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-\. Affects Farm Lands and Is lnjurious To The Health of The Consumer . has found its way . “ma.-. . .... “1...... M»... . . ~r~ . ....â€"â€"......a . . A_ despatch from Ottawa says: ~0w1ng to the shortage in the potato ~crop this year dealers in and grow- ~~_ers of potatoes find it necessary to import large supplies for table and seed purposes from Great Britain, Ireland andother European coun-l tries. Bulletin 63, issued by the' Dominion Experimental Farm, Oi;-I tawa, explains how potato canker: _ across the Atlan-' to into Newfoundland with pota- toes imported from Europe. Potato canker is a disease at pre- sent unknown in Canada. It is one, of the. most serious diseases known, affecting not only the farm lands on, which potatoes are grown, but the disease is also directly injurious tol the health of the consumer of affectâ€" ed potatoes. Boiling does not de- stroy-the injurious properties. The. 1 disease is characterized by nodular excrescences, which may often be larger than the tuber itself. These SHE QUIT. And Much Good Came From It. It-is hard to believe that coffee will puta person in such a condi- tion as it did a woman of Apple Creek, 0. (Tea is just as harmful as coffee because it contains caf- feine, the same drug found in cof- fee). She. tells her own story: _“I did not believe coffee caused my: trouble, and frequently said I liked it so well I would not quit drinking it, even if it took my life, but I was a miserable sufferer from heart trouble and nervous prostraâ€" tion for four years. “I was scarcely able to be around at all. Had no energy and did not care for anything. Was emaciated and had a constant pain around my heart until I thought I could not endure it. I felt as though I was liable to die any time. “Frequently I had n-ervous chills and. the least excitement would drive sleep away, and any little noise would upset me terribly. I was gradually getting worse until finally-one day it came over me and I asked myself what is the use of ' being sick all the. time and buying medicine so that I could indulge myself in coffee? “So I thought I would see if I could quit drinking coffee, and got some Postum to help me quit. I made it strictly according to direc- tions. and I want to tell you that change ‘was the greatest step in my life. It was easy to quit coffee be- cause I had the Pestiim which I like better than I liked the old coffee. One by one the. old troubles left, until now I am in splendid health, nerves steady, heart all right and the pain all gone. Never have any more nervous chills, don’t take any medicine, can do all my housework, and have done a great deal besides. “My sister-in-law. who visited me this summer, had been an invalid for some time. much as I was. I got her to quit. coffee and drink Postum. She. gained five pounds in three weeks, and} never saw such a change in anyone’s health.” “There’s a reason.” Ever read the abovoietter'.’ A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine. true. and full ofhuman Interest. 1 54 Mrs. Mary Larocque died at Brockville in her 104th ycar. [WEB till ,csn:.:.s.”““""" 7.1: ' " ' 1.13;" » v. ., “new-..” ..«. ., no 0111101111 mam “cankers” affect the eyes of the po- tato and are very small in _the early stages. Any tubers found with smaller or larger outgrowths rising from where the eyes are situated, should under no condition be used for seed or table purposes. The in- troduction and establishment of this disease would seriously compromise one of the most important agricul- tural industries of Canada, viz., potato-growing. Farmers and con- sumers should be exceedingly care- ful in using potatoes that may have been imported from Great Britain or the continent of'Europe. Suspi- cious-looking tubers should be de- stroyed by fire, and not be thrown on the ground, or the disease, if present, will establish itself perma- nently in the. soil. The bulletin referred to explains in detail the character of the dis- ease, and is available to anyone making application for the same. IIOISTING MULES T0 SURFACE Proof that United States Anthracite Mines Will Close. ' A despatch from Mahoney says: That the anthracite operators are preparing for a long period of idle- ness is shown by the fact that at several of the largest colli-eries in this section preparations are being made to hoist the mules to the sur- face. This is never done unless a period of idleness, covering several months, is expected. A prominent operator told the