings, are the raildanatt- nered writers for the Liberal press. But, alas, Monsieur Guite is gaining unde- served praise. We are told that he was threatened with being put under the ban of Mother Ohara if he did not sign a .document pledging himself to oppose the :school settlement. But Monsignor Blois is a wily old gentleman. Doubtless he anticipated some such charge, and be preserved copies of his correspondence with Guite. This correspondence I saw the other day, infect, it will be published in many newspapers simultaneously with the appeaarnoe of this letter. I have not TOM for the whole of it, but I must give an extract front Mr. Genes first letter to Bishop Blade. The Bishop had written to the candidate, asking him what ground he intended to take in respeot of the .Sahool settlement. Mr. Guite replied in these words: "I strongly desire that the Catholics of Manitoba shall .have full justice and I pledge myself to do all M my power with a view to their obtaining this justice. Your reverence believes that the concessions obtainecl from the Green- way Government wee° not sufficient. I shall be happy to exoet nay efforts to ohtain marc," Thus Mr. Guite, who is being extolled by the Liberal press as being a broadatintled and independent man.. It must be apparent to everybody that the Government is continuing its old.taetio; in Quebec, siding with the Church; in English Canada, denouncing the hierarehy and its servantsnit fin- ished his letter to the bishop by stating that, in a very Short time the Papal dele- gate would be in Canada. It is plain that the Liberal candidate believes that Mgr. Moly del Val will take a hand in obtain - ing further ccnicessinns for the. Roman Catholies of Mituffeba, Ties Tariii Commissioners. From the office' of Finauee Minister Fielding comes .3 ' notification that the Government will give audience to no more tariff delegations. it eiginot be that the Ministers know all that is necessary to aesisb them in framing' the new tariff for theyhave matte but little or no Pr.P- page. rn that .direction. :The fact is that Fielding, Cartwright .8z Co. have been given a bad black eye by their erstwhile friends at Washington. "Beware of the Greeks bearing gifts," said the old ptiea, The CODSCETatives, after one experleime with the statesmen at Washington, saw that there 'was no chance.of 'getting any- thing like en equitable agreement with ottle Sam's stewards. The Liberals had net enotigh pereeption to see that Sena- tor, now lieurettsey of State, Sherman, was enzioue to get everythiog and. to give nothing, The Ministers here in, Ot- tawa had wizened theinselvve Mtn the he - lief diet they had a chance of negotiating a satisfactory treaty with the States. Not nubil Nelson- Dingley, the chairmau of the 'Ways and Miens Committee, had an- nounced the details cif the LIOW tiriff, Wyra the gentle/10i11 who sit, in the Privy Council Chamber awakened from their ammo whe always ha i: htid a sneaking friendship for his "friends, the Americans," very speedily found that his "friends" were prepared to put the tencove on Canada wharever poseibite The Liberal Minieters have boon groping In the (Jerk in 80 far as this tariff question is 001100191pti. They have journeyed fer and wide to find not information, but evidenee in favor of Ewa Trade. They Mato tenoned held teneutly upon the theorists who liege -odd them that they thought the proteetive system should be abolished They have turned faces Of marble against citizens who have von - tiered the opinion, and who have given evidence to prove it, that the National Polley has been a good thing for this countey. And now they find that their journeyings in private cars, their sojourns at high elites hotels—the country paying the bills—have oonae to naught. The hard cold question arises. Are we Cana- dians going to allow ourselves to be made beggars without the gates of the great republie, or are we going to stand up and defend ourselves by retaliatory mea- sures? Doubtless the estimable Fielthog believes that it is oor doty to play the part of meek and lowly doormats for Unele Sam. I believe that Cartwright, wile hates Fielding, will dietate the policy of the Government. No num can turn. 0 corner more sharply than oan the Knight of Kingston, He knows that he must; acknowledge that, after all, some good van come out of Nazareth, ad that the protectionist principle has 80211e re- commendations, Doubtless the Govern- ment, at his instigation, will argue that it is necessary to retain a large measure of protection on account of the attitude of Congress. Teat kind of Rophi6try NYOU't go dowri with the