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The Wingham Times, 1904-10-13, Page 2HIE 'TIMEN. OCTOBER 13, 04, 10 ADVERTISERS Natioe of chaug mur,t be left at this office not later thee Saturday noon. The copy for changes meet be left not later than,, Monday evening. Otteual ativetteeemeuts aceepte<I up to poem Weduetidee of each week. RtaTABLISH1tD .b,,: THE ROAN TINES, 13. ft itLLIO'rT. PuarasHER Asa. PROYRIRTOR TaURal?,o1X, our. 6, too. HUILDING THE RAILWAY. A tory of npeigu piper says the farm• era of Out•ario aud Quebec will derive no benefit worth speaktug of from the con - emotion of the Grand Trunk Pacific through the vase back conutry of those proviueeP, that the work will not be worth to them as much as "the diggiug of a municipal drain." Let ns get down to the facts. The road between Monc- ton and Wiuuipeg, 1874 reties long, will traverse a wooded region iuterseoted by numerous streams and rivers. The cost ot grading alone will probably reach in moat parts $22,000 per mile, An engineer of high etteudiug estimates that on a 80 -anile stretch through average country it would be necessary in order to complete the grading within one year to employ the following force; Foremen .. 25 Navies 200 Teams 55 Locomotives 4 Steam ehuvels .... 4 It is not easy to calculate the -quan- tities of rood and other material that would be consumed. Much depends on the distance from the base of operations and on the nature of the country to be traversed. The following figures for timber are believed to be approximately accurate:- • Mulook, inoludtne a redte:AM a in the', cast and an increase is the efilotgncy of; the service. The financial results a000mpliehed are exceedingly satisfactory. In 1885 there was a (Whit of nearly $800,000. There hadalwaya been arfloits; it was suppoeed they were inevitable. After Sir Wil- liam had bateau* office two years, the balance on the wrong side was cut down 0 whereupon felt to less than $50,09 , wh re pon he f e justified in trying the experiment of lowering the postage rates. la .1898 maiuly through his efforts, the rate on. letters betwt.eu Qeuad%aud the. Uuited Kingdom was reduced from. five to two cents per half -ounce. The year after, the domestic rate on letters in Canada was reduced from three to two wilts, as also the rate between Canada end the United States. • Naturally, the revenue fell in conse- quence but it recovered by 190a when there was a small serene on the year's operatiops. In 1903 the surplus had risen to $300,000, although in addition to the reduction of rates he had all aloe).; been paying for the Ytikon service, which was not is existence when he entered office. For the fiscal year ending June 3Q, 1904, there gwill doubtless be another surplus of konsiderable size. The Post Office for the first time in its history, is now a self-sustaining depart - meat and something better. It is contended by the Tories, who do not like to admit what is now notorious, that by comparison they made a poor fist of Post Office affairs, that the reduction iuthe rates of postage is not a gaip to the farmer and mechanic but Duly to corporations and merchants who pur- chase Iarge quantities of stamps in the course of their business. As a matter of fact, the cost of the Post Office Depart- ment is now paid by those who make use of it, and by such people only. Bat wheu there were deficits ranging from $050,000 to $800.000 aa happened under the Tories, these had to be made good by extra taxes on the whole people. Under the present order of things we have, first, lower postage rates, and secondly, a sur- plus that goes to reduce the burdens of the taxpayers at large. it is obvious, then, that everybody is profiting by Sir William's capable management and that of his highly competent deputy, Dr. Coulter. Ties (including siding, at 3005 per mile) 90,000 Culvert timber 90,000 lin. ft. Bridge timber 2 400,000 ft. b.m. This is for the stretch of 30 miles. The timber and ties will, of