correspondent on Thursday that the situation was one that evidently could not be worked out in any way except by a test of endurance. “We simply cannot comply with the demands of ‘ the men for increased compensation,” he said, “and we will not recognize the union and practically keep up its membership, something that its own oflicers have failed to do, by collecting the union dues at the mines. Under the circumstances what are :we to do except cloSe down the mines and practically 'go out of business for the. time beinnx” >I<._._____‘ TOM. MANN COMMITTED. I _vâ€" He is Indicted for Inciting Troops to Mutiny. A despatch from London says: Tom Mann, the well-known labor leader, who was arrested March 19 on the charge of “feloniously, maâ€" liciously, and advisedly publishing certain printed matter endeavoring to persuade persons serving i-n the forces of the King on land or sea from their duty and allegiance to his Majesty, and inducing the said persons to commit traitorous and mutinous practices,” an Saturday was committed for trial at the Manchester ‘Assizes. Bail was al- lowed pending his trial. - .1. COURSE IN AGRICULTURE. Queen’s University, Kingston. Has Question Under 'r‘dVlSOHICHt- A despatch' from Kingston says: A movement is on foot to establish in connection with Queen’s Univer- sity a course'in agriculture. The course would require four years, two of which would be spent at Queen’s and. two at the Agricul- tural College, Guelph. x: :- 1.118 01‘ mil ONE. Work This Year Will Give Employ- ' ment to 25,000 Men 'A despatch from Toronto says: The Canadian Northern Railway will this your build 1,053 miles of railway in different parts of Can- ada and in this work will employ 25,000 _men, according to a stateâ€" ment made on Thursday night by Sir Donald Mann, Vice-President of the big railway. Included in this big programme. will be the comple- tion of through lines from Montreal to Ottawa. and from Sydenham to Ottawa, the latter linking up To- ronto with Ottawa. Followmg is the programme. of construction in detail: Montreal to Hawkesbury, 58 miles; Ottawa to Ottawa. River, 32 miles; west from. Ruel, Ont., 100 miles; east from' I Port Arthur, 108 miles; ~brauch lines and extensions in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 400 miles; British Columbia. '75 miles; Sydenham, Ont., to Ottawa, 80 miles; relaying track on main line west, 200 miles. Total mileage, 1,053. The number of men at present employed by the C.N.R. in railway construction in the Dominion is 14,000. With the commencement of lsummer operations the. company ex- pects to have 25,000 men employed. Next year the company expects to construct 978 miles of road to com- plete the Transcontinental line. This mileage includes 350 miles from .1110 summit of the Rockies to Lyt- Eton. B.C.. and 300 miles along the mini] :hore of Lake Superior. u. slog M liIAI‘ SHOWING WHERE TEMPERANCE SENTIMENT IIAS BEEN'TES’I‘ED IN ONTARIO. The black sections _on this map show the districts where the license system is still in force. The. white portions are “dry,” either through local option or by reason of no license being granted. PRiBESUF an PRUDUEIS HQWPRIUES REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. p-._â€" Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and other Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, April 2.â€"Flourâ€"Wintcr wheat. 90 per cent. patents, $3.80 at seaboard, and at $3.90 for home consumption. Manitoba 11111111111100 ‘ Statement Submitted to "the Commons By ‘ The Minister of Labor floursâ€"First patents. $5.60; second patent-mi A despot-ch from Ottawa says: $5.10; and strong bakers', $4.90, on track. Toronto. Manitoba wheatâ€"No. 1 northern, $1.131-2, Bay ports; No. 2 northern. $1.10; and No.5. at 31061-2. Bay ports. Feed wheat, all-rail. 751-2 to 76c. ' . Ontario wheatâ€"No. 2 white. red and mix- ed. 95 to 966. out-side. Peasâ€"Good shipping peas. $1.20 to $1.25, outside. >"‘ Oatsâ€"Car lots of No. 2 Ontario. 46 to 47c. and of No. 3 at 45 to 451-2c, outside: No. 2, 49 to 50c. on track. Toronto. ‘No. 1 extra W. 0. feed. 50c, and No. 1.4%, Buy ports. .garlcywlfl lbs. quoted at 90 to 92c. out- S: e. Cornâ€"No. 3 American yellow, 771-20. To- ronto freights. and kiln-dried at 811-20. ' Buckwheatâ€"700. outside. ‘ Branâ€"Manitoba bran, $26, in bags, To- ronto freight. Shorts, $27 to $28. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€"$5 to $4 per barrel. Beansâ€"Small lots of hand-picked. $2.35 to $2.40 per bushel. Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins, 11 to 120 per lb. Combs. $2.50 to $2.75. ,- Baled Hayâ€"No. 1 at $16 to $16.50 on track. and No. 2 at $14 to $14.50; mixed clover, $11 to $12. 1 _ Baled Straw~$9 to $10. on _traek,’1‘oronto. Potatoesâ€"Car lots of Ontarios. in bags, $1.50; and Delewnres. at $1.65 to $1.70. Out- of-store. $1.65 to $1.75. ' Poultry â€"â€" Wholesale prices of choice dressed poultryzâ€"Chickens. 15 to 170 per: The Minister of Labor tabled in the Commons on Thursday a report of Mr. R. H. Coats of the Department of Labor on the rise in wholesale prices, particularly during the past ye:.r. It is shown that in 1911 prices were higher in Canada than at- any time save the years 1872 and 18:82, the most pronounced hoist taking place during the last half of the year. Whole-sale prices during 19110 were twenty-four per cent. higher feeders of anything like good quality were a sure sale at $5.15 to $5.75. Milk cows were about steady at $40 to $65. Yearling lambs sold as high as $8.50.. and , ewes around $6. Hogs were still quite firm. --â€"--z< MOTHERS RECOMMEND "' - BABY’S OWN TABLETS Baby’s Own Tablets are recomâ€" mended by thousands of thankful mothers who have used them for 93" 1b? ‘0‘“. 1° ’00 110‘ duel‘gvu 1° 15": their little ones and have found turkeys. 21 to 22c. Live poultry. about 2c lower than the above.” BUTTER, EGGS. CHEESE. Butterâ€"Dairy. choice. in wrappers. 30 to ~32c; large rolls, 30c. and inferior. tubs, 20 to 22c. Creamery quoted at 36 to 570 for rolls, 34 to 350 for solids. per lb. Eggsâ€"New-laid. 23 to 25c per dozen, in case lots. Cheeseâ€"Large, 16 3-4 to 170, and twins. at 17 to 1'1 1-4c per lb. BOG PRODUCTS. Bacon, long clear. 121-4 to 121-2c per lb. in case lots. Porkâ€"Short cut, $22.50: (10., mess.'$19.50 to $20. Hamsâ€"Medium to light. 16 to 16'1-2c; heavy. 14 to 141-2c; rolls, 10 3-4 to lie: breakfast bacon. 16 to 17c; backs, 19 to 20c. Lard -â€" Ticrces. 120: tubs, 121-40; pails, 121-2c. . MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, April 2.â€"0ats-â€"Canadinn West- ern No. 2, 521-2 to 53c: (10.. No. 3. 500; ex- tra No. 1 feed, 510; No. 2 local white, 50c; do.. No. 3, 49c: do.. No. 4. 48c. Barley, Manitoba feed. 63c: maltmg, $1.05 to $1.10. Buckwheat, No. 2. 72 to 730. Flour, Mani- toba. spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.70; do.. seconds, $5.20; (10.. strong bukers‘. $5: winter patents, choice, $5.10 to $5.35; Straight rollers. $4.65 to $4.75; do.. bags. 32.15 to $2.25. Rolled Outsâ€"Barrels. $5.05; do.. bags. 90 lbs. $2.40. Bran. $25. Shorts. $27. Middlings. .29. Mouillic. $30 to $54. Hay. No. 2, per ton. car lots. $14.50 to $15. Cheeseâ€"Finest westerns. ,151-4 to 151-2c; do.. eastcrns. 141-2 to 15c. Butterâ€"Choic- est creamery. 351-2 to 36c: do.. seconds, 341-2 to 350. Eggsâ€"Fresh. 25 to 270. Pota- toes. per bag. car lots. $1.55 to $1.70. ~â€" UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis. April 2. â€" Closeâ€"Wheatâ€" May, 51071-8: July, 81081-2 tn 531.0858: September. $1.01: No. 1 hard, $10958: No.1 Northern. $10858 to $1.8 7-8: No. 2 North- r-rn, $1.06 5-8 to 31067-8; No. 3 wheat. $1.04 5-8 to $1.07 7-8. Cornâ€"No. 3 yellow. 75o. Oatsâ€"No. 3 white, 52 to 550. Ryeâ€"No. 2. 88c. Bramâ€"$25 to $25.50. Flourâ€"First pat- ents. $5 to $5.30: do.. seconds, 34.65 to $4 90: first ('leni‘s. $3.40 to $5.75; (10.. seconds. 32.50 to $2.70. them a safe and sure cure for con- stipation, indigestion, worms, sim- ple fevers and all stomach and bowel troubles. Concerning them Mrs. Auguste Blier, St. Damase, Que, writes: “Please send me an- other'box of Baby’s Own Tablets. I have already used them and have found them an excellent remedy for little ones. I would strongly recommend them to all mothers.” The Tablets are sold. by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Brockville, Out. {4 Miss Dorothy Rogers, the Winni- peg girl who married Mr. Charles Watson for a joke, will apply to Parliament to have the marriage annulled. / than the average for the last ten years of the last century. In 1911 this percentage went up to twentyâ€" seven, due in' a great measure to the crop shortage. The present high wave began to make itself felt in 1909. Volumes of figures are cited and tables given to indicate how the rise occurred. The princi- pae commodities affected are dairy produce, fish, fruit, vegetables, gro- ceries, provisions, icotwcar, fuel, house furnishings, drugs, oil, tobac- co, and textiles. ___._ -._.. _._.-__.-‘-_ .._._'_â€"__.