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The Wingham Advance, 1909-12-16, Page 8Emphatically is this to be a fUr sea - for even though the weather indi- Cations all point to a mild winter, or if plans are made to spend the greater part if this same winter in a warm cli- mate, furs are esentiat to the peace of mind of every woman who, by the way, fin& it possible and prectieable to wear them with the thermometer ranging any- where from twenty to fifty degrees above zero. Motoring has unquestion- &Ay been responsible for much of the wearing of fur coats. No cloth gar- ment can be quite s0 comfortable or af- ford such protection against the cold when motoring, consequently a fur .mo- tor coitt is included iu every outfit as a matter of course, but this is not of the same costly description as the fur coat worn for driving or walking or, as this winter, for an afternoon and evening wrap. Too long, too heavy or too warm, a fur coat, when not to be worn motoring, is a poor investment in many respects, and in selecting the garment care should be taken to avoid these defects. As oat readily be understood, often the ques- tion of .,expense has to decide, for as a rule it is the more expensive that are the more desirable bar these reasons, but on the other hand many absurdly costly coats are so heavy that they are quite useless excepting to wear when driving or motoring. The long coat is again the. most fash- ionable, but this state of affairs may change at any momeut, for there are no end of most attractive medium length and short coats being er made up for the lea.ding furriers and dressmakers. So that again a word of counsel may be of service -to choose carefully a style that is becoming and not so distinctive that when the fashion changes it will be quite impossible. For this reason a to tight or too loose garment is an extravagance, for the remodelling to make a fur coat up to date is most expensive, and it is far wiser to buy carefully and then wear the sante coat for several seasons. Sealskin Fashionable. Sealskin is extremely fashionable and the long seal eoats are most generally worn. Unfortunately there are so many imitations and so wonderfully like the genuine skin that, with its almost prold- bitive cost, a. real sealskin coat does not fall to the lot of many. When price counts for naught the sealskin coat of to -day is a valuable possession, beauti- ful in itself, of the finest skins and trim- med with heavy shawl collar of lynx, bear or skunk, •for the latter fur is im- mensely popular at the moment. There are also any number of most effective seal coats made absolutely plain, half fitted and loose, some almost slumeless, but always so cut that the linesare well indicated, if not clearly defined. Precisely the same models are made up in the cheaper furs that resem- ble the real skins so closely, and there are as well materials, like plush, that at first glance are most deceptive in ap- pearance, so closely do they resemble the sealskin. Ermine coats are one of the luxuries of fashion, and are worn even in the day- time as carriage coats with reception gowns, as well as for the evening. For the evening the loose cloak wrap, the cloak with sleeves, is tee more appro- priate model, and in the daytime the half fitting eoat, long enough to reach below the knees. This is trimmed. with some dark fur that looks well against thowhite, a broad band around the hem and a band around the neck and down the front. The sharp contrast is most effective and makes the ermine much is used for trimming. The all white fur coats for evening are trimmed with either dark or white fur as is preferred, Litt tbe white is more often chosen. Ermine, in truth, is this season com- bined with almost every kind of fur. With sable it is'fashionable; it is com- bined with chinchilla,, and even with beak or akunk. It would seem that ev- ev effort was made to have it becom- "WRAPS" BACK; LACE AND VELVET. "Wraps" is a gr,sd fashioned word from long -gone days of fashion, but it is eoming in again. Wraps are really one of the features of New York's in at fashion display at the horse show recently. This wrap eeemed to be all of lace though its botly was velvet, hidden under is. It extended down the front in sttoe effect, affording a Vaat display of the creamy whithitess, With it was worn a sroall marabou fur neckpieee. lag, for it must be admitted Oat et -mine in itself is not a becoming fur -its short hair and too dazzling white make it ex- tremely trying unless to a young, per- fect complexion. Chinchilla is again in greatdemand, as is always the case when times are good. This also is a fur that is not gen- erally becoming, but the wontan who can wear chinchilla does well to invest in it, for it is so extremely beconaing i fbe- coming at all. It is always a costly