The Brussels Post, 1901-3-7, Page 2,IiIARK1'jr2ll OF ,Lit E WORLD,
Pricey Of Cantle, Grath, 866
in tile I.ead1r11 IMiltleltet4,
1'3RI1ADefUf F$, 14'i"O,
Toronto, Meroh 6. -Wheat No, 1'
herd, g.i.t., eeillug at 051 .. quota-
flans aro as 20110w4;-13od w'Itoai,
661.20; white, 061-2a; and goose,. 60
1 -do; 1011 freighter to Nen York; real.
Watt whete, north andwest, 641-2u
nee and 031-c asked; alanitobes, No.
1. here, old, g.i.t,, 98 1- c; No. 2,94 1-2o;.
81o, 1 hard, North Bay, 97 2.2o; No, 2
Bard, 931-:1e.
hfillfeed.neektarcc and firm, bran
espeoiaily. Ton lots, at the' mill
door, Western Ontarlo points, eon as
follows; --;Bran, $14 to 314,50; and
theets,' 315.
Corn -Steady. American, No a yet -
Lew, oa track here, 470; and, No.e3, 40c,
Peas -About ateady. Na 2, mi:ldle
• f'ielghts,'at 63e; orad, ease, at 651-'c.
Barley -Deport demand for barley
0oattinntes, and as the crop is pretty
well cleaned up, higher prices are be-
ing paid. 'tonere were bids cif 431-2c
ear Na 2, G,'1,10., east, to -day. Prices
axle as folldwe--Ne. 2, G.T.R. east, 43
1-2o; C,P.ii east, 43o, and middle
iireights, 42 to 42 1-9o; Na 3 extra,
O.P.R. east, 421-2n; ani 42c, G.T.R.
east,
Rye -;;teddy. Car lots, 48c west;
and. 49e net,
Buckwheat -Quiet. Car lots, west,
rire quoted: at 49e, and ea -t at' 50e,
Gets-Deem/el fair, and prices
about steady, No. 1 white, east, !:9
1-ec; No. 2 white, north and west,
28 1-2c,
CPI: u -Prices were a shade easier
to -day, 01'I patent offering, in buyers'
snake, middle freights, at 32.09. Ex-
port agents were disposing of the
heavy put -chases m'tde in the past two
days. They will likely be in the
market again shortly, though doing
nothing to -day.
O itmeal-Gar lots of rolled oats, in
bags, on track here, are quoted, at $3.25
per bb'; and in wood, at$3.35 per bbl.
Duluth, Mara'h, 5. -Wheat -No. 1
hosed, cash, 756-8e;'May, 783-8e; No.
1 Northern, cash, 73 3-8c; May, 76 3-8o;
July, 770; No. 2 Northern, 67 1-2 to
70 1-2e. Corn -30 3-40. Oats -26
3-4 to 26 1-2e.
Milwaukee, March, 5, -Wheat -Dell;
No. 1 ilw'tahern, 75 1-2 to 76e; No. 2 do.
72 to 73c. Rye -Lower; No. 1, 52 3-4
Ian 530. Barley -Dull; No. 2, 57 to 58c;
sample, 40 to 54 1-20.
DAIRY MARKETS.
Butter -There ie a rather easy
tone in the local market, owing to a
free supply. Quotations are as fol-
lows: -Dairy, tubs and palls, choice,
17 1-2 to 18 1-2c; medium,' 163 to 16
1S x; poor, 13 1:0 15o; dairy prints,
choice, 1a 1-2 to 19 1 -le; dirge rolls,
good to choice, 17 1-1 to 18 1-2e; cream-
eries, boxes, 21 to 220; wad. pounds, 23
to 24c.
Ch»•ese-Full elesm, July and Aug-
ust make, sells at 10 1-2 to 110.
PRODUCE,
Eggs -Fresh eggs are in free sup-
ply and easy. Strictly new laid, 18
to 19e; fresh g:tthera:i, 15 ; cold stored,
13 to 14e; limed, 19 to 14e.
Poultry-Frtah killed turkeys and
geese ee11 readily, hat offerings are
ooe' very light. Prices firm. Prices
for bright: stork are a,e follows: -Tur-
keys, 111 to 19e; geese, at 8 tot 81-2a;
ahjpkans, ata 40 to 50e; Sind ducks, at
80 to $0c; cold stored turkeys and
geese are quoted 1 to 20 a lb, under
bright stock,
Potatoes -,Steady, at 29 to 30o for
oar tots 011 track here, and 85c, out
of s'tooe. Two cars taold at 813c to -day.