Canadian peo- ple. How long is it since the United States treated Canada and Canada's products with any degree of considera- tions The Conservative Government soon saw that we had nothing to hope for from Washington, and they stuck to pro- tection. The Liberals, With eager eyes turned toward the Capitol, were sure that they were the recipieuts of the dis- tinguished consideration of DIngley, McKinley, Sherman, et al. Now they find that they have deceieed themselves and which is worse, have deceived many Cans adieus'. .13,y dint of disingenuous speeches the Liberals succeeded ill convincing some people that whatever depression existed. in Canada a short time ago was the result of the system of the Conserva- tive administration. The truth of eourse was that there was commodel depression all over the world. Canada got some- thing less than her share of it, thanks to the Conservative Adittinistration. Same men who felt the hard times listened to and believed the Liberals when they shouted: "Try us, endisee us make times better." And LOW thetas viothns as well as the rest of us, are about to find that the Liberals are betwixt the Scylla, of snaintaining the old Conservative tariff and the Charybdis of knuckling under 10 the Americans. Their predeceeeors cliose the better and more manly part; the Liberals, when in Oppositioo, made promises which Conservatives knew they tenth' not ctarry out. Within two months the whole country will see that the Gov- ernment of the day is composed of men who promised everything and can do nothing. Mr. Ceara ee's Case. Last week the rase of the estimable Mr. Connive was mentioned. Mr. Con - oleo, it may be remembered, as the gen- tleman who wanted to g,et into the Houee of Conainons, who solemnly stated that he had resigned, his seat in the Local Legislature at Toronto, who was soundly thrashed by his Conservative op- ponent, on June 23rd last, and who at the. openbag of the Legislature bobbed up serenely in his seat in the Provincial House. Mr, Whitney and the Conserva- tive leaders at Toronto have been on Con- mee's trail since the opening of the ses- sion, but it was not until this week that Premier Hardy, doubtless after a consult- ation with the culprit, made a speech in his defence. The Wicked Premier as- umed an expression of chastened regret vhen he stated that the whole thing had been a mistake. Cosainee had written out his eesignation, had sent it to his solid- er, J. K Kerr, and had gone On his vs Ksay to defeat. Kerr had "forgotten" o send the resignation to the Speaker. When, having been defeated by Mr. lock, Conmee interviewed the Govern- ment, he was told that a bye -election would cost the Province a thousand dol - ars and that he had better keep his seat, nd not resign in earnest. The whole hing is very disgraceful. It would be otter that the province should spend five housand dollars rather than that a man ho is not entitled to hold his seat in hd m e logislatuve. should stay anake aws. He has no representative capaCity. Is plea that MT. Keer forgot to foward he resignation has nothing to do with he case. The Govenrosent went far be- ond the right 'thing in permitting ng to be made responsible for Mr. otimee's illegal. retention of his seat, ut now that this responsibility has been wonted, Heady and Coninee are equally 'capable. There is every reason for think - ug that, there is something very crooked n the whole transaction, Why Was Haney o anxious that Outlaw should hold his eat? Because Coalesce, though an ignor- nt mao, has money, and is aleyaye ready o stibsceibia to the perty'S catiapaign and. Then again, Commie is believed to oesese a certain poll with the Catholice Algoma, he is one himself. His trength in the riding is wholly with he Mining and lumberm' en for he is Et onsiderable employer of labor. In aiding mimeo, Heady was aiding hianeelf and 1 a was sanetiooing an illegal etualimemeut of an infraction oil the law of the land. ell!, South ilartcatl The Ontario atdroMistration has not yet made any adequate defence of their adieu in heeding over 61,000 acres of rich mining lands to the South African company. At first it Was thought that Col, Engledee, the preSitient of the oom- pony, represtelted a syndicate of grasping English Qiipitalists, but the milk in the cocoanut has "began to ooze forth. We flud that One of the most proxiiinent members of . the eoinpanY is , no less a personage than lila J, K. Kerr, the same Mr. Kerr who aoted as Mr. Con- mee's untrustworthy messenger. :Kerr is, of course, a well kndien Liberal. In 1801 he Was defeated in Center Toronto by My. Gs R. It Cooklnuen and since