fur and unfortunately is not durable, but requires great care in wearing and also in being stored, for it changes color and becomes yellow and dull looking, and it is almost impossible to restore it to its pristine freshness when it has once become defaced. But the chinchilla coats and mantles, the stoles and muffs of this season are so marvelously attractive Wet counting the cost will stand for little. Most cleverly is chinchilla made up this season so that the markings stand out clear and distinct and the fashion that prevails of the broad band around the straight coat is both un- usual and smart. Stoles and neckpieces of ad kinds, with immense muffs, are made of all chinchilla and of chinchilla combined with ermine. Muffs Very Large. The muffs are enormous, absurdly tx- aggerated in size, and are flat or round as preferred. The bolster muff is fitsli- ion's latest edict, the shape of a bolster, almost as large, and heavily stuffed. The fashion is too weird and eccentric to gain any stable foothold, but it is to be clewed among the styles of the season. Breitschwarz coats, long and medium, are of the glossy, silky skins and are made plain or fur trifmed, or with braid and a touch of Oriental embroidery in the collar if it is small. This last idea is rather a dangerous one to follow rashly; it either is immensely effective or looks poor and ineffective. Entire costumes of the baby lamb or sealskin are not to be forgotten among the coot- ly furs of the winter; these are made in the same design as the cloth, only it is rather more practical to have a prin- cess coat or a short coat and skirt rath- er than the long coat and skirt. The latter fashion is quite absurd, for it means the two thicknesses of fur, one over tho other. The difficulty some- times is obviated by the skirt being fac- ed for some distance up with the fur and the top left plain, of satin or cloth, with a waist to match, but general opin- ion pronounces in favor of the long fit- ted coat, which eau be worn over a gown, although to all appearance it is itself a finished gown. The sets of fur are most attractive this season, and are so becoming, as well as so delightfully warm and com- fortable, it is hard to resist investing heavily in them. One, two and some- times three entire skins of fox, the sil- ver, the pointed or the sable, are fas- tened to form the neekpieee, but with the present inethod of treating or work- ing the fur there is none of the disagree- able arid unbecoming clumsiness that was formerly so unpopular. The skins are opened out flat, lined sometimes with satin, but more ofteu with shirred, corded or tucked chiffon. It requires a tall, slender figure ,to 'carry off be- comingly a stole or boa of double skins, and as for the present fashion, none can appear too slim or tall. The chiffon lined fur collars are generally prefer- red. Save the tiny fur ties, all neck- pieces are extremely long this winter, and in such skins as seal and sable are of equai width the entire Tenth, which may be anything from six to twelve in. wide. These flat stole effects, or rather scarfs, for they are on the plan of scarfs, are most becoming and warm. The imi- tation sealskins look especially well in this model, and it is difficult to tell the real from the imitation in many cases. The flat muff is the most appropriate with the flat neckpiece, and is besides the most becoming, Sable skins on chiffon or soft satin arranged in scarf effect are considered very smart this winter, and the beauty of the fur shows to the greatest advan- tage in this fashion. The skins aro put close together on the chiffon, and 021 the ends are arranged to go across, making a most atractive finish. The entire ani- mal in 'while neckpieces is still pop- lar, but while real sable never does go out of fashion, some of the new longer haired furs are often chosen by the wo- man who buys most becoming styles 'of dress. Fisher, a fur that has the same coloring and marking as sable, but is louger haired, and all the different spe- cies of fox, so-called, are extremely be- coming and are worn with all sorts of gowns. A. T. Ashmore. MOURNING FASHIONS OF THE PRESENT ALLOW WIDE RANGE OF CHOICE. (By Margaret Hudson.; Mourning fashions are much difierent from those of a few years ago, when , rules were rigid and appropriate -miter- ials scarce, The modern mour ter fol- lows the lines of the latest oel.r end hats elosely in a variety of faset.istisg fabries, and the effect is distinctly smut. More and more e.ornert are weeding light mourning -sometimes as light that it is hard to detect. There is it certain incongruousness in fancy or conspicuous black in the first days of grief. Excuse for this is less, since never has it been as possible to have mourning that is truly distinguished in line and fabric. True, crepe