Field produce, etc. -Turnips, out of
store, 80o per bag; onions, 70c per
bag; carrots, 85c per bag; apples, per
bbl., 31 to 32; sweet potatoes, per
bbl,, 32.50.
Dried apples -Dried apples sell at
81-2 to 4c; and evaporated at 5 to
5 1-2c.
:Beans -Demand fairly active. Ordin-
ary white beane bring 31.60; choice
hand-picked beans are quoted at
$1.75.
Honey -Firm. Dealere quote &rem 10
Ito 10 le2G per lb. for 5, 10 or 60 -Ib.
Mae according to sire of order. Comb
honey eons at 32.50 to 32.75 per doz-
en sections.
Mops -Business Is light, and prices
about kende. Oholee 1900 growth are
created at 14 to 10c, and yearlings at
Bio 00.
Baled bay -.Steady, Choice timothy,
on track here, 310.25; two -ton lots, de-
livered, 311 to 311.25.
iStraw-Cae iota of straw, on track
bore, 36.60 to 38.
DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS.
Dressed hop continue scarce and
Brea. Car late, on track here, are
quoted at 38, On the street price=
0x0 firm; at. 38.53 to 38.75. Provisions
are firm and active,
,Quotations fox provisions aro as foie
lows; -Dry salted eh'aulders, 80; leer
blear began, loose, In car lots, 10e, and
in ease ldtst; 10 1-4 to 10 1-2e; short
,out park, 320 to 320.60; heavy nes
pork, 319 to 319.60,
Senrlked meatts-hams, heavy, 12.'•
trandiixin, 12' 1-8 to 180; -light, 13e.
3r.eakfast baoetn„ 180; presale been
.
SOo; roll bacon, 10o; banks 14e.
LIVE STACK JiliArklxlilil78,,
tlbacoaito, Megan 3, -.Stockers ere
dull, and a little off,
Sheep asci lanalbs aro uneheagee.
Export twee are worth green 3 to
31-2e per pound
Books fetch 2roen; 21-2 to 30 per
pou;
1''orndbutcher sheo'p the prion ranges
from 32.00 to 34 eeoh,
Good grain -fell lambs sold today et
from 34.25 to 34.6e per owe.
Other !'amine, barnyards, fetch from
38.4 to 4 1.4e prat poured,
0alvea ere worth 'front 32 to 310
each; with a steady enquiry for
good to choice veal pelves.
H1ogs are steady end wanted.
"Singers" are sel£ing at 6 7.8 per
pound, and light and fat bogs, 6.1-2o.
Hoge to fetch the top price moist
be of prime quality, and settle not
below 160 nor above 200 lbs.
Following is the range of quota-
now -
Cattle.
Shippers, per owt. .3 4 00
4 75
Butcher, theme do, . 876 400
Bit cher, cam to good. 9 40 8 00
Bu'e,her, inferior. , 275 803
per cwt. 900
Lrxport bulls, per cwt. 975 400
Sheep and Lambs.
Export eves, per owt, 300 8 50
Butcher stamp, each, 2 00 4 00
Lambs, ge., per ewe, 4 25 4 66
Uo„ barnyards, per cwt 9.76 4.25
Bucks, . . . , , 2,50 8.00
Milkers and Calves
Cons, each, . . . 20.00 60.00
Caivea, each. . . . 2.00 8.00
Hogs.
Choke hogs, per cwt. 0.80 6,87 1-2
Light hogs, per cwt , 6.25 0.50
Heavy hogs, per ewt , 125 6.50
Salus, . . . , 8.50 4.00
Stags, . . . . 2.00 2,25
DOMINION PARLIAMENT,
Notes Of the Proceedings in the
Canadian House of Commons.
.LAND LOCKED UP.
Mr. Charlton also introduced a bill
to amend he Dominion Lands Act,
Be explained that the object was to
provide that,' the sale of public lands,
suitable for agrientural purposes,
attested bel to actual eettlers only, and
in merit( areas as could be reasonably
o:cupied and cultivated, and also that
no graautr"of public lands should in
future ba made to railway or other
corporations. B'ei maraca out that
there were now 07 million acres of
land in ,the North -Wast locket up and
withheld for seta! ment until the
railways elb, uld d"ign to inform the
• 0. entry what,. portion of these lan.is
! they 1v';uld take um'•er their grants.