then has been hand-baglove with Ilon 4 s. Hardy, It is bard to say who et; reeponsible for the scheme for plundering Ontario. The GOvernment and the: _rich Sotith African eaMpany—tsed immensely rids powers—ars working against •the ordin- ary prospector who owns no Wealth mad who hne, no proepect of ever having any under the wee= eystean. The pinion that the South Afilean compeny .has is worth an immense amount of money. A pertinent question is "Why was it given them?" .And 0 more Peetinent question is "What did they give. for it?" Tim 5085100 of the Dominion Parlia- ment begins on Tbursday next. A Min- ister told 010 to -clay that the Government did not itntleipete 0 long 5o:481011. Ths gentlemen svho roe the countey meg as well tilsalmee themsstves of ,the idea that temservatives 001 be cajoled 'into allowing them to gallop through the work add thus secure an imply prorogation. Tbe Oppoeltion have a duty to diseharge, and, from the leaders ileten to tee new-. est member, they prop 141 tA) do that duty. I thould not be surprised to see 1 arliement sitting when Auguersa; tor- rid days (mine he making 11. not toe the Train liohher. The latest patent invention foe the circumvention of the train robber has a distinctly vicious look. Is is taken for granted that the train rebbere will climb 01) over the crosshead guides, steam chest, and runnniug board, ik) to at- tack the cab of the locomotive on the front side. As thev re ,oh the running - board the engineer loosens a catch; the runnieg-boards, hung on hinges at their outer sides, drop to a verticeil position, and the enterprising robber is wetigi in great discomfort, between the boards and the boiler. Spikes are freed in the edge of the running -board, which prevent Min from extricating himself, and the More he tries to get away, the more tightly he become jammed. At the same time that the' engineer springs the catch of the running boards steel shutters drop automatically about the windows of the cab, and also at its rear, so that the en- gineer and fireman are fully protected froin any bullets incident to the opera- tions of such of the robbers as are not cared for by the running -boards. Steam pipes having suitable discharging nozzles are situated by the intruders. These pipes are cooneeted to the engine boiler, ned their eonteuts of hot water and steam eau be directed with great effectiveness against the enemy. Similar devices are provided upon both the tender and the express oar. Pressing; the Grapes. The presshouse was a large 'vault with a rounded roof, from the middle of which hong a small oil lamp, which lighted up the space beneath it, but oast shadows Int o the corners. The doors were shut, and the air wits heavy with the smell of mono tobaetto smoke and beiman beings. The HMI, blue trousered, blue bloused, week flipped, aLl had pipes or cigars in (heir morolae ancl Dm -belies and. clone lay 00 a shelf in the corner beside a maint old temalestick of twisted wrought Iron. A crowd of peasant onlookers stood ,Lout the steps. The vats anawine press ecenplee the whole of the right hand wall; in the end wall was a door, which <awned iron an inner vault, where stood the large mslat ready to receive the lomat the liqukl NV:LS running from a tap in tin side of the vat, through a basket whieh acted ae a strainer, into a barrel. 1 his Bret liquid, which 'comes naturally without any pressure, makes the best wine. Iueltie the vat the moat foamed, uot "round the white feet of laughing girls," but round the bared. brown legs of a sturdy peasant, who was throwing the disintegrated grapes by spadefuls bate the evioe press. Tlsis consisted of a raised base, on which stood a sort of barrel of immense circumference bent up of strong nave= slats of oak, each separated from the rest by a narrow space so that, when pressing began, the liquid could run out through the spaces into a circular groove in the surface of the stone base, thence down a cylindrical hole bored ha the stone, and out by a tap bato a hotte.