swathed blaek is costly and not for years has crepe been worn so extensively for at least three months. It is lightened, lowever'by combining with net or tulle orerepede chine. Even widows wear these eombinations. Crepe braidings combined with tucked or knife plaited net are seen on many handsome blouses. Vroeks of soft wool or crepe de chine have yoke and sleeves of not banded with erepe folds. A new way of making these folds is to have tho crinkles fox& horizontal in. stead of bias lines. Young widows for evening dress wear entire gowns of heavy dull filet net with braidings of • crepe and trimmed with unpolished jet beads or cabochons. Do not make the mistake of haviog the folde too wide as it gives It heavy air, &Judi' Inek athe favorite depth. Redingotes and long side panelstake broad flat bands. When these are car- ried aerosa the bottom they may be wider than the lengthwise bands. Favorite. Materials for Frocks, Favorite material's for mourning home and evening frocks are dull silks and etamines, silk . and wool, supple cash- meres, armures both in silk and wool, fine Henrietta cloths, and special mourn- ing marquisettes and silk voiles. For a less expensive gown a soft fine challis falls irk greceful lines. Dull finished crepe de chine is alwaye 400d and wears ex- cellently. For suits the first, choice is a serge of a dead black. Among rougher cloths are homespun luta ceetain cheviots. When broadcloth ischosen it must be it grade with least possible lustre. Long coats are seen in rough cloths. Mourning clothes axe not cheap at best and are decidedly dear if one in- dulges in cheap qualities. It is neces- sary to pay more for all nutteria,ls than when wearing colors, Forget this and you will either go rusty or quickly have to repleuish your wardrobe, Watch the color carefully. Not every- thing that is celled jet black deserves its tide. Blue black, gray Mack aud rusty brownish Week are apt to be foisted on the unwary. Long veils are worn more than over even by young womem These neeti no longer make the wearer look her own grandmother, when draped on stylish toques and good. sized turned up hats. For older women the Marie Stuart bonnet of crepe with the veil draped on top of it is in much favor, This has either it pointed or rounding front and rarely fails- to be becoming.. It is es- pecially good Woking when worn with white crepe folds mitev the first three months. With few exceptions veils are not so long and cumbersome as former- ly, coming just to the hips. Silk Voile Worn From First.. Many women prefer silk voile or nuns veiling voile from the first; others wear them after crepe has been taken off un- til the long veil is discarded. Older wo- men frequently wear the crepe veil for years, though this is less the custom than formerly. For young women the long veil either of creep or voile hangs in narrow folds straight down from back of crepe tur- ban. Wheer it is becoming the side draped veil of folds of crepe brought over the square clown of a hat with nar- row brim and failing over the left shoul- der nearly to the waist is smart. Girls and many other women wear the short net veil bordered with crepe bands from the first. These are less gloomy than the heavy veiling cashmere or voile that are draped on the hat to hang in loose folds. When the all crepe hat is not worn a dull felt is chosen seimply trimmed witb bands of crepe or dull silk. The trim- minga may be small wings, ornaments of unpolished jet, cabochons of silk or jet, said wired tulle. The simpler a mourning hat the smarter it is as a rule. Silk Blouse Not So Popular. • Though the taffeta and China silk blouse is still worn it is not so popular as the crepe de chine separate waist or the filet nets trimmed with crepe or dead silk bands. Patent leather shoes are not good form for Mourning, though many women wear them. Gloves may be either glace or suede. The latter is a little deeper mourning, but the former give better wear. e. FLASHES OF STRANGE SHOES AT HORSE SHOW. Lifted skirts disclosed, amid the horse show dust, in New ,,York re- cently, the new strap -style in shoes, Some of the shoes were very high and had as many as 10 straps. Soft and very brilliant patent leather was the favorite material. VEILING. It's a craze. Faces are veiled. Dresses are veiled. Evening -wraps are veiled. Laces and embroideries are veiled. A string of pearls is worn under chif- fon. Of yore mousseline was put under all fine laces. New we put the mousseline on the outside, and truth to tell, the lace looks all the lovelier mulerneathe s BODICE DIFFERENT FROM SKIRT A new costume idea involves 11 hodiee that is distinctly new because it is of different material arid pattern than the skirt. It is distinotly up to date to have a bodice of lattice cord, with a skirt of satin 'meteor, and to wear with this a yoke and half sleeves of embroidered cream lace. 0.11 day SeiooL LESSON X11. --DEO. 191 1909. *11 Review. --Read Rom. It 1.7, 13.16. Nunnuary.