This state of afdtirs wa.t highly de:ri-
menial. The policy of making land
g -ants to railways heel proved a mis-
take and' an ,ulri be stopp :d,
RURAL MAIL Di,L1Vls'I0Y,
Mr. elteloan rskea what was ;to be
done leg:tr'ine' rural m it delivery.
Mr, Mut ek answered that it was a
very large qu s tin lir. Rosa, the as-
sfsta0t pa'rmasten at Toronto, had
b' en 1 eking into the workings of the
s st••re in the United Stites, but, had
not. yet 'epor'e.d. He had h'mse f
talked wlthes me, United States af24et_
ers whir were operating the system
there, and they apparel to be in
s••me alarm over the situation into
which lb ,y tad get th receives in un-
dertaking such a large task. It wag
a very large problem, dui should only
be enterer upon after the most careful
consideration,
FREIGHT THROUGH CANALS.
Mr. Clancy was told by Mr. Blairr
that the total quantity of freight
whnh passed through the candle dur-
tug the season of 1900 was' as follows;
Welland, 71,260 tons; St. Lawrence,
1,017,090 tons; C'himbly, 348,561 tons;
Ottawa, 386,782 tons; Murray, 18,910
tons; Trent Valley. 48,065 tons; Sault
Ste. Merie, 2.035,677 tons.
BIND1R TWINE.
Mr. Robinson, of West Elgin, wag
tort by Mr. Bernier that before the
season for distributing binder twine
arrive" a circular would be sent to
each i•napector o,[ wtiehts and. mea-
sures, calling hie atitention to the
provision of law which says that "up-
on, or attached to money ball of bind-
ee' twine offet•ed for sale there shall
be a stamp' wit'b -the name of the
manufacturer or importer, stating
the number of feet of twine per pound
in each ball."
PASSES TO Iv4EMB1nRS,
The much -vexed question of mem-
bers accepting railway passes oamc up
in a motion by Mr. ,labral Robinson
advocating teat railways be compell-
ed to furnish paeles to members. Botch
the Premier and the leader of the. Op -
;position spoke, Mx. Borden thought
6t mtgbt be a good thing if the grant-
ing of passeet t'o members were pro-
bibited, and Sir Wilfrid did net think
tb,at it would be, fair to compel the
kailwo ys to carry members free of
hha tge,
DUKE OF Y•OR VS VISIT.
2,tr.; Northrup wale Loa by the Pre-
mier that tbe eorreepondence with re -
fermate to else propo.9ed visit of his
Rigel Highlneem the Duke of( Cornwall
and York wets still going on, and no
definite arrangements had met beep
made. The oorreamendenoo was still
ocnfddential and could not btr brought
down at preheat
MAB273NN 03' BRUIT,
Mr. Ferber (utnadoed a btll to pre -
Vide for the meriting and inapeotion.
of paokagee ootetelnin'g trait For sale.
Serious complaints had been made
that trait tar oleeed pa0kages, wee not
al'waye What it purpurtod to be. Le
tees way the 1w,,•ut,,tlon of Canadian
fruit 17113 injured both at horns and
abetted, The bill provided that closed
packages of frulit should be marked
Dneuoh a way as to indicate tba qual-
Ity, It also provided that swell, peek.,
ages should be inspected, with pee -
allies for improper marking. Tho
mertyure was largely the result of eon-
ttultations :whish ba bad held with
fruit, eltippnrs and fruit packers,
FOR UNWORN; CONDITIONS.
'Tho t:iil of whach the Solioltcr-Gen-
ei,ral 'gives notion to secure 'uniturzn
couddtiona in poliotos of fire" .lneur-
anoe ]r, the measurer which was print-
ed and dt tributed at the close of
Last emotion, and wheels sets forth in
the schedule a set of con-
ditions applicable to ell the
provino-•y, and to displace Obs
provincial forms at present printed
on all policies which vary in minor
partieulars. The measure has been
in the hands at the thew -mice compan-
ies far almost a year, so teat they
have had amine opport'unnity to Pre-
sent. their riewe to the Government.
The hill will apply to all ccunpanies
but theses incorporated under the
Legislature of the old Province of
Canaan or under a purely provincial
obarter.
TO RCGtULATI, RATES.
Mr. Reid, of Grenville, introduced
a hill to regulate freight and passen-
gr:r rates on railways. He explained
that it was the same bill as he intro-
duced lasteessiceo the object being to
appoint a commission to .regulate
rates, •
RE-AR;VIING OF N.W., M. P.