--- Cornhill Magazine. sharp Leg:al Practice. A country guest of a certain London hotel, bovine' a dread of pickpockets, went to the aerk and handed him a 140 note to put in the safe. A.skine for it next day, he was thundeestrua: when the functionary to whom he had. given the :money coolly denied any recollection of the matter. Whereupon the country- man went to a lawyer. "Get another 3120 note," said the lawyer, "and go, accom- panied by a friend, back to the hotel. Apologize to the clerk for your mistake; say it was a defective memory; atbribute it to , absent-rnindedness; deposit the second £20 note in the presence of your friend and come back'to 105." The mys- tified rtuedist observed instruction to the very letter. "Now," said the lawyer, "go back alone to the clerk and ask him for your £20 note. Knowing that your friend save him receive it, he will give you back the second one. Then take your friend with you next day, approaoh the clerk, ask him boldly for that 20 note, and, as there was to witness to your receipt oa the second note, he will be forced to re- turn that aleo." The rue proved com- pletely successful, slats& to the gratifica- tion of the countryanam—Condo Cuts. Photowrapbs. It materially adds to the gift of a pin - Oomph to frame it, the ' cost Wog slightly augmented, of coarse, but se slightly that it should nob be compared with the valve of your regard. Theo, too, ope should not araine a picture that is to 46 1.0 just anybody, because a num- ,tf photographs, all in various slime and stylee, svonld soon litter Matt room till it loses any bun ciduality whatever and merely Initial n the seeming of a char ity hezmie wh picturee are the metelenelists. Bus where you avo Solt, et, jre.1 appreciated cal L bureau or a man- eleeeff done up in silver, ivory or 'plu,sh ea gold dock some of your other er- penses and give your r lotograph 10 Sanaa- thing like styks—New Orleats Ulnae- Deanuerat •,t,..•••••••• Ailint•••••311a100.••••...0.1•101•11•• FARMING IN CHICAGO A SALVATION ARMY SCHEME TO RE LIEVE DISTRESS, The Plegree Potato Patch. Phtn. AdoPted on a Large Scale—A Thaesana Avrcs Will Ito cultivated, and work Will Ise Eaven to Au .Aoolicauta Tho sovntiten earthy IS going to P171. greeizo Chicesto--that is, an nttenapt will be made to turn the vacant lots into yego.. table farmsj the tilling of which is to give LIETTTENANT COLONEL BRENVER, empleeinent, feed and shelter to the 50,000 or 313Ore idle and destitute people who nose throng the city streets. The Salvatioe Army has undertaken to organize and di rect the work. The owners of the vuonin lots will be asked for tbo use of the land. and the charitable public will be called upon te give only the 5010 01! $5,000 to start the eh inc io rot arn tor having destitutien andwant v.iped ont. It was Mayor Pinata() of Detroit who originated thellan of using vatant city lots in this 01111 10e, hut the Salvation Army has for man s years employed the co -opera tive farm syetem as 0 meane of relieving distress in England. Commander Booths - Tucker intends to combine the two solaemes and give to every individoal of Chicago's destitute poor the opportunity to obtain immediate relief. Booth -Tucker bas already secured the approval of the oity authorities and hat been offered the 'use of two large tracts ot land. He says 3,000 awes will be needed to start right. The sum of $5,000, for pur chasing farming implements and erecting suitable bnildings, will also be necessary. Then the enterprise will become self sup- porting as soon as the frost is out of the ground. The Salvationists intend to divide the land into small plots, so that it can be dis- tributed to all applicants. The .A.anny will erect shelters in convenient localities to the farms in which the pernatinent farmers will live. Tiny will also have co-operative gardens in which day laborers will be em- ployed and mild promptly for their labor. The scheme would othetwise fail, for a man who is already on the verge of starva- tion cannot wait for a crop of potatoes to come up. In such cases a certain fLeed rate per hour will be paid for labor. A man without a cent in his pocket can stizet In at the beginning, of the season and end it with a hank account. Labor may be ex• changed for food, shelter or the use of land. Each independent fanner will be obliged to pay a certain rental for tho use of his ground, but it steed not be in anoney. He may pay it by a certain number of hours' work in the general gardens or in product when he gathers his crop. Seed will be supplied Inv, awl street sweepings will be recolesnended as fertilizer, The latter can be gathered easily, atid this wUl form an important branch of the business. A con - MRS. BRENVER. tract may be made with the municipal au- thorities for cleaning the streets. If this can be arranged, another source of income will be opened. Both men and women will be employed on the city farms, but they will be kept separate. There will also be other classi- fications, for, while no applicant will be tefused, they will not be thrown together haphazard. Not only the respectable poor, but the convict fresh from behind prison bars, will be welcomed and given a chance to begin life over again in an honest man - lade