---Lesson 1. 'Topic: Paul at Jerusalem. As soon as Paul reached Je- rue:tient he couferrea with the ()tilers of the church; he then entered into the treeple and puriflea hiniseif, according to the ceremonial law, delve from Ephe- sus saw him in the women's court with strangers and supposed he had taken a Gentile into the temple and thus pollut- ed it; they stirred up it mob against Paul for the purlieu, of taking Ids life; Paul was roamed by Roman soldiers, mut afterward while standing on the stairs delivered an address to tee as- sembled. throne 11 Topic: Paul before this Sanheelin. Phiee: Caesarea. At the close of the addrese delivered on the stairs the mob woe again stirred against Paul; Lysias, the Roman captain'was about to scourge him, when he learned that Paul Wila a Roman citizen; After this a con- spiracy was made against ,Paul by the J ewe forty of them binding themselves together uuder a curse that they would neither eat nor ilrink, until they had killed lam; the plot was discovered, and Lyaias sent Paul with it. strong military reeert to tereearea. ill. Topic: Paul's trial before Felix. Place: Caesarea. Jews came front Jeru- salem and accused Paul; the charges were sedition, heresy, sacrilege; Paul's defense was clear and unanswerable; their charges could not be proved; • Paul confessed that lie was a Christian; after certain days Paul spoke before Felix and Itis wife, Drusilla; reasoned of righteous- ness, temperance, abd judgment to come. Felix trembled; hoped that money would be given hini that he might re- lease Paul. IV. Topit: Paul, a prisoner, preach- ing:. Place: Caesarea. After Paul had been in. prison two years he was called before Festus, the new governor of Ju- dea. and King Agrippa to make his de- feese; Paul had apealed to Rome, and Festus desired to frame a charge against him; llaul's address deeply hn- presed Festus and Agrippa, and they decided that if he had not appealed to Rome, he might have been released; but hie appeal was allowed to stand, and ar- rangements were made to send him to the imperial city. V. Topic; Thud embarked for Rome. Pince: The Mediterranean Sea, between Caesarea and Malta. They landed at leeir Havens on the island of Crete dur- ing the stormy eeason: Paul advised them to winter here, out J anus, the cen- turion, who had charge, decided to sail for Pheniee, it more commodious port of Crete; on the way a hurricane Yl. Topic: Paul shipwrecked at Meli- lla. The sailors despaired of their lives; Paul encouraged them; they abandoned the ship and escaped to Malta; Paul per- formed many miracles on the island and the people honored him and his compan- ions with many honors. V11. Topic: Paul's completed journey. Place: Rome. in the spring. Paul and the 'others with him were taken to Pa- teoli, near Naples. The apostle then went to Rome; called the Jews togeth- er; explained wby he was there it pri- soner and preached Christ, VIII, Topic: Paul's retrospect. Place: Written in Macedonia. Paul tells of his eufferings and trials; tels of his revela- • tions; glories in infirmities that. the poem of Christ might rest upon him. TX. Topic: The gospel exemplified. Place: 'Written at Corinth. Paul teaches self-deeial; says we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Chriet; tht we should not cause any one to stumble; we are told that "the kingdom of Clod ie not meat and drink, but righteouances, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost"• we are to follow after peace and. seek ts; edify others, X. Topic: True benevolence. Place: Written in Maeedonia. Paul uroga liber - Aly; tens us Christ beeam epoor for our eakes; that we should (rive willingly; we ehould give aceording tit' our means; eur sifts are areepted by oChl when given na We are able. XT. Topic: Paul's message to Thnothy, Place: Mitten at Rome. Paul charged Timothy tobe faithful as a minister and to preach the word; called attention to the feet that the time would come nen eound doctrine would not be endueed; eimothy was told to watch, endure nue abor; Paul &Oared be was ready to lie and that the thne of his departure etas near at hand; said there was laid ep for him a. crown of righteoueneee; crown is promised to all who love Chalet's appearing; Pant expresses his trust in the Lord to deliver from evil. Points worthy of notice. ---1. Paul had affectionate nature. He loved in- tensely. lIis greetings and farewells show great warmth and ardor. 2. Ile was sympathetic. He wept with those that wept and carried the burdens of the church upon his heart. 