course, be procured from points adjacent to the line of railway and the work will furnish employment for a considerable number of men not included in the 200 navvies. The rails,bolts, etc., will be supplied from Cauadiau mils, each mile requir- ing about 120 tons of rails, or 3,600 tons for the 30 miles. Wages may be put downat $L75 per day for each navvy with something extra for foreman. Teams will probably be paid $3 each per day. The cost of feeding men and horses is another heavy item. Perhaps per week would be the minimum cost of boarding each man and the same for feeding each team. The farmers in the neighborhood will supply the oats, hay, potatoes, mixed vegetables, fresh beef, pork, butter, etc., while lose in the older parts wiil raise the p uce trans- formed into canned stuff of various kinds. The aggregate amount paid for these articles for each 30 miles will not fall far short of $85,000. The powder and other incidentals will also come to something, while the manufacture of the shovels, picks and other tools will give employment to a good many Cana- dian mechanics. In addition to all this, there will be the clothing for the men,to- gether with tobacco and other sundries, waggons and harness for the horses and what not. As there will be over sixty 30 -mile sections between Quebec and Winnipeg the reader will see that it would take a huge number of municipal drains to do as mach for the farmer and mannfaturer as the G. T. P. will do. 11•4E P. O. DEPARTMENT. It is significant that the Tories say very little about the post Office Depart- ment. Their insight tells them that it is a department which now enjoys public confidence in a remarkable de- gree in consequence of the splendid re - forme brought about by Sir William Had Not Strength To Do His Work Was laid up for a Montle and POINTS OF SIR W1LFRiD LAUR- IER'S SPEECH AT SOREL. NOTES. AND COMMENTS. At a largely attended aud etlthueiastio convention of South Perth Liberals held I at Mitchell, lair. Ga U. McIntyre %% hi chosen no the Liberal candidate for the House of Commons for South Perth. Mr. D. K. Erb, ere ?LP., was tendered qp unaniinuusrenomination, but deoliued. A ballet between lir. McIntyre and Mr. '1`. H. itace resulted is the seltetiwt o: the former Trade Comparisons. Here are souse facts in brief that are worthy of cuusiderariou;- ala 18110, under Conservative rule, our total trade amounted to $730,000 per working day. In 1903. under Liberal rule, it amount. ed to $1,500,000 each working day. in 1896 the report of manufactured goods was $9,305,000. In 1908 it was $20,624,000. The exports of domestic produce last year aunouuted to $214 000,000, or nearly double those of 1896. "I thank Provide that He has made via his instrnme give these fa. vors to the people. B I ask especially those Conservatives w o may be here if the fact that Providence is with us is any reason why the people should be against us?" "This policy of amity, of conciliation, I put into practice as soon as I had in my hands the destinies of the country. If the country is prosperous to -day it is due to the adoption of this policy." "When we reformed the tariff in 1897 it was done after a preliminery investiga- tion, and it is the intention! of the Gov- ernment to have another investigation to find what are the needs of the coun- try, and to prepare legislation in accor- dance therewith." "I introduced the preference policy, and Tam ready to defend it; you have already secured the profits of it. We gave the British preference because we want British trade. Great Britain is our best market." "Are yon going to continue that pol- icy? On that point the answer is easy. Rhos beencountry before the for two years. It was given, not in Ottawa, or in Canada, bat in the heart of. the Em- pire at London; at the Colonial Confer- ence, when I declared to the Empire that I aad my colleagues of the Government were ready to make a trade treaty." "These thousands of settlers (in the