The outcast woman of the streets, the drunkard and the rowdy will not be turned away, but will be taught how to earn an honest living. The man who never handled a hoe be- fore in his life will be taught how to use that useful article and instructed in all the arts of planting and cultivating. Rough shatties and shelter tents will be erected 031 the lots for the destitute fames to live in, and on the co-operation farms there will be cookhouses and dining tents. All this is to be under the direct =anti...an-mot of the Salvation Array officers. Licaenant Colonel Willittan 13rower is the local cern- xuander. He is an energetic leader, who is tandauetsel by the magnitude of the proj- ect, and both ho and his excellent wife are enthusiastic over the prospects. There will be no trouble at all when it comes to clieposieg of the crop, for the mar- ket will be found in the immediate vicin- ity of each farm Probably the beets, eaclishes, lettuce, ouctusabere and other vegetables will find buyers even before they aretaken from the ground. These city farmers will ha,ve to pay no raileoaa freights, no commission profits, and so the' oa,n colnpote with any district in the country in their own market. The soil of the oily is rids and fertile, and abundant crops mate be expected. Autunn R. ROwLEY. DEATH. Where meet the bounded anti the boundless good, A vretti7 sou/ that (-teeth's deep anguish kat e Faint in the falliag shadows, tlinaY steed Axel peayea tem gates to let Mtn entet hrotiele -& thin, white hand, scarce visible, with, might Tureed the vaSt hinece, and he walked dont: Prom man the mete to Goa ihe Comrade et truth and bier of the unkeowia. --Freeman E. Miiler le Century. AN ASTONISHED INDIAN. Sigma:is by the Heliostat Tairly Over. wb elute Gerouleno. At one interview with Gemini°, sap. General Miles, I tried to explain to hist. the uselessness of contembeg against tie white mom 1 told him that we had tin use OF Amin, and the telegraph and belio- stet, both superior to any of their methodt of communioation. I then had the hello stat tett op and said to Geronimo "We can watch yam: movements and send messages over the tops of these moon, tains in a small part of one day, aver a, dia. lance which it would take a man on a swift pony 20 days to travel." He was both curious; and incredulous. "How is that?" he asked. I asked the operator to open communica- tion with the nearest station 51elles away. Ho teemed his instrument upon that poiet and flashed a signal of attention. As quick as thought the sunlight was flashed back again. Then Geronimo confessed that he had 01)500 1011 these flaslaes on tile mountain and had believed them to lie the manifes- tation of spirits, "From here to that point," said 1, "is a distance of nearly a day's march, From that point we can communicate all over this country. lean send a message to Fort 13owie, 65 miles away, or to Fort Apache, netuie 300 aulles from here, and got an answer before the sun goes down in the Vest." "If you can talk with Fort Bowie," he said at once, "do this. I sent any brother there ae a ettutrantee of my good faith. Now tell lno any brother is all right." I gave the order to the operator. "Now," 1 said to Geroobno, "you will have to wait, for that inquiry, with the 101)1t, will have to be repeated six times." In a short time the answer came back that Geronimo's brother was there, was well and waiting for him to come, This struck the savage with awe. He said somethiog to one of his warriors, whereupon the latter quietly turned on his heel, mounted his pony and xoade rapidly back in the direction of the mountains svhence Geroninio hatl COMO. 1 asked the interpreter, standing near by, what Goren - lino had said. "Ho told hian to go and tell Natchez," was the answer "that there was a power hero that he could not understand. He told him to 003310 10 and come quick." The heliostat had performed its last and best work. In a fes.e hours Natchez came riding down from the mountains, with his band of warriors and their families, mid so surrendered a tribe that has never been matched since the days of Robin Hood. How the Grizzly Eats Peanute. A man who stood in front of the bear pit at the menagerie in Central park was greatly interested in observing just how the big grizzly bear took the peanuts that one of tho visitors was handing to him. The hear stood up at an angle of about e5 degrees, hind. feet on the floor of the pit, one fore foot resting on the stone ledge in which the bars of the cage aro imbedded, the ()thee extended through the bars to take the peanuts, He did riot clutch them under his claws and then