3. ile was; An in- defatigable worker, Men do.not clam ale of overwork. Worry kills more peo- ple than work. 4. Paul hod it pereever- ing apirit. When his course of netion was once decided upon, nothing was al- lowed to hinder him. Ife overeame diffi (tattles that eatatild have discouraged or- dinary men, and pressed on to victory, ,5. Paul was a man of prayer. Some of his best writings are prayers for the ehureh. LIM. 3, 14-21: Coi. 1, 10-11 are examples. 6. Ile was an exceedingly humble man' putting himself as less that the least ofall saints. 7. He wan also bold and courageous. Whether he was facing Elymas at Paphos, or the mobs at Lystra and Jerusalem, or wild beasts it Ephesas. or governors 'And kings at Caesarea, Cr the emperor at Rome, be was -the same undaunted, courageoai men. 8. Paul wag resigned to God's will. Like is Master he putt hay, "Not as 1 wiII, but as Thou wilt." neer wee no eontroverey between him and Cod, hut whatever God did was at onee dd. knowledged as right. 9, nun had great faith in the Lord. God was real to him. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. Paul's 'Deliverance. "Paul's career was evidently guided by God. The sustaining power of divine presence is manifesb in all his utter. anees before his enemies. His bearing 18 like that of a king. After the scene be- fore the Sanhedrin, Paul's spirit eank into discouragement and despondency, Immured in a Roman barrack, separet. ed from his friends while protected from his enemies, it ie no wonder that oven his heroics soul felt the shadow is testing heavily. But the Lord, ever sustaining and guiding, Mercifully vouchsafed personal visitation and a revelation of His will. The true use of religion is shown us by Saint Paul. It •only &acme the name of a smote faith when it urges us to strive daily that we may become righteous, .devout and hely be. fore God, and free from stain in the eyes of our fellow -atm Suck striving will make us faithful and fearless, as was Paul." L Deliveratnee front angty men (thap. 21). "The Iowa of Asia refused to give careful, candid thought to Paul's teach. ings, butjudged them by their own nar- row standards. They mingled fact and falsehood." They saw one thing and thought anoter. They eruelly and maii. eiously, uuder the guise of religion, sought to kill an innocent man, but (lod delivered him. II. Deliverance from conspiracy (claw,. 23). Forty men obund to starve or Slap Paul WAS n formidable adversary. But ilexl can use ono young man, end the apostle was delivered and sent on his way rejoicing. 111. Deliverance through obedienoo (chap. 26), Paul "not disobedient to the heavenly vision" (v. 10) is the great secret, from the human side, of all his marvelous deliverances. On the other hand Agrippa was disobedient to the heavenly vision. Tro saw the Christ of "the prophets and Mosee."He lcnew Paul had spoken the truth. He was coneieved that to be a Christian was right; that to know and love and serve Christ was seneible. But he turned, away from Christ and His represeutative and Jok- ed, perhaps, at the voluptuous Bernice at his skie;perhaps, at the station and power lie might have to lay deem; and, perhaps, at the taunts, jeers and neg. led that might follow him if he became one of the despised, persecuted people. Poor, foolish Agrippa! IV, Deliverance from shipwreck (chap. 27). Every voyage to the heavenly couu- try has. something of hardship and peril. Often the sun shines end the south winds blow softly (v. 13), but sometimes the storms come and the Winds sire eou- trary, (vs. 4. 7), or tempestuous (vs. 14, 18, 27), If we would meet life's temP" este bravely and land at last and obtain "an abundant entrance" (1. Pet. 1. 1-7), let us fear not (v. 24), believe God (v. 25), be of good cheer (vs, 2e, 25, 36), sacrifice the less for the greater (v. 38). and save others (vs. 43), • V. Deliverance from death (chap, 28.) Paul was a prisoner in Rome for two years and was then liberated and went on a fourth missionary journey, VI. Deliverauee and a crown (2 Tien. 4. 1-18). "The crown ef righteousness" is for 'them that love his appearing." but how can they love that which they know nothing about? To love the Bible and to love what it reveals we must be- lieve the Bible, read the Bible, study the Bible, mark the gible, pray over the Bible, obey the Bible, then shell we find ell seripthre profitable along every line. The ib1e will indeed prove a guide, e 'sword, it light, a, mirror, a laver, e seed, end we )4411 be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works, and be able to "fight the good fight of faith" and know thet for us is 'waiting a erown of righteousness. ,0 • • SPOKE WELSH. None Without It Could Hear Mr. Lloyd -George. A. novel method of frustrating the suffragettes, and. also Of preventing undue crowding, was adopted recently in connection with air. Lloyd-Ocorge's visit to the new Jewin Weleh Chapel, Fenn street, Aldersgate, where he