Northwest), must have all the supplies of modern civilization as well as the ma- terials for their work. Who is to supply all this? We natdrally wish that it should be the manufacturers of Canada, and not the manufacturers of the United 1 States. We want them to buy their supplies here, to ship their products out through our country, and get their sup- plies in the same way.": FISH PLANTING. ' The Ontario Government, iu conjunc- tion with the Grand Trunk Railway. in • Rugurateil a vigorous policy of restocking with fish many of the lakes in northern Ontario, where there wes any chauce of depletion, aud the success which has at- tended their efforts has been marked. Daring the summer season this year uo less than 5,805 parent bass were captured aud transported from Lake Erie to the several districts that are visited by the augler and summer tourist. A special fish car was built by the Grand Trunk three years ago expressly for the trans- portation of live fish for this purpose aud it has been used each summer in the pro- pagation of this good work. This year three oar loads of bass, none less than 12 inches in length, aud many weigbiug two and three ponuds, were planted in the Muskoka lakes, two carloads in Lakes Simcoe and Couchiohiug, one car- load in the in the Lake of Bays region, one carload in Balsam Lake (one of the Kawartha group in Victoria county), and a carload in the lakes along the Can- ada Atlantic Railway in Algonquin Park. These carloads contained in each iuetance,;from 5Q0Io 700 fish, In addi- tion to the planting of the parent fish, a carload of 5,000 black base • fingerlings was placed in the Lake of Bays region. The results of each shipment have been most gratifying, and the summer tourist and angler have appreciated the move- ment and look forward to better sport in these waters in the future. Address J. D. McDonald, District Passenger Agent, Toronto, Ont. • "I ane getting old at the rate of twelve months every year, but I believe I will live long enough to see that railway built and to see the merchandize of Asia and Europe passing and repealing along it, es well as the trade Of Canada." suffered greatly but ate re I ems furore of our oreetery is im- Dr.Ohnse's Reamed less. country. and God knows I always did, While Dr. Chase's Nerve Food is extraordia. if ever I had faith in my own County, ary as a system bugder It is only s:ig' tly Laxative itis since I began to etady this plate for and persons inclined to constipation and liarthe nail raiie et kidney diiordets obtain the best result by wayY ruing De asses Kidney -Liner Pills at the IC (Lias G.T.P.9. will, Of course, Coat Scare time, taking one pill at a dose as often as is required to keep the bowels active. Me. f itanretex Weirreenee, 906 Clears Avenue, Leaden. Oat,, writes :- " 1 used aisle anything, We will beet -eve this mousy' a Th f boxes r. CIwae'd Nam Foodaod six bones tilt'thiee ..•• a13it., btu l bs road alae of his ltideryUver Pitts fora tan -down system ' '5 and now feel like it Yew matt ia every way: De. hare it to the Grand Trenk tog three fore beginning Iris Vestment T bad ketal kid ' peart e y tela et 1or�wa meam. t laid Etat the strearle, et y tamehose breads . sumach ironies sad i othert." ,• If 1 ewer g+nt eta awn ire Berate titrate I "1 visa* that tit putt .at t$ ll'Cled shush nit be� r va ravine these inea e , foe id be hoar by the Government; imt Can"with the use of mouse. If ever I had confidence in my motley, hat I will ebowyon that we haste made stall a bargain with Grand. Tres* that it will tear not coot the country sued ea sty work as stadiaita sad svetered .t hart of WOi and l it into the Di. Ceme's Nerve Food, et awns a lacca. De. CltastC's K letea -ivtr l"t8a, ai emu* bac,. eta dense. The pet+tslt and aegetatere at Dia Aa i- . r the ltttweest made book t ma opposed so its cletattion by the CIt, fee it &It *etita0linarf ' i i etnateet is -�- •.