The report of Commissioner Perry
on the North-West Mounted Police
glees the total strength as 956, of
whom 682 are he the Territories, 254
in the Yukon; 300 recruits joined dur-
ing the year. The t'ot'al number of
horses is 452. The police contribut-
ed 18 officers and 160 mon-coons and
men for service in South Africa,
The ecemmiseioner says the Indians
have been, 'very quiet, and the state of
the country has been satisfactory. He
strongly urges that the fierce be en-
tirel ' re -armed,
PlAnilleGTIO FUND.
Mr. Costigan introduced a bill to in-
corporate the Canadian Patriotic Fund
Association
ADMITTED FREE.
Mr. Cargill was treformed by Mr.
Paterson that during the years 1898,
1899, and 1930 machinery was admit-
ted free for use in binder twine fac-
tories. This was done undoir clause
620 on the free list of his tairiff, which
pr o ties for 111' admis loo free of duty
after January 1st, 1898, of all artireles
which enter into the oust of the mane.
facture of binder twine.
TRENT VALLEY CANAL.
Me. Ward was informed by Mr.
Blair that a survey was made last
summer between Rine lake and. the
town of Port Hopa, with the view of
connecting these two points as part
of the Trent Valley canal system -
RAILWAY AMALGA1VIATION.
Mr. McCreary presented a petition
of tbe Canadian Northern Railway
Company, 'An Act to confer= the
amalgamation with the Ontario and
Rainy River railway, and the Mani-
toba and South -Eastern, and autho-
rizimg the comapany to make traffic
and other arrangements with the
Minnesota and Manitoba railway, and
with the company constructing a
bridge ower the Rainy river." •
TRADING STAMPS.
Mr. Culbert, M.P., presented a petie
titan from the Town Council of Brook-
ville asking that legislation be enact-
ed to abolish trading stamp cam -
pantos,
b•eupt Protection.
Damp straw, old wood, pruoings, ma
mire, etc., wben burned briskly ftu'-
nish an effective smoke, and If the ma.
terial while burning Is doused with
water the result Is a dense steamy
smoke which, wbile trying to human
lungs. serves as a screen to prevent
loss of beat by radiation and as a bate
rier between the chilled fruit and a
sudden application of beat at the time
of sunrise. Wet smudging has been
tried In many ways, with varying re-
sults, in California, Here, as In all
other methods of protection, much will
depend upon a careful study of the lo-
cal conditions, Many a farmer
smudges so tbat some neighbor gets
the benefit of bis work while his own
fruit remains unprotected. In some
orchards sacks of old straw soaked
with on are so distributed as to be
available for quick llghtIng.-A. G. Ha.
Adis.
6fenklewioa.
Sienliiewiez takes tea twice and coffee
once during his hours of literary labor,
with an occasional extra portion of white
wine end raw eggs to stimulate his flag-
ging imagination. It Ie probably in the
wine and egg period that he composes
accounts of Nero banquets and similar
purple prose matter -"ruddy rhetoric,"
Ise Frederic Harrison would call it, The
novelist Is pictured an an Indulgent and
affectionate tether and a man of etroug
domestic traits. I21s chief amusement it
boar hunting, -New York Tribune.
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TILE VERY LATEST FROM
ALL THE WORLD OVERO
interesting iteiii Abo11t Our Own
country, Brent Britain, the United
States, and All Parts of the Glebe"
Condensed and Asserted for Etlsy
Reading.
CANADA.
London, Gut:, has foul' smallpox-
patients.
The Canadian Northern Railway
will use Noun Scotia ooal.
Port Arthur will 111140 ten regular
liana steamers this year.
Brantford Oity Connell has decided
en favor of union 'printing.
Brantford may erect a South Af-
rican war memorial, to cost 35,000.
Six now oases of smallpox bave
been reported near Dorchester, N. B.
Nova. Scotia's gold yield last year
was 90,000 ounces, valued at 3670,000.
Chief Powell wants fifteen addi-
'ioetal men fotr the Ottawa police
Many Ottawa !people will take thein+
nhildxea, from school to prevent them
from being vaccinated,
Ferule, B4O,, is rejoicing in the
prospeot of a big smelting industry.
The conditions are favourable,
Sir Wilfrid Laurier baa declined the
invitation of the Canadian Club of
New York to attend their annual ban-
quet.
A. P. Love, of the geological staff
of the Dominion bas resigned to take
a position. in the Dominion Steel
Works at Sydney, B. O., at a salary
pf 36,000 yearly.
The Great Northern Railway has
secured control of the Montreal Ter-
minal (Railway, which gives it a valu-
able franchise and a good enteanoe
to Montreal.