de- livered an addrese itt aid of the scheme for raising :C50,000 to pay off the debts at present .existing on Oalviaietie ehterokes in London. In order to obtain admission tcothe chapel each member of the audience had to answer a test in the Natelelt tongue. Suffragettes were thus unable to obtain admission to the building. As Mr. Lloyd -George's mace car drove up to the chapel, one of the out- witted women shouted: "Whet are you going to do for the women?" The pollee, however, did not let her got anywhere near the Chaneellor of the Exchequer. IN A SOAP BOX. • Enquiry Results From Improper In- terment of Illigitemate Child. Port Hope, Dee. 12. -in arrest may follow the burial of an infant daughter born to Florence Paden, aged 20 years, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Paden, Sullivan street. The young wo- men was unmarried. The infant was born on the Oth inst. and the birth registered by Dr. A. G. Aldrich. Tuesday, the mother says, the baby died from convulsions when the grandmother placed the remains in a small soap box' and a boarder, Albert Ginsburg, aged 22 years Old, took the box and butied the body in a yard to the rear of Blaeklock's grocery. Gins- burg denies being the father of the c hi l d o. Ndeath certificate was asked for, and upon the autopsy to -morrow will depend much in regard to the actual cause of death, Recently there occurred the death and proper burial of an infant child, only five days old, of 1VIrs. James Paden, mother of Florence, in contrase to the alleged ignorance of the burial law dis- played by Florence Paden and young Ginsburg. TEACHER SENTENCED Judge Ma, of Montreal, Says Striking Children is Cruelty. Montreal, Dec. 12.-"I .cannot believe that children should be beaten. Correc- tion does not mean physical puniahtnent, and striking little children le nothing short of cruelty. There are lata to pro- tect ehililren Crone the cruelty of the': elders, and nu school teacher, 114 matte' how bad her temper may be, shauld be tolerated if she iNtreate little bap or little This sums up the judgment given by Judge Bitzin, when he sentetteed Miss Marie Louise Michaud, a sehool-mistiatss whose treatment of the childien under her cherge wag declared by witnesses "eseli 1.11 ei 0segili'lealeiWits tieeiltu; As or and wns to be taken to a eanitatiam, Judge Buhl de. cided not to 'Imre it jail sentence, hut he fined fter nominally. She WM wattled not to go let* the teaching profession again. •• - KILVED BY A DOG New York Clerk Ttrn hy gull Ter. tier While in a Fit. New York, Dee. 12. -When Mrs. Em- ma Scheurman returned to her flat in Itarlem to -day she found her pet bull terrier, Buster, covered with blood and whining under n table. Passing to an adjoining room she was horrified to find her brother, Carl Lintperi, A clerk, 43 years old, stretched out dead on the floor, his face horribly mutilated by the dog's teeth, It is believed that Limperi, who was subject to apoplexy, fell un- eoliaeleila and Was attacked by the ati. hard. eree-easeisessse TORONTO- MARKETS. LtVie STOCK. Cholee Christ:mite cattle were trot quite so expetreive to -day at the City (attite Market as they. woe) on Tuesday, The highest price prod this merni»er was $a.75 Per cwt. Trade throughout, Male math e, tended to be it trifle slower, wIth olive slightly easier than earlier in the week. The heavy receipts of ye...tacitly aad tea day, following the large run en Tuesday, were possibly a little more than the de - made of hued iniyers requihd. The total run of yesterday and ta-day was 150 ears, with 2,800 head of cattle, 2,900 eheep mut land" 1,100 hops ami 201 calves. Apart from the seleet Christmas beef teat was bought at the highest viva; WI that wee bought at the highest prices, good 'butcher cattle sold at front ala to $5.50, with, inedattte. and common heliera and stem ranging from $3.e0 to $4.75. Um premium which the Christ- mastide 'threes upon rine beef, hesidre bringing first•elass stock to market, alea bee the tendeney of helucing a Jorge oroportion of poor shift, which the seller hopes to dispose ef dt enhanced prices. There was a great deal of this close of cattle on the market to -day, whieh was mainly msponsible for the slower 1t4ve- Inept Of tra ff ic. ()ows and bulls were again sold at top notch prices, flood fat cows brought from $4 to $4.75, utile some export bulls weighing 2,000 to 2,100 lbs,, sold as high as $5 per ewt, Sheep and lambs were a little higher in price to -day, the former going up to $1.25 and the latter selling 15o higher at Hogs are quoted very firmly at $7,00 f.o.b. to $7.85 fed and watecred in To- ronto. FARMERS' MARKET. The offeringa of erain to -day were ebout a thousand busitiels, and price"; gsn- orally were unehanged- 'Wheat steady, 200 bushels selling .at $1,07 to $1,03 for fall, and at $1.03 for goose. Barley also steaay, 200 intethels selling at 01 to 00c. Cats easy, with sales of 500 buele eds at 41e, Farraltas' ppaelnee in roll supply, with little chaoge prieee, Gond and ch.dee dairy butter I:1.01114M 26 to 30e per lb., and new laid eggs 45 to 55e per dolen. Poultry is firmer. Farmers' proattee in good supply, with little change iu pricee. Good and ehoice dairy butter brought 26 to 30c per lb., and new laid egge e5 to 55c per dozen, Poultry is firmer. Ilay quiet and unchanged, with Sakti ofnant:itnetal.loade traof timothy at $17 to $21 a ton. No sw offered, ana prices are ruplitrigess:11 $117580 tttlo'e $s1tle.ady, with prices 'Wheat, white, new .. ..