- Rounds Cut the Form.Persons who have become pale, weak and thin by overwork, worry or disease find that Dr. Obase's Nerve Food is wonderfully effective in forming tew blood, restoring a healthful glow to the complexion and retailing out the form. Yon will soon feel the benefit of this restorative treatment and can prove itby noting your increase in weight. CURIOUS FACTS SM.ILiNG AND 0"ai-ING. There .Arta Times viten .sae Two De Menet enet mineeeeataily. "If you cannot learn to smile you cannot learn to sell," says an exchange, Now, we are willing to agree that aa. happy disposition is a very essential quality for a. salesman to have. taut, taken literally, the statement is not true. Perhaps 85 per cent of success- ful salesmen sell goods with a smile and find that it pys. aBut, on the oth- er band, there are 15 per cent or more woe scarcely- ever indulge in a smile while waiting on „customers. Take, for example, some of the wom- en who make up the highest clamof city trade -the hind that drives up to a shop in a swell` turnout, enters like a queen. snubs the floorwalker, Beats herself in a comeertable seat and looks around impatiently to be waited on. If you know much about selling tbis class of trade you know that if you smile benignly aud perhaps remark about the beautiful welatlter you will receive a frigid stare tont the customer that will stake you iihake. Iu most of the stores where this class of 'trade is ca- tered to you will and salesmen who are expert at bundling It. They sell even- ing slippers, carriage boots, riding boots, leggings, etc., with a cold polite- ness that would drive away an ordi- nary shopper. There Are timesi'and places for every- thing, and the time and place not tea smile are in a slide store when one of the human icebergs which inhabit the Pour Hundred swishes fin to buy $40 or $50 worth of footwear -that is, if you expect to sell to her. -Shoe Trade Jour- nal. O. From the year 1868 to 1903, only 53 divorces were granted in Ontario. At the end of June 30, 1903, thrifty Canadians had on deposit in the postof- fice savings bank $58,437,986, All the nickle produced in Canada in 1903 was exported to the United States, valued at $878,150. Daring the year ended Sept. 80, 1902. 12,177 males and 1,147 females were con- victed for drunkenness by police magis- trates. In the year 1868, there were 7,059 con- victions for drunkennes0 in the Province of Ontario. In 1902 the convictions Were ouly 3,954. For the year ending Jane 30, 1903, Canada produced 445,867 barrels of re- fined coaloil, averaging 35 gallons to the barrel. The average price of the oil dur- ing the year was $2.05 per barrel MUSIC IN COURT. Occasions When • Melody Decided Questions at Law. On one occasion all who were pres- ent in the courto of justice at Berlin had the great pleasure of listening to a free performance by Professor Joachim, the famous violinist, It appeared from the evidence that a dealer in musical instruments was charged with cheat- ing heating a customer by representing that a violin which he offered for sale at $1.25 was an instrument that could be played. The great professor was call- ed in as an expert witness, and, taking up the impugned instrument, he pro- ceeded to play upon it. Under his magic fingers it .really sounded like a violin, but in a few moments, much to the regret of his listeners, the maestro laid the instrument down with en evi- dent air of contempt. But he had se- cured the accused's acquittal. The great tenor Mario once had to give a free exhibition of his magnifi- cent vocal power in court in order to gain freedom for himself. He had been arrested in efedrid In mistake for a mischievous politidal agitator and in vain proclaimed his identity to the powers that be. Finally he was told that if he really was the famous sing- er his voice was a certain means of convincing the court of the truth of his claim. For seven or eight min- utes Mario held all within hearing spellbound, and he was then allowed to take his departure, with profuse apologies for his arrest and detention. Are et sore sad; permute* e ite iter alt 11040441 sad lei ender Tra b[ei. SACKArAit is ow fris linff!101161•7 Trod)* Doetoolooititt CtSItki! t fltattl aai tamale VI WW1 if - 4e16', Core int lor table PiLtS. TOWN DIRECTORY. BAPTIST CutRos--Sabbath services at 11 a in aud 7 p m, Sunday School at 2:80 p iu, (General prayer meeting' on Wednesday evenings. Rev. J. N. Me - Lean, B.A., pastor. Abner Cosens, S,S, Supertntelldent, • METHODIST LSUROH--Sabbath services at 11 a m and 7 p m. Sunday School at 2:30 p m. Epworth League every Mon- day evening. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings, Rev, J. R. Gandy, D.D., pastor. tar. Towler, S, S. Superintendent, PRRSBYTERIAN QifuaoH-Sabbath ser- vices at 11 a in and 7 p. m. Sunday School at 2:30 p m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev, D. Perrie, pastor and f3 S. superinten- dent, P. S. Liuklater and .L. Harold,. assistant S. S. Superintendents. Sr, PAUL'S Cauaoet, EPISaor.AL-Sab- bath services at 11 a in and 7 p m. Sun- day School at 2:30p m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evening. Rev. Wm. Lowe, Rentor and S. S. Superin- teudent. John Taylor and Ed. Nash, assistant S. S. Superintendents, SALVATION Amer -Service at 7 and 11 a m and 3 and.8 p mu on Sunday, and every evening during the week at 8 o'clock at the barracks. PosT OFr'iaz-In Macdonald Block. Office hours from 8 m to .6:30 p m. Peter Fisher, postmat ter. PuBLIa LrnRnuY-Library and free reading' room in the! Town Hall, will be open every afternoon from 2 to 5:30 o'clock, and every evening from 7 to 9:80 o'clock. Mrs. Orlando G, Qraifs, librarian. ' TOWN JopxcxL-R. Vanstone, Mayor; Thos. Bell, Wm. Holmes, W. J. Greer, Thos. Armstrong, G. H. C. Millikin, David Bell, Councillors; J. B. Fer- guson, Clerk and Treasurer; William Clegg, Assessor; Wm. Robertson, Col- lector. Board meets first Monday even- ing in each, month at 8 o'clock. SouoOLBOA.RD.-,'I. J. Homuth,(chair- man), Thos. Abrahain, J. D. Long, H. Kerr, Wm. Moore, A. E. Lloyd, Dr. A. J. Irwin, 0. N. Griffin. Secretary, John F. Groves; Treasurer, J. B. Ferguson. Meetings second Tuesday evening in each month. Puerta SosooL TEACHERS. A. H. Musgrove, Principal, Miss Brock, Miss Reynolds, Miss Farquharson, Miss Cornyn, Miss McLean, Miss Matheson Miss Reid. and Miss Cummings. BOARD Or HEALTH-Maayor Vanetone, (chairman), 0. J. Redding, Thos Greg- ory, Dr. Agnew, J. B. Ferguson, Seo- retary; Dr. J. R. Macdonald, Medical Health Officer. Straw For Hats a Century Axe. In the early part of atm last century there were fewer factories in this coun- try than now, and many • things were made by hand which today are the work of machinery. This was especial- ly true of the braid tier straw hats. Rye straw was commonly used, al- though wheat was also in demand. But the rye straw had longer stems and was more easily handled. In driving along the country roads, in Massachusetts particularly,' late in the summer one would see great bundles fn the fences to of the straw banging on dry. When the sun and wind had done their share of the work. it was placed in casks where sulphur was burning until it was bleached to a pale yellow. Then it was split into narrow widths suitable for braiding. -St. Nich- olas. The Making of Character. The order of the world is moral in every fiber. Men may do what they please within certain limits, and be- capse they do what they please society seems to be in a state of moral chaos, but every word and -deed. reacts :In- stantly on the man, and this reaction is so inevitable that since time began not one violation of any law of life has ever escaped the penalty. He bas paid the price of his word or his deed on the instant in its reaction. upon hitt character. God does not punish men. They punish themselves in their Owa natures and .in the work of their hands: -Hamilton Wright liable. To K*E* Aorta Fresh. Fill the vase or pitcher with very Warm water, and as each