The 'establishment of an iron and
steel industry at 1St. John and the lie-
velopment of New Brunswick's ooal
area are among tbe important mat-
te23 that will be considered by the
New Brunswick Legislature.
Archbishop Falconio, Apostolic dele-
gate at Ottawa, is to leave Canada,
according to a Boma despatch, to
succeed Mfr. Martinelli, the Papal
delegate at Washington, who is to be
made a cardinal.
The January statement of the Post-
Office Savings Bank sbows that the
total deposits on hand at the end of
the month were 388,868,679; deposits
during the month totalled 3050,551, and
withdrawals 3768,865.
A violent snowstorm accompanied by
a heavy gale ..wept over Halifax on
Sunday, dbing great damage. The
roof of the grand stand at the .Exhibi
tion grounds was blown off and pieces
of timber tvere carried six hundred
yards.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The price of British steel is declin-
ing.
This spring Ring Edward will visit
Ireland.
The new naval program of England
includes five submarine torpedo boats.
The estate of Lord Armstrong in-
ventor of the gun of that name, is
wortbr£ 1,339,946.
The London Daily Mail advocates a
tariff for revenue purposes, not as a
protective measure.
,Dr. T. Anderson o1 Edinburgh claims
the discovery of a new star, which is
vow one of the brightest in the sky.
The Prison Reform Committee of
London, ask for the release of Mrs.
Maybriok the convicted prisoner.
Adelbert S. Bray, United States Con-
sul at Pretoria was banquetted at
London, Secretary of War Brodrick
was present.
British Locomotive trade, Sir Chris-
topher Furness says, has decreased 25
per cant., while American has ad-
vanced 460 per caul,
The British steamer Ophi.r, on which
the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
York will sail for Australia, is being
fitted out with a wireless telegraphy
plant,
Thomas O'Donnell, M. 'P., wbo was
prevented from speaking the Irish
language in the British House of
Commons, says he will continuo to
speak it until he is knocked down and
dragged room ht's place,
IIN%I'-ED STATES,
One of the suspects in the Cudahy
kirinepping case et Omaha is tender
arrest.
The Kansas Legislature has pass-
ed a bill classifying s'aloons as pub -
lie nuisances.
At Sharon, Pa., an Erie & Pitts-
burg freight train ran into a crowd
of meat on their way to work. Five
were killed outright.
Tour residents of Millwood, near
Leavenworth, Kansas, are now obarg-,
ed with the murder of Mrs, John
Hudson during a recd on her bus-
and's saloon.
The silk thread menufaeturing con -
cense of the United States are to be
consolidated, and an English firm, tbe
Costes, with a backing of 368,000,000,
Is to supply the capital,
Two Liok Observatory astronamore
have gone to the Island of Sumatra,
whore they will observe the total
Num at the 8•alz on May 17 next,
The expedition was seat out et the
expense of Wliltam 13, Grooker.
GENERAL,
Net1viee at Cape TOM. are °aneaa1-
tug 00403 of epleguer
Madrid has bad a heavy 800170011
the first in eight years,
Bldtieb troops bave .oapturod the
Sultan of Affreadu, Eaet Africa,
There are 1,700 grip oases In Comm,
hagen, and several deatba have 0o-
purred,
The ]tears of the late Dame Wil-
llam Von Rothschild have given one
million, masks to Berlin charities,
Ili is reported that there will Boon
be a crisis 4e, Bulgaria that will pos-
sibly involve European powers.
The subsoription .for the national
wedding present to Queen Wilhelmina
is 0018, $140,000, and ties gift mey be a
new crown,
German iron works are trying to
cancel contracts on account of the
procarioize oo,nditiou of the iron
markets,
A new form of influenza has! now
appreed in Russia, 1vhioh 1s called
"lightning -bearing influenza,".Death
results instantly.
The Congo foiost dwarfs, who pay
their taxes in elephants, zebras, and
other Wild animals, are bent on paying
a visit to King Edward.
At Omdaimin, in a quarrel between
the 13th and 14111 Seudai:me Battalt
ions, following an entertainment, five
were killed and twenty wounded.
The French garrison of 180 at Tuni
mown, Algeria, was attackedby a
thousand native Barabos. Throe offs
Sera and airmen were killed and twen-
ty-one men wounded. The natives were
repulsed, with one hundred killed and
about the tame Dumber wounded.
Sir Heaney McCallum, retiring Gov,
erner of Newfoundland, could not
get a Furness lime steamer to stop
at the island to remove his family
and effects, though Lord Minto used
his influence.