$ 1 07 3' 1 08 Do., red, new 1 07 1 08 Do., goose ... ... 1 03 0 00 Oats, bushel ... 0 41 0 00 Peas, bushel ... 0 88 0 00 Barley, bushel ... 0 64 0 05 Rye, bushel ... ... 0 70 0 72 Hay, timothy, ton ... ... 17 00 21 00 Do., mixed, ton ... 10 00 12 00 Straw, per ton ... . 17 00 0 00 Seeds- Alsike, fancy, bushel ... 0 50 6 75 Do., No. 1 ... ... 62.3 (133 Do., No. 2 ... 5 60 583 ' Do., No. 3 ... ... 5 25 5 50 Red clover, No, 1, bush. 7 50 8 25 Timothy ... .. 1 40 • 1 60 Dressed hogs ... 10 50 11 00 lIntter, dairy .,. .. 0 26 0 30 Do., inferior ... . 0 .22 • 0 24 Eggs, new laid, dozen .. 0 45 0 50 Do., fresh 0 35 0 00 Chiekene, lb. ... 0 13 0 16 Decks, lb. 0 13 0 15 Turkeys, lb. . , . . 0 18 0 20 Celeste I1). , , 0 11 0 13 Fowl. lb. 0 10 0 12 Apple., bbl. 2 00 3 50. Potatees, bag, by loa•d .Q 55 0 40 Celery, dozen . 0 30 0 35 Onions, bag 1 00 1 10 Cauliflower, dozen .. 0 75 1 25 Cabbage, dozen 0 50. 0 60 Beef, hindquarters ... 8 03 9 00 Do., forequarters ... 5 00 0 Do, chnice.• carcase ... 7 50 8 00 • Do., medium. carcase .. 0 50 7 00 Mult° 111111701, 0 7 5 10 0 000 8 500 n1 Lamb, per cwt. 0 00 10 00 SUGAR MARKET. St. Lawreime sugars are quoted as fol- lows: Granulated,$4.85 per cwt, in bar- rels; No. 1 golden, $4.45 per cwt. 131 bar- rels; Beaver, $4.55 per cwt. in bags. These prices are for delivery- here. Car lots 5e less. In 100 -pound bags prices are Sc. less. 50 OTHER MARKETS NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET. New York -Sugar -Raw quiet; fair re fining, 3.81 1-2e; centrifugal, 96 teab, 4.31 1-2e; molasses. sugar, 3.56 2-2c; re- fined quiet, W1NIPEG GRAIN MARKET, Wheat -December 90 7-8e, May $1.00 7.3. BRITISH CATTLE MARKETS. London-Lohdon cables for cattle are slow at 12 to 14e per pound for live °At- tie, dressed weight; Liverpool, II 3.4 to 32 3-4e; refrigeretor beef firmer, at 105.8 to 10 7 -bo per.poune, Liverpool -John Rogers t Co. quote to -day: States steeas, 11 1-2 to 13e; Canadian. 11 1-2 to 12 I -2e; ranchers, 10 to Ile: tows and heifers, 10 to 11 1-2e; bulls, to 10c. Wet weather; trade slow. PROVINCIAL MARKETS. Belleaille.-Lergest market in months to -day. Live hoge past week, $7.75; dressed, $10 to $10.50; loose hay, 41 to $156; straw, $4 to $a a load; potaeoes, 50e a bag; fresh eggs scarce at 30 to 32c; packed at 23 to 28e; butter, average, 25e PCI' /h.; butchers' hides dropped to 10 1-2e; farmers, Me; lambskin's, $1; Dea- kins. 75e; veals, lie it peund; kips, Se; horse hides, $12.50; rough tallow, '2l -2c refined, $5u beef, hindquarterri, 1.2e; front quarters, 5 1-2c. Peterboro.-Ilogs, 'dressed, $10; live, $7.75. Hay, baled, $18; low, $17 to $18. Rides, farmers', $10; batchers', $11. Po- tatoes, 00e; butter, 28 and 30e. Eggs, 33 cents. London. ---Moderate sized market to- day, but sitlee brisk; poultry the feature. Chickens wee at a record price, being 13 and 14c per pound. Ducks, 14 anil Ific; turkeys, 17 and 18e. Butter sold rapidly, eroeks, 24 and 25e; rolls, 25 and 20e; creamery, 201-2 and 27 1.2e. Eggs, searce; crates, 28 and 300; single dozens, 3 Oto :15e. Dresvd hop, $10.25 and $10.50; live hogs, $7.30; -small pig& pair, $0. Hay, ton, $13.50 to $15.50; straw, $7 and $8. Cobourg.--CAihourg's Saturday market large to -day. Live pork woe firmer at $7.80. Itay sold from $13 to $15a 'ton. Beef, forequarters, 0 to "7e; hind. 7 to Re. iettiag, 10 to 12e. Turkeys, 15 to 17e Ib. Dneks, SI to $1.215 a pair. .0hickells, Tita ntglimnIttibuita Aso. Prepliim *1111110.1411MIII 8trpjo =Vie P1' rigtaillisok.BrragAMS insertion. poarisrat•fer only lite.rirlardtligerrdrateAr weeke. end ill Mode fur' sorties. 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Eggs, 30 to 350. Potatoes, 40 to 50e it bag. Apples, 500 it bushel, St. Thomem-Buying and selling was go•o•d on the markets Saturday. Quota- tions: Live liege, $7.60; dressed hogs, $11.50. Loose hay, $12 to $13; beled theaay'3115,nt1),ne,TV5.10).ea, tot8301e.005.11eirds,8to100.ie,otahws,0 0 to 70e. Turkeys, 10c. Chickens, Ile. Eggs, 30 to 35e. Butter, 25 to 27e. ' Owen Seund.