___a sco'rr’s smr .mmvns. He Was Within 150 Miles of the Pole on January 3rd. A despatch from Wellington, N. Z., says: Captain Robert F. Scott’s vessel, Terra Nova, which carried the British expedition to the. Ant- arctic, has arrived at Akaroa. a harbor in Bank’s Peninsula, New Zealand, but has not brought back Captain Scott or the members of his eXpedition. The commander of the Terra Nova brought instead the fol- lowing brief mcssage from Scott :â€" “I am remaining in the Antarctic for another winter in order to con- tinue and complete my work-3’, The latest news Sent-back by Captain Scott to his base at McMurdo Sound shows that on January 3 he had reached a point 150 miles from the South Pole and was still advanc- in"; ‘ f1c________ William Sloan, a United State! army veteran, committed suicide at Holland Landing by swallowing poison in the cemetery. ' Grace Bryce. an English girl. who disappeared from her home in Win- uipeg, was found dead in a scrub in the south end of that city. Gill lll llllllll’ 1N0 llll STATES 125,000 American Settlers Brought About, $l25,000,000 To This Country A despatch. from Washington lsays: The sum of $125,000,000 was taken to Canada by 125,000 Ameri- cans, who werc attracted to various[ main in the United Stat”. This, in brief, is the argument that was used on Wednesday in behalf of a bill passed by the House.â€" gov- lerning the disposal of the public do- The . . o n . l . Buffalo. Api‘ll 2. â€" Spring wheat-Easy: provmce of the Dominion by lands measure, which has already passed that were procured practically for the Senate, will Suon be submitted No. 1 Northern. carlomls store, $1.20; Winter firm; No. 2 white, $1.05. Cornâ€"- Higher: No. 3 yellow. 75c; No. 4 yellow. 723-40: N0. 3 crrn. 731-4 to 7325-40.: .’n. 35 i corn. 71 to 72c, all on track. through billed. Coir-Stronger; No. 2 white, 581-2c: No. 3 ' . . . ' r . __ ' _ . \Vlllth 58c, No. 4 white. 57c. Barley Malt creases 1n the deca lug. $1.24 to $1.57. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montrtfll- ADP“ 2-“T0D quality 9189“ directly traceable. to the more lib-(Canada. eral laws governing the disposal of lduces the residence required on the sold as high as 37.25. good ,at from $6 to $7. and common from $4.50 to 85.50 per own! _ i i _ . {the public domain in the Dominion. lWhile the population of the north- Thc trade-in cows was fair at from $3.50 to $5.75. and bulls brought from $5.50 to $5.25 per cwt. Sales of selected lots were made at. from $9 to $9.25, and in some cases as high as $9.50 was paid for small lots per cwt, weighed 01! cars. Calves ruled steady at from $2 to $8 each, as to size and quality. Sheep sold at $4.50 per cwt. Lambs were firm at $7.25 to $7.50 per cwt. T5) onto. April 2. -â€" Choice fat steers were: mg 1.300 lbs. and'up, sold from $7.20 to 38. Good to choxco butcher cattle ranged. from $6 to $6.75. with medium cat- tle selling from So to $5 75. Common cattle were easy at $4 to $4.50. Choice fat cows were in demand. and strong at $5 to $5.50. Common cows were decidedly dull at 0 to $4. Bulls were sit-ally at $1.30 in '. Canncrs sold from to $3. Stochern and \ s u.....__... .. .. . ’ amok-1*- »..A. _ and 1910. «the making. Iowa and other States to the President for approval. It of the northwest declined in popu- lation, or failed to Show normal in- ;_ and is designed to check the flow of do between 1000';cmigratimi from the ljnited States Western members con- i to Canada. The bill in a large men- was framed by ‘Jcstcrn members tend that this condition of affairs isl sure is patterned after the, laws of In the first place it rc- ?;\1iiei'icaii homestead from five to ithrec years. Second, it permits an west is decreasing, or failing to in- 1 entrynian and his family to be ob- creasenthe population of Canada is sent from a increasmg at the rate of 13000 a day. homestead for five l months during each year oi the reel- Canada is drawing on this country idencc period. lto increase he! Population and the ’farming regions of the â€" b01'il‘3l'liln --- .. It was pointed out in the report n n... mn t w-«M-wF g1;;..‘.n,~r:-.l.ilf= n. u, . ya. ..'.'x ... n tates are yearly losing thousandsipublic lands in tne Union bra-.05 lof citizens who are attracted to the i u to settlers at low prices ...............4 ,._, .. . ,__ Iprovinces by lands given in patent and on terms that are favorable otherwise. , ‘havc already been settled, and that aim order to attract homestcadcrs it 'has become necessary to soften the rigor of the American land laws. I I 5.1;»: i .|.-¢- . I .41).: ‘