Three Antarctic expeditions are now
being fitted out. The one from Eng-
land will start in August, The Ger-
man explorers are to start at about
the same time, and the Swedisb expe-
dition will leave later,
THE SITUATION.
What Kitchener Is Doing to End
the War.
A despatch Froin London, says'; -
"There is a rare flow of spirits in! the
War Office over the South African
situation," said a prtolminent official
the other day. "Kitc1 eisar is fact
mauling the life out of the Boer x0-
sietance. Be ie tihewing the same
relentless temper that marked his
advance om Khartoum Ile gives
little attention to polite dospatoit-
waiting, an•d none to strategical or
tactical hair -spitting. Omty one con-
sideration weighs witb 1tim-tbat of
pressing. day and night, after the
fleeing eaaomy, and smasihing him
wherever overtaken.
"It is doubtful it any other officer
of the British army could bave grap-
pled with the peeuliar problems of
the South African war, in its late
phases, as Kitchener is doing. The
immense area oethe fighting sone and
the high mobility of the Boers, have
mad necessary feats of sustained. en,
durance suob as only a commander
of the ex-pirdar's stamp could have
oompellad his troops to perform. We
acre happy to belteve that the strug-
gle is rapidly nearing its end."
IMPORTANCAPTURE.
Gen. Smith-Dorrien and French Do-
ing Business.
A. despatch from Pretoria, says: -
Gen. Smith-Dorrien has captured east
of Amsterdam' a large number` of
cattle, 60 horses, 4;0 waggons, and 80
prisoners,
Gen. French Las taken fifty, more
prisoners, in addition to a quantity of
stock and a number of waggons.
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
.i Sura of £95,309.153 33115 Alrendy Been
voted.
A despatch( from London, says: -
The third supp'ernentary estimate of
£3.0;0,000 fort the expenses of the war
was issued on Friday, Transport and
the pu-chase! 'of remounts swallow up
£2,000,000, and previsions and forage
cent £1,000,000. This brings the total
voted for the fiscal year up to 495,-
309,163.
A Nervy Museum manager.
Sarah Bernhardt said that one night
during' `a visit to America wben she
was playing "Jeanne d'Arc," she hurt
ber knee with a rusty nail. "The wound
gave me considerable pain and trou-
ble," she said, "and it was thougbt that
a slight operation might poeslbly be re-
quired. This fact appeared In the daily
papers, and a day or two afterward I
received a telegram from the manager
of a museum in Chicago saying that if
It was necessary to amputate my leg
Might he please have it. He added he
would drape it If desired."
"An umbrella is a good deal like a
fellow's hair," Tema cited the Observer
of events and things, "if you lose it,
you seldom get It back again."
In Japan handkerchiefs are made of
teepee, cards are twisted from it, and
Imitations of Cordova leather are .kill-
fully contrived froth it.
ONTARIO LEGISLATURE,
What the l'eopirs Representatives
Age Doing i4t Toronto.
-1.
BI1ANTFORD% fXT,AIIiTJ,,
Alir. Preston, , South' Brant, will
tneko tee following euclu117 of the
Ministry; IIae. the Government Sano
to any dutLsiee 'relative to the air
piitiation of theoity of Brantford. to
be :recouped, to some extent, by the
Province for the expondeture which
that muadolpal}ty boa incurred in
Cowl prevention mcas'Wr'es?
TORONTO'S BILL.
Me. Crawford, West Toronto, intro -
dewed - the 'Omnibus bill' of the city of
(L'oreelo, legalizing its payments in
aes9ecl of the Teohrainal school, the
trece0ttan of South A'fr'ican soldiers,
and. for street imvprov'emente.
TO *REGULATE VOLUNTARY
SCHOOLS.
11'l:r, Hill, Weep York, Lutradeleed a
hill which provides that ord(nrtee
school iarspectora sleep inspect vol-
untary schools when requested to du
So bee trustees; of suite institutions, It
also provides that voluntary sc'boole
having more than 20 pupils shall use
the textbooks autltonized by the
Education- Department •and employ
only certificated teac'her's,
VARIOI7•S BILLS.
Mr, Aesop, Lincoln, introduced a
bill to amend'tbe Assessment Aot; Mr.
