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xvi 2. Lumber, Coal and Word YARD. ' # Dry Hardwood, Long and Short. First-class Stove, Nut and COAL Also the best . . Coal 1n the market . . ’ Fresh Lime. Pipe, of all SIZCS. Egg Blacksmith 1 Drain Tile and Sewer, A full line ofali; kinds of Lumber and Shingles for Builders. . _ and prices to suit the times. us a call . . . # Everything up to date THE SWORD OF TYB. A NORTHERN MYTH THAT IS STRANGE- LY MIXED WITH HISTORY. The Beautiful “'eupon Made by a Clever Dwarf POI-eased Magical Powersâ€"The Decree of the New and How It We: fulfilled In Several Instances. Our Norse ancestors had many things tt contend with besides the aggressiveness of their warlike neighbors. The extreme cold weather. the long periods of darkness, lasting half the year, terrible storms and I " poverty and hunger were formidable foes, l and they tended to develop in the north- mcn both combativeness and superstition. It is not strange, then, that their gods were supposed to be warlike, or that they [should think that frost giants and evil G. I spirits were abroad in that frigid, stern: Ii 6 l swept land. ‘ Odin, the father of all the gods, while R. 13111111118 (:0. No. 9 Victoria Avenue. PHONE 56. \ 51101100101331pr Elicacy 1. fliflfl -â€"1yr ! What better proof can be had of the thoroughness . of the work done at the . . . . PE TERBOBOl/GH BUSINESS COLLEGE than that 1108 present premises barely afford sufliciept accommodatwn for the large number now in ttendance Z . a Our pupils, and the public generally, apprecmte the efforts of the principals to provide a then ugh BUSINESS and SHOR'I‘HASD EDL’CATIO). Call at our office or write us for particulars. PRINGLE McCREA. Business College, Peterboro fijREGG, VETERINARY. SURGEON, lITTLE BRITAIN. - ONTARIO Graduate Ontario Veterinary College; member Ont- ario Medical Veterinarv Socictv. Toronto. Office at residence. Day and night calls promptly attended to. Charges reasonable.â€"-5:;-6m. W. .__._~_â€" C. A. SEATON. Veterinary Surgeon, OAKWOOD, - ONT Honorary Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary Col. ege and Member Ontario Medical Veterinary Soctetv Toronto. Office: Wood‘s Harness Shop. Day or night calls promptly attended to. Charges moderate ”the "Qfllhimman. THURSDAY, FEB. 25:11, 1597. VARIATIONS. 1N ACORNS. No Two Seeds Nor Even Two Leaves Ex- actly Alike. It is said that in individual trees scarce ly two leaves can be found exactly alike. What is true of leaves is true of seeds, and, indeed. of every part of a tree. It is also true of the behavior of trees during their life career. In acorns especially one may note a remarkable difference in their be- havior. Some species of acorn will preserve their vital power without much difficulty for a couple of years, while others can rarely be found with life after a few months. Some when put into the earth will remain months before sprouting, while others will sprout before they are fairly out of their cups on the trees. The acorns of the live oak of the south often sprdut before they fall. The process of germinating is among the most remark- able of all American trees. The root push- es out from the acorn to a distance of many inches before it enters the ground, the root then goes into the earth, while the bud or plumule ascends to form the incipi- ent tree trunk. The young tree of the live oak will frequently be a distance of six inches from the acorn. In this respect the behavior of this species of oak corresponds nearly with what is almost universal in monocotyledonous seeds. Another early sprouter is the common white oak. These have not been known to sprout on the tree, but they scarcely reach the ground before the little radicle pre- pares to enter the earth. It does not wait to get to the surface of the earth before do- ing this. On shelves or boxes where there is some number of them together the whole will be a mass of roots before a few weeks after gathering. 0n the other hand, the nut of the bur oak will remain a long time before showing any disposition to sprout. it is these varying characteristics which make rules for the transportation of seeds difficult. Each kind has to have a method of its own. So far as the two oaks are concerned it has been found better to send young plants long distances than the acorns themselvesâ€"Mechan‘s Monthly. Glnntlc Antarctic Icebergs. “The snowfall of each year adds a new stratum to this ice cap, which is as distin- guishable to the eye as is the annual accre- tion of a forest tree,” writes General A. W. Grccly, U. S. A., describing in The Ladies' Home Journal “What There Is at the South Pole.” “Thus in centuries have accumulated on antarctic: these snows, which by processes of pmssure, thawing and regulation have formed on ice cap that in places exceeds 3,000 feet in thick- ness. Through the action of various forces -â€"t.hat of contraction and expansion by changing temperature being, perhaps, the most potentâ€"this ice cap creeps steadily seaward and projects into the ocean a per- pendiculsr front from 1,000 to 2,000 feet in height. The temperature of the sea wu- tcr being about 20 degrees. the fresh "to: ice remains unwoutcd'snd the he barrier plowstho ocean bed until through flotation . in deep water disruption occurs and the tubular berg is formed. These bags are of a size that long tend the belief of on, but it is now well established that two miles square and 1,000 feet in thick- ncmmnot rare. Others mos large“ 30 miles in length and 300113.060 feet in thickness, their . III wasted sides rising from 300 to 400 M Abontholou.” he possessed many attributes and was a patron of song and story, was particularly distinguished for his martial spirit and possessed a marvelous spear, gungnir. which was endowed with miraculous qual itics and which he always carried with him. This wonderful spear was the handi- work of a