rose is !n- eeded cut Oft the tip of the !stem with scissors under the water so that no air may reach the freshly cut stem. DO this every morning, leaving the flowers to cool in the same neater until the next day, When taped the proces+s.. All hard stemmed flowers can be kept fresh in the same Way. -Ladies' Home Jouriial. Martell** Grease. "1Voten have iso originality, . iso ilii- ventive genius." "Nonsense; I have seett t1 ittenogrtf pher make a memorandum with a hate pin on cape of soap *hen she had nil paper handy." It ill a goad titbit to temembar ~then aceepting favors that the time IS liable to coats Whelan they he thrown urs to Yeti. .Modesty al►ould be the iirtee et Mute 'who itoeieus aero r►fhore--Liodhtosw Of the °enviutions in the penitentaries in Canada, , 858 were Canadians, 117. United States, 121 I,nglish, 48 Irish, 18 Scotch, and 88 from other countries. In 1903 Canada sold to Great Britain $131,202,321 worth of goods of all de- scription, and bought Brom that country $59,063,706 worth. And to the United States it sold $71,783,924 worth, and bought in return $144,764,375. WINGHAM Machine & General Repair Shop is now re -opened, and I have secured the services of a man of over twenty years experience ia. all lines of Mill and Farm Machinery; also Bicycles, Guns, Sewing Machines, Umbrellas, Clothes Wringers, Lawn Mowers, Soissors. Hair Clippers Sharpened Sae Gummed and Filed Keys made to order A trial solicited. W. G. PATON Victoria St. - WINGHAM. NORTH END BUTCHER SHOP. A. PRIME SELECTION OF BEEF, PORK AND MUTTON EST PLOWED 117a TIIE WIifill» 'TIES. I8 P1713Ia1S$RD EVERY THURSDAY MQRNING. -AT-- The Times OSlee. Beaver Block WINGHAM, ONARIO, nnrriox I .sl per annum i Tattle or SiiDso -$ r a p advance $1.50 if not so paid. No paper diaeon- .tinued till all arrears art, paid, except at the option of the publisher. ADrelima1NG RATss..-- Legal and= other casual -advertisements tic per Nonpariel line tor first insertion, 8e per line for each subsequent insertion. Advertisementsin local columns are charged 10 cls. per line for first insertion, and 5 cents per Iine for each subsequent insertion. Advertisements of Lost, Found, Strayed, Farms for Sale or to !tent, and similar, $1.00 for first month and 60 cents for each subsequent Month CONTRAC4 RATas-The following table shows our rates for the insertion .of advertisements for specified periods: - SPACE. 1 YR. a me, 8 Mo. lyre. One Column. 880.00 885.00 515.00 86 VO Half Column 85.00 18.00 10.00 4.u0 Quarter Column -, 18.00 10.00 6.00 2.00 Advertisements without specific directions will be inserted till forbid and charged accord- ingly. Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. • Tan Jon Daran haENT is stocked with an extensive assortment of all requisites for print- ing, affording facilities not equalled in the county for turning out fleet class work. Large type and appropriate cuts for allstylessof Poste, ors, Hand ncy type etc., the finer classes of ri print- Mg. H. B. ELLIOTT. Proprietor and Publisher, Also a large stock of Onted feats ot the finest ee elation. Also Boiled .hams,. Bolongna, dad Duval' celebrated Pork Pied. Leave your orders early. High* meth price paid for Rides and TH1J& FELIS. Ogpoillke i T P 1.1 s Meezube of the British pMed cal Associa- tion. 'Gold Medalli.t in Medicine. Special attention paiddo diseases of Women and Ohild ren. Office hours -1 tote. m.: ? to 9p. m DR. MACDONALD, Centre Street Wingham, Ontario. • DR. AGNEW, Physician, Surgeon, etc. Office-MacddnaldBlock, over W.Moliibbon's Drug Store. Night calls answered at the office. T. CHISHOLM, .1. S. CHISHOLM NB. =ID,CDS..M0Pao. DRS. CHISHOLM & CHISHOLM PHYSIOIANS, SURGEONS, ETA. OrrICE-Ohishobn Block, Jesephine street. RESIDENCE -in rear of block, on Patrick St., where night calla will be answered. • DR. BROWN, L. B. G. P. London England. Graduate of Loudon, view York and Chi- cago. Diseases of Eye Ear, Nose and Throat. Will be at the Queen's Hotel, Wingham, 