McRae, North Reece, bill to inaorpor-
elte thb town of llinlgsviale.; and 151r,
Pnttullo, a bill to incorporate the
town of Woodloek as a atty. The
bill of the bhurohward'ens of Ciiriet'
Churob cathedral. Hamilton, to enable
them to sell the cemetery lands ad-
joining the cathedral site, was pegged
without opposition: So likewiree was
the town of Petrolea's bill to raise
310,000 for the )payment of •aocaldebts,
Mr. Barber's bill rtelating to the Su-
preme Court of tbe Independent Or-
der of Foresters tae also passed. It
was aimed to remedy one or two tech
nioaimatters( which were overlooked
wben in 1889 the order exchanged its
provlacial charter for Federal char-
ter. -
LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. McKay, South Oxford, intro.
duced a bill to permit the extension
of the local Improvement system in
conn, °lion with permanent sidewalks,
es it at present exists in towns and
cities to villages,
OGLED WIRES.
Mr. Marter, North' Toronto, intro-
duced an amendment to the Street
Itailway Act, providiog for a- fine of
3103 per day on all companies who
after due notice fall to string guard
wires in connection with their over-
head trolley! wires,
THE W GRD SYSTEM.
Mr. Little, Cardwell, introduced an
Aot to provide that towns and cities
of more than 6,000 inhabitants may
return to . the ward system after
it ben beets once abolished.
ROAD COMPANIES ACT.
Ivlr. G,uibord, Russell, introduced a
hill to minced the Road Companies
Act, whereby, freeholders along a Der -
lain road antgbt ]have an appeal to
the Prorvdmzial Road Instructor
against the engineer's report as to
the condition of the rand.
BEET ROOT REPORT,
The reportt, of the beet root auger
investigation, oondneted by the On-
tario Govern2lent, was laid on the
table by Hcut, J. R. Stratton. It
was in, two parts, and dealt first with
the investigations made by Ontario
officials in Michigan, where the in,-
dursta'y is established. It was found
that a clay ar sandy loam was most
suitable tar the production of the
sugar beat.
Prof, A. E. Shuttleworth, dealing
with the experiments in the growing
of the beet near Aylmer, Newmarket,
and Welland, reported that Ontario
in These districts was an. ideal own -
try for the grooving of the beet,
Wasklagton Ghosts.
Ghost stories for some mysterious rea-
son have been revived of late In Wash-
ington, It is told again how the face of
an old woman was depicted clearly on
one o4 the White ]Louse pillars the day
President McKinley received word that
itis mother• was dead, Capitol employees
entertain their friends with the story of
the shadow of a general looking like
Washington between pillars in Stattune'
hall at the capitol. A former senate
page, now &own to man's size and em-
ployed at the White House, says that
when lightning strikes the copper statue
of Freedom on the capitol dome it rings
loudly and clearly like the famous bell ar.
Philadelphiain the days of the Declara-
tion of Independence. -Washington Let-
ter.
Taken b9. emprise,
"Tbat cousi3 of yours is from allege
go, isn't he?" asked .the village .post'
piaster.
"Yes," replied Partner Hayeratt,
"How d'ye know?"
"When be was In here yesterday and
asked If there was any tnnll tom the
Haycrafts, 1 told film no. And,',,GGhee a
second Inter when he was farming
away 1 sold: 'Hold up, There 1s one
letter for them.' I noticed that wben 1
said '11015 up' he threw up hishalide
teeleker'n lightning."
NIOPERN :RUI'A(. CPMERIE$,,
Or Whett'a the Rae of People 'Mite
Yen }have ]f4're Stools,
07 have everything ready for the pros,
entetion of the grenteet rural comedy 0l',
ertsteged; said the theatrical promoter',
"Good Were always (oolt(pg Lor good
rural comedies," ailed the tbetatrioal elute
ager as he reached for hie buneh of eon .
tracts, ""fell ane aprombout oter !t,"
Thethatttrieal leld his 1.0
trimmed coat on the mabogany dusk of
tate theatrical manager, elevated Lis felt
(19011 the Dresden tiled mente(piece and
50‘1,9litis is the greatest ever. Scene lei(
In Vermont. Big'mountaies en one see
Pretty little valley another set. Interim
of quaint old cottageabowing stone tepee
=dies brier patch, lies another set.. An,
other met shove interior of house, ratter
in pieta view, decorated with strings of
dried pumpkin, paper packs full at seeds,
two or three hams, cars of poPeorn hone
up to dry, and all that sort of thing."
"just the thing, just the thIngl" ex-
claimed the theatrical manager as he be
grin tilling in a contract. "Go on."
"Several bead of cows come on in theq
fleet act, together with a flock of trained
hens headed be an educated rooster. f51evn,
en head of sheep are seen feeding on pas -
tui'" In distance. Bony old horse with
ivell worn sidesaddle is hitched to real
stump on side of stage. Real dog eons
bimaolf on porch oR old house. Oat comes
down porch. Dog and cat have scrap .In
full view of audience, Squirrel -real squir-
rel -comes out of bole in tree in third act.