turn the claws inward upon the bail of his foot, but when he reached out through the bars ho spread his claws apart sideways, as one might spread the lingers of his hand apart. The visitor would place a peanut between two of the claws, aml then the bear would close the claws together, as ono would close the fingers of his mil:stretched hand. Ho would hold the pealsut between two claws in the same manner that a man SOInetiMeS bolds a cigar between two fin- gers. Holding it thus, the bear would carry the peanut: to his mouth; then, thrusting his paw out between the bars again, lie would open his claw. out side - as before, waiting for another. "1 suppose it must bean acquired taste," said a solemn faced bystander, referring to the bar's apparent fondness for peanuts. "I don't know," said another moo. "I'm not so sure 'lt what there are some placte where grizzlies live that peanuts grow." , "That may be," said the solemn faced man, "but I'm sure there's no place where they grow baked."—Now York Sun. iaxeiting eaansas. William Allen White tolls a story of a }Kansas man who loft the state, but soon returned to it because he missed the excite- ment. "Why, man," said White, "what do you mean? What excitement can there be in living whore there isn't a piece of vegetation higher than a sunflower and whore Inman beings are as few as summer showers?" "Well, you see, it's like this," he replied. "You put in a crop, and from the moment the seed's in the ground until the last day of harvest' it's stowable -wheth- er or not you get a full crop or basely enough to feed a mule. The sustained ex- citement amounts to what you would get out of a four months' poker game in width you bad staked everything. Oh, there's plenty of excitement about it, and I've be- come so accustomed to that feature of it that I'm lost without it." This farmer was a Greek letter fraternity man, and, lu- dierous as it may seem' he unquestionably spoke with the utmostseriousness.—New York Tribune. Economy In Old Gloves. Never throw old kid gloves away. They are nice to use, for they save the hands in many ways. For example, in gardening and dusting, and, indeed, if one moisten the hands with glycerin or cold cream and draw on a pair of easy old gloves for an hour the hand is made astonishingly white, smooth, soft and flexible. Another use for old gloves is to cot the backs for peaawipers and to hoop the fingers for stalls for cut fingers or burns or any accident to the hands.—Now York World. ate Name. "My friend," said the traveler with the &Oilcan, puttbag his head out of the oar 'window 55 the train stoprati at a desolate looking village, " what is the name of this dried up, God rorsaben place" "That's near enough," responded the dejected citizen, who was leaning against tho little red shanty that served as the tailway station. "Let it go at that"— Chicago Tribune. The house fly of Europe is said to be of an entirely different species from the same afflaction of America, An acre of ordioary English measure le equal to four -tenths of a hectare. LATEST MAREET REPORTS. BREADSTUFF, ETC. Wheat --Outside 3h4Lrksts were about the same to -day. Nothing new has devel- oped to affeet wellies either way here, There are reports of crop damage from the Western States, bat this news is off- set by larger receipts in the Northvvest. Ontailo wheat is quoted at 73c for red, and 74c for wbite, west, and about lo more east and on the Northern. No. 1 Xanitoba hard., Midland, is quoted at 83c.; No. 2, at 81e, and No. 3 at 78c; No. 1 hard g.i.t., North Bay, is quoted at 90o; and 'truck, Fort William, at 740. Flour—Continues dull. Straight roller, high freights west, is quoted, at $3.60, and middle freights west at $3.70. Oatmeal—Quiet. Car lots of rolle(1 oats, in bags on track here, are cluoted at 82.80, and sinall lots at 82.90 to $2.95. Peas—Sales were made to -day at 384c, north and west freights, and at 41c, C. P.R. east, Rye—Quiet, Car lots, f.o.b., outside, are quoted. at 824 to 38c. Buckwheat --Quiet. Car lots west are quoted at 25c, and. east at 26s. 13arley--Quiet, No. 2 is quoted at 28c, No, 1 at 81c a,nd fancy at 84 to 35o, out- side. Feed liarley is quoted at 22 to 28c, outside, according to location; No. 3 ex- tra, outside, is quoted at 24c. Oats—Deliveries light and prices firm. Local street prices are also higher. Sales of white, north and west freights, were made at 190 to -day, and at 200, middle freights. DAIRY PRODUCE. There is a good enquiry for choice dairy rolls, large and small. Best large eons bring 14c, and folios" small rolls 5c. Creamery is about steady. Follow- ing are the quotations: Low and. medium grade dairy, tubs, 8 to 9c; choice dairy, tubs, 11 to 120; large dab.7, roils, 13 to 11c; small dairy eolls, strictly choice, 11 to 16c; ereamery tubs, 18 to 190; and. creamery, pounds, 20 to 210, Cheese—Steady. Susiamer makes sell at 10 to 1034e, and fall ma,kes at llaa to 120. PRODUCE. Eggs—The market to -day was a trifle better, owing to the cooler weather. Sales of new laid were made at 1034 to lle. Quotations are: New laid, 1034 to lle; limed, 7 to Se; held fresh, 50. Poultry—Unchanged. Bright stook is quoted as follows; Turkeys, 10 to 11c; geese, 8 to 9c; chickens, 30 to 50o; and (leeks, 50 to 75c. Potatoes—Supplies are large and values easy. (inc lots, on track, are quoted. at 18c, and out of store lots at 25 to 27e. Apples—Demand quiet. Dealers quote small lots of dried here at 2 to l.”ao, and evaporated at 3 to aases. Field Produce—Quotations are: Small lots, out of store, turnips, 20e per bag; parsnips, 40e per bag; and onions, $1 to $1.25 per bag. Straw—Demand slow. Car lots of oat straw, on track, are quoted at 65 to 65.50, DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Dressed hogs are scarce and firm. Light lean hogs, by the ear'on ,track here, are quoted at 66.50 to 66.60; light fats at 25.50; and heavy fats at 65,25. Provisions are active and strong. A wire from Winnipeg states that that market is bare, the demand. from mining canape having cleared up all offerings Good orders from that quarter are looked for soon. The situation hero is strong. Quotations are as follows Barrelled pork, shoulder mess, $10 to $10.50; heavy 2T1OV, 6113 to $12.50; short cut, $113 to $18.50. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Toronto, March 29.—At the \Vestern cattle yards this morning there were, all told, just 57 loads of offerings, including 600 hose, 1130 sheep and lambs, a couple of dozen milk cows, anti a few calves. Trade 3105 fairly active, and most of the stock sold out early. The dullest feature of the market was the export trade, which was quiet, owing considerably to the poor quality of nearly all the shipping cattle here. There was a sharp trade done in butcher cattle at firm prices. Good stuff sold around. 30 pee pound; very choice lots wore several times figured out at 340, and for some few extra selections 334o was reported as paid. Still there was not any all quotable advance though prices for good stuff are very firm. In- ferior sold at 234 to 2e4o. The local en- quiry is altogether better, and more of the better grades of cattle are in. deanand here. Wheat, white, new 00 77 Wheat, red, per bush00 74 Wheat, goose, per bush. a00' 63 Peas, common, per bush00 42 Oats, per bush , 22 28 Rye, per bush 33 32 Barley, per bush29 130 Ducks, spring, ;ler pair40 80 Chickens, ;et pair... 25 50 Geese, per lb OS 09 Butter,±0 1-1b. rolls - 15 16 Eggs, nen- laid ........ ..... 11 LS Potatoes, per hag........... 20 30 Beans, per bush 75 85 Beets, per doz .. . ..... 09 10 Parsnips, per doz 9 '10 Apples, per bbl 40 1 . 50 Hay, timothy 11 00 18 50 Straw, sheaf..... ...... 7 00 8 00 Beef, hinds—. ... . .. ....... 04 05i LBaelenabfso, res02 03a carcase, per lb.— . . a 63 7 Veal, per lb. .. ...... ,..... 05 6 Mutton, per lb............, 04 5 Dressed hogs 5 50 6 705 UNITED STATES MARKETS. East Buffalo, March 29.—Cattle--Re- ceipts, about all consigned through, only, two cars being on sale. The market is regarded about steady. Yeals and calves --Receipts, 75 head. The naarket ruled with a fair demand, and for the best veals prices were somewhat of an improve- ment over former values of the week. 'Common to good ones sold at $3.35 to $4.75, with choice and top lots, 85 to $5.50. Hogs—Receipts, 30 cars, active demand, about a nickel advance for good yorkers and light weights, and full strong prices for all grades; good to ehoice light medium. Yorkers, 14.30 to $4.35; good to prime heavy hogs, $e.30 to t14.35; plain heavy hogs, 6416 to 01.:25; rough, $13.65 to 64.10. Sheep and !molts—Receipts, 30 cars of fresh sale teoeit. anti six loads that held. over. The nee eet ruled excited. ancl higher from the siert; with all classes of buyers out hi .'atta for the offerings, and prices for 1111)5 were generally all of 10 to 15e o"e:heie With sheep also fully 10 to leo meer Inc nearly all kinds; cities lea t bs, $5.90 to $6; Olney handy, e to 0; goodto choice. $5.75 to $5,00; t•I goota eti.40 to $5.75; culit,•7, Com, ,L1 3..00ti, $8.76 to $5.'Xa; yearling% 1,1 i;ood, $4,85 to $5.10; mixed sheep, prima, 04.65 to $4.90; fair to !0 to $4.60; common te , 1,1 $4.40; cull sbeep, common to : ood, e3.50 $4; heavy extant sheep, 13 SUto 41.4.