4th Tuesday in each month. Hours from 2 to 9p.m. VANSTONE, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR. ETC. Private end Company funds to loan at lowest rate esof interest. No comrnissiiou eyharged mort- gages, Office. Beaver farm k, Winghabought and r A. MORTON, t� BARRISTER, Bac. Wingham, Ont. E. L. DICKINSON DUDLEY Homan DICKINSON & HOLMES BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Eto. MONEY TO LOAN. Orme: Meyer Block, Wingham. ARTHUR .1. IRwIN, D. D. a., L. D. S. Doctor of Dental Surgery of the Pennsylvania Dental College and Licentiate of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Office over Poet Office, Wingham. Office closed every Wednesday afternoon during June, July and_ . w T. HOLLOWAY, )3.D.81., L.D.S. i. DENTIST. Beaver Block, Wingham. D. D. S. -Toronto University. L. D. S. -Royal College of Dental Surgeons. Office closed every Wednesday afternoon during June, July and August. J S. JEROME, L. D. S. Hat a new method for painless extraction. No cocaine. Special attention to the care of children's teeth. Moderate prices, and all work guaranteed. Orrice.- In Chisholm block. next door to Hamilton's Drug.Store. JOHN RITCHIE, ' GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT, Wingham, Ont. ALEg. )TELLY, Wingliam, Ont. LICENSED AUCTIONEER Per the County of Huron. Sales of all kinds conducted at reasonable rates. Orders left at the Traces office will receive prompt attention. • JAS. HENDERSON, Wingham, Ont. LICENSED AUCTIONEER For the Counties of Huron and Bruce, Sales of Farm Stock andlmpl.•ments a specialty. All orders left at the pigs office promptly attended to. Terms reasonable. t F. S. SCOTT[ Brussels, Ont. LICENSED AUCTIONEER +' Is prepared to conduct sales in this section. Special attention given to Bales of farm stock and implements. Dates and a tiers can 8ltvaye be arranged at the Tawas office. Wingham, ThE SWORDFISH. • Mews et the Troplcat 8peetee Aro Enormous Sloe. A, queer Ash is the swordfish. It Sit found in the tropical and subtropical zones of both the eastern and western hemispheres. Some of the'tropical spe- cies ere of enormous elan and measure from twelve to fifteen feet in length. with swords at least three feet long. The sword Is ntuch.the shape of a cone somewhat flattened, the end sharply,, ,;pointed. It is smooth on the top and sides, but the under pert is rough. It is really an elongation of the 'bones of the upper jaw and is possessed of very great strength, for with these weapon* they have been known to pierce the copper sheathing of vessels andheaver. plates and timbers; but, although they can drive the swprd far into these sub- stances, they cannot draw them out, so break them off and swim away with- out tliem. A large fin extends nearly the length of the back of the creature, whtch is folded back when the fish is swim- ming in order that its progress may not be impeded if speed is desired, but when quietly swimming it is often erected and acts as a sail to carry it 'through the water. The swordfish is very aggressive in its disposition and will of telt assall Ash much larger than itself, Even the whale is not exempt from its attacks. The food ofthe swordfish consists of smaller fish, which it kills by stabbing them with its sword. There is quite a large busi- ness done in swordfishing, as the flesh is used for food. The . larger species are caught by harpooning, the smaller in nets. FARM ERS and live stook ey anyone disposiof should the same for sale is the Toms. Our large circulation tells and it Will be strange indeed if you do: not get a customer. We can't guarantee thatyou will sell because yon may salt more for the article er stock than it Is worth. Send your advertisement to the Tniss and try this plan of disposing of yotir stook and other RAILWAY TIRE TABLES. !Y GRAND TBUNle RAILWAY SYSTEM. TRxlls Mitre iron Crandon 8.50 LULA. 8.1011.1iir Toronto it Bast ..9 a.m6.58 a.m .. 8.05p m. Kincardine 1110 a rn 1.40p•m ,. 