Dog sees squirrel and gives chase. Great
exeltetneutdid"
"Splen, splendid!" ejaculated the
theatrical manager. "Give you time in ail
the houses lo our circuit on your own
terms, Go on."
"Third net shows field of ripe oats.
Team of real horses hitched to real reap-
er. Cuts opts In full view of audience.
Real cows glve milk and real butter is
churned on stage."
Magnificent!" shouted the theatrical
manager, "lave you engaged your peo-
ple yet?"
"People? Thunder(" exclaimed the
theatrical promoter. "Wbat s the use o
having any people in a rural drama 1/
you've got plenty of live stock?".
A LECTURE ON EXERCISE.
The Game of Polo and How 60 Ha.
came Fashionable.
The game of polo sheds some Light upon,
the foolish suggeetion that eeerclse Is not
necessary to human • beings. -Yon ail.know
that in playing polo a big man cllmh3-Cn
a small horse and races over a green
field, hammering away at a little wooden
ball, while other horses and men bump
Into him, There is no more violent exer-
cise known to men, with the possible ex-
ception of football.
A great many hundred Beat's ago an
oriental prince was in what the Eng-
lish describe as a very "seedy" condi-
tion. Hie liver was too big; his muscles
were too small; his heart acted badly.
He was billious, downcast and ready to
give up the ghost. The doctors could do
nothing for bite, But along came a doc-
tor from foreign parts who agreed to
cure him. He said:
"I have wonderful drugs which can on-
ly be absorbed through the pores in the
palm of the hand. These drugs I Lave
inclosed in the handle of this instrument
which you see."
Thereupon be showed the prince the
original polo mallet with leather wrap-
ped around the handle. The prince, as
easily deceived as are most princes, con-
sented to try the new remedy. It was
explained to him that he must get warm
in order that his hand might absorb the
health giving drugs. He rimed about on
a little pony, as directed, all day long for
many days aud at last was a perfectly
healthy prince.
The wise doctor never told him the
truth -namely, that there were no drugs
in the handle of the mallet and that be
had invented the scheme to make him
take exercise. His courtiers were com-
pelled, of course, to exercise with him.
Thus the game of polo became Position -
able and survives to our day.
Don't be a foolish oriental prince and
watt for some doctor full of strategy to
make you exercise In spite of yourself.
Be sensible; go out and walk; ruu a bun -
tired yards slowly now and then. Above
all, breathe deeply and slowly through
your nose and demonstrate in your own
person how foolish is the man who does
not appreciate exercise.
Sarcastic.
One night Sir Arthur Sullivan, along
with Byron, the l2uglish dipmatiet, was
at Charles the
house, and among
the antetsements provided for the visitors
was a rade for penny toys. You drew a
paper and if successful made your selec-
tion.
Palgrave Simpson, the dramatic au-
thet•, brew a prize and said in his finicky
way, "Dear, dear me, What shall I
choose among these?"
Byron immediately took up a penny
sword, pulled it out of its sbeath and ex-
claimed, "Take this, Palgrave; you need
something that will draw;' which was
rather bard upon Palgrave, who had just
perpetrated a dead failure.
Climate Affects Cigar/.
Many atteinpt's have been made to
grow Havana tobacco in other parts of
the world; They have never succeeded
any more than 701 Can persuade an ex-
pert that Australian claret is French.
The true Havana cigar most be grown
In Havana and made there. Deport the
leaf in bulk and have it made ftp pre-
cisely according to Cuban methods, and
,you will find that the results are quite
different. Even the real iiavaen cigar
cannot be smoked for a few days after
reaching England. It is "seasick." -
London Express.
No Terrors;
'Watts -I broke a mirror yesterday.
Isn't there a superstition of some kind
connected with breaking a mirror'
Pate -Yes. It means seven years' bad
uok.
"It does? I'm glad to hear it, I1 I tun
10 fel' 0380n snare' had luck 1 am sure of
5ving that long anyhow."
Memory,
];Husband (angrily) -Don't forget, mad.
ant, that you are my wife.
Wife -Ori, norm, fear. There are some
things 000 can't ,Forgot.
In Switzerland bread seem, toMAYa
more prominent part as fend than in any
Ither country except France. It furnt: `;•
ria 70 per cent of the nouriehment of the
isbabitiinte in the Swiss rouble,