-The wintry weather and excellent roads brought large quantihes of produce on the market Lo -day. There was a, steady deinaml end prime remain- ed stationary. Turkeys, 16 to 18e. Chickens, 14 to 15e, Geese and dueke, 11 to 13e. Butter, 23 to 2,4e. Eggs, 30 to 32e. Hogs, dressed, light, $9.75; heavy, $9.25. Live hogs for Tuesday's ship- ment, $7.50. Chathana-A fair market. Better. 23 to 25c. Rags, 28 to 30e. Poultry high; chickens, 25 to 65c. (lees', 85e to $1. Ducks, 40 to 65e. Turkeys, $1.25 to 3225. Apples, per bag, 90e to $1.25. Putative, P° r bag, 75c. Corn, new, 50e. Marley, cwt., $1.15 to $1.20. Hay, clover, $11.65; timothy, $13 to $14. Oats„ buehel, 38e. Beans, bushel, $1.40 to $1.50. Wheat, bushel, $1,05. Wool, teashed,•22 to 2ae; ,unwashed, 12 to 13e. Hugs, live, cwt., $7.50. Cattle, export, $5.25; buteheese $2.50 to 33,50. Lambs, live, $5.50; dress. ed, $10. Hogs, dressed, $0.50 to $10. Stratford. -Hogs, $7.50 to VA; dross - ed, 10 1-4 to 10 3.4e. Cows, 3 1-4 to 4e; dressed, a to 7e, Steers Aga etetfers, 4 1-2 to 50; dressed, 7 1-2 to 8 1-2e. Lembs, 5c; dreesed, like Calves, 5c; dressokl, 8c. Hides, 'farmers', 11 to 11 1-2e; packers', 13 1-2e. Wheat, $1, standard. Oats, 46e, standard. Peas, 75 to 7Se. Barley, 55 to 50e. Hay, 13 to 15c. Butter, 25e. Eggs, 30 to 32e. BANK CLEA,ItIN GS, New Yorio-Bradstrect's bank clear- ings: New York, $2,137,404,000. Dominion of Canada-Montretta $41,- 943,000, increase. 39.7; Toronto, 333,758,- 000, increase 10.0; Winnipeg, $24,105,0110, increase, 25.0; Vancouver, 37,540,000, in- crease 92.71 Ottawa, 33,571,000, increase 21.7; Quebec, $2,513,000, increase 5.0; Halifax, $.2,061,000, blame 3.5; Hamil- ton, $1,081,00, increase 26.4; St. John, N. $1,637,00, deereaart .31 caigAry, 32)- 025,000, illerefthe 54.4; Loodon, Ont., $1,- 449.000, increase 7.1; Victoria., B. C., $1,- 7e0,000, increase 55.3; Edmonton, 31,- e50,000, increase 20.0. DRADSTREET'S TRADE REVIEW Montreal trade reports to Bradstreet's say while wholesalers generally are still busy with trade on Christmas goods, there has been some natural easing in the rush or ortlets. Businese, however, is still heavy for even this time of the year, runt it is how seen that the volume of holiday trade has been considerably in excess of that of last year, Toronto' reports to Bradstreet's say the holiday trade is now getting in full swing, and there ded1119 every reason to expect that its volume will be heavy. In fancy goods, jewelry, toys and other similar lines a good many rush orders for further supplies are coining forward, thus showing that trade is well above the expectations of some months ago when orders were placed. • Winnipeg reports say good sleighing is having an excellent effect upon general trade there and throughout the coun- try. Vancouver and Victoria reports say' there continues an excellent tone to trade at these points and throughout the Province. Quebec reports to Bradstreet's show - little change in trade conditions during - the week, which is due to unseasonable. weather. Hamilton reports say seasonable' weather has given a much better tone to. the retail trade in general lines of goods: and there is now a brisk business moving: in alt kinds of holiday supplies. In the. latter conuection the .season promises to) show large gains over last year. Loma faetories continue busy and orders me hand for spriug are reported large. Trade- in building materials continues quite ac- tive and values are steady toe lrm. Col- lections are generally satisfactory. London reports say general retail trade has shown considerable improve- ment during the past week. Ottawa reports say an excellent busi- ness is now ruining in general and it -1 holiday lines and eonntry trade is also reported to have shown considerable im- movement dining, the past week. MAN SUICIDES. Daniel Campbell, Delirious, Plunges Into River at. London. ••••••6•••••••• . London, Ont., Dee. 12. -Just beet to his home eity, after three years in the west, Daniel Campbell, aged 30, log his life in the Thames, near Ade- laide street bridge, Saturday after- noon, His outer clothing was found on the tiver bank, his width on the ice and the indications point to suicide while delirious. Campbell had been ill for S0111,3 time. High Coustalde Hughes and other eountev constables recovered the boay with grappling irons at 10 o'clock this morning. Campbell lots relatives la this city and was on his way 1rom the depot, after returning front British Columbia. * Bleriet, the French aeronaut, has had more narrow escapes from death than any °thee aviator, met with anotlx. er serious accident at Constantinople on Saturday. Ito was giving an exhibition in the presence of an immense erowd, when his aeroplane collided with the reef of it house. The force of the intpaet turned the machine compltkly over and 131eriot fell to the ground. /to was in. Jared 'on the left side, and it isfeared internally. Itis machine was completely wreeked.