8.nnpan. AitfiYfi rabic ltinoardine , 6 no a m1116 a.m.... 8.05 pan, .r.... 11.10 tlt.in .. 7A Va. Imeraton.... 9.55 a.rn. ionto ,k Mata1.4e tame.. ale pateL. HAROir, Agouti Wia'ghtba. CA1IADIAII PAOI b 1ti111C,W'ilY. • TAAriat nays Pole Toronto wird llest ...... sra.in.... 5.4* p.ai. Teeewater .tte...i0.41 pea. mauve teem teet.+ 1!" WROTE AN AWFUL HAND. David Dudley Field Was Even Worse Than Horace Greeley. No compositor could set David Dud- ley Field's "copy." They tried it in - several large law printing offices is New York ci, but invariably Mr. Field's mann rapt 'was returned to him for interpretation. His chirogra- phy was something wretched. Com- pared with it, Horace Greeley's screeds were copperplate. In the line of un- intelligible "curlycues" the great jurist could give the great editor "cards and spades." Mr. Field never wrote at a desk. while in ,his office, He had a green baize covered little slab screwed to the arm of his revolving chair, and on this he would write for hours at a time. He turned out "copy" quickly, but days often elapsed before his writings could be put in the hands of the print- er. rinter. They had to be copied, and all hands in the office took turn* at help- ing to decipher them. Often copies of Mr. Field's briefs had to be returned to him with spaces left for words, and sometimes whole sentences, to be tilled in by himself. Then he would- wax wroth and declare his writing was as plain as day. Especially when working on hit hob- by, codification, Mr. Field's ideas came too fast - tor legible transmission to pa- per, and the- result was a chaotic ap- pearing mass of characters most be- wildering to the unfortunate copyist. Tricky Noss. Some of the most dangerous tricks of animals are those of simulating kind- ness. Charles Montague in "Tales ot a Nomad" says that hyenas often fol- low lions and finish a carcass the mo- ment the lions have left it Sometimes, however, the hyenas are too eager and steal bits of meat while the lions are still at their meal. "I have been told that the lion rids himself of the nuisance in the follow- ing way: He the, a piece of meat aside. When the lion is looking the other way the hyena dodges in and rushbs off with the meat. Presently; the lion throws another piece of meat. this time a little nearer. The hyena takes that also. At last the lion throws a piece very near indeed. The hyena. having become •reckless, makes a dash at this also, but the lion wheels round and lays' him low with a pat of hie paw and a growl of annoyance." !cast Indian Chivalry. The person of a high clads East In- dian woman is sacred. She can never be touched even with the tips of the Angers. She is looked upon almost as a goddess. She can frequent the most crowded public place without being subject to intuit A man that would gaze at a female passing by, a6 our loungers do, would be thought a most unmannered and uneducated person. All this gives her an air of dignity. purity, self possession, that is beauti- ful to see, the "no`cmal poise" we hese so much about and make such efforts to gain. 1 Thoughtful Partner. A prominent layer in a wetteril city once came east to trantact some business. On arriving at his destina- tion be found that he had forgotten the name of the Arm he had cornet to see. After spending some time in use- less efforts to remember be at last dee• tided to telegraph home to his partner for the necessary information. In an- swer he received the following tele. gram: "TOUT business is Stith Smith J'onee. tour name is •Brown," 1 F eikkeaaaeat. "Bird, X; i new Ault clime borne that• morning, and she's afraid to oho* the bill to her hatband." "Why, is it so large?" "NO. Its $l',0 smaller than ttsiidl, and ,the thinks he'll eat her allowance it she doesn't keep it tap to the ostial high note The 2tiaad Me ;Smokes. Patient --What is the matter with mo, doctor ---tobacco heart? Physician (anitling the atmosphere) -!tot It all !tele. Cabbed! h'setf -Y. . _ Wr ...... t