skillful smith, a dwarf of the name of Dvalinz. Among Odin‘s sons was one that had in herited his father's warlike spirit and whose name was Tyr. god of war and courage. One of Tyr’s most valuable pos~ sessions was a. sacred sword made by the clever dwarf who had fashioned his fa- ther's spear. The sword was hung in thc temple. where the first rays of the morn- ing sun caressed its shining blade. It was carefully guarded night and day, but in spite of all precautions it mysteriously disappeared. There was consternation in Asagrd when the loss was discovered, and immediate search was made for the missing weapon. A druidess, who possessed the gift of div- ination, was consulted. and from her it was learned that the Norris had decreed that whoever came into possession of the sword should conquer the world, but would eventually come to his death by it. The druidess. however, refused to disclose the hiding place of the sword. In the ancient city of Cologne, which was founded by the Romans, the prefect, or governor of the province. sat one day feasting upon the choicest viands and drinking of the richest wines of his prov- ince. \‘itollius was noted for his gorman» dizing proclivities. and it was surprising to those who knew him that he should be selected for the honors that came to him. As he sat at his table surrounded by the convivial spirits of the citya servant came to him saying that a stranger wished to see him upon a matter that would admit of no delay. Reluctantly he left 011‘ his feasting to re- ceive the visitor, a tall. dignified stranger. who presented him with the sword of Tyr. remarking that it would bring him great honor and renown. He then saluted Vi‘ tellius as emperor. Immediately those present took up the cry. “Hail to the cm- peror!” and Vitcllius was elected emperor of Home. He at once proceeded toward Rome. the capital of the empire, but pursued his journey very leisurely, paying much more attention to feasting than to marching. One day. while in a. state of intoxication. he left his sword, the sacred sword of Tyr. unguarded in one of the outer apartments of his tent. where it was observed by 11 German soldier, who appropriated it, leav- ing in its place a rusty weapon that he had been carrying. Vitellius was so absorbed with his feast- ing that he did not miss the sword until after his arrival at Rome. Learning that Vespasian was marching toward the city to dispute his claim to the throne, he sought the sword. thinking to resist his rival, but it had disappeared. Believing this to be an omen of defeat, he secreted himself in a dark recess of his palace. where he was found by the angry people who had so recently declared him emperor and was ignominiously dragged forth and hurried away to the foot of the Capitoline hill. The German soldier who had stolen the sacred sword happened to arrive at the same moment as the disgraced monarch. and, drawing the sword, he cut off the emperor‘s head with a. single stroke, ful- filling the decree of the Norris that the sword should slay its possessor. The German soldier kept the sword many years, fighting in many different regiments and in various countries and was always victorious. He became famous on account of his skill and power as a warrior and was greatly honored. At last old age compelled him to give up his mur- tial pursuits, and he retired to private life, still retaining in his possession the wou- derful sword. Fearful lest it might betaken from him, he buried it upon the banks of the river Danube and built himself a modest dwell- ing over the spot where the sword lay hid- den. At last he died, and though his friends begged him to disclose the hiding plat?" of the sword he refused, saying that, though its possessor might be able to con- quer the world, he could not escape the curse of death. The sword, however, was not destined to remain always hidden. Many years aft- er the death of the German soldier the Hun leader Attila, with an army of in- vaders, passed along the Danube. As they approached. the spot where had formerly stood the German’s hut Attila noticed a peasant ruefully examining his cow's foot and paused to inquire what was the mat- ter. The peasant told him that the cow had cut her foot upon something that was hidden in the tall grass. They began a search, and soon found the point of a sword sticking out of the ground. The sword was unearthed, and when Attila saw the fine workmanship he knew that he had found the lost sword of Tyr. It had not lost its luster or its won- derful virtues by its long imprisonment in the damp earth, for, from that day, victory attended Attila. in his encounters with the enemy. At last, becoming surfeited with suc- cess, he determined to retire to private life, but first he took for a. wife a beautiful pri“ , 11ch by name, when father had fully in battle by his hand. The princess had sworn to avenge her father’s. death, and she saw in her union with Attila an opportunity to fulfill her vow. At the feast that followed the wedding Attila became intoxicated, and Ildico, stealthily obtaining the sword, slow him as he lay sleeping in his bed, again verify- ing the prophecy of the druidess. Once more the sword dice]: and was not again heard of until the c of Alva, one of Charles V's generals, mys- toriously obtained possession of it and by its aid won the victory at the bottle of Muhlbcrg. After the battle the sword , again disappesrodsndhus never since been seemâ€"Arthur J. Bundle]: in Philadelphia '1‘ lmcs. sav is true. for the figures are practically STARTLING FIGURES“ The Colonel Floored the Scofl‘or at Ken- tuck!’s Mineral Greatness. The colonel from the Blue Grass who had been about New York trying to get people interested below the surface of me state was touring his trumpet in the office of the Fifth Avenue hotel. “Aw. colonel, come down a peg or two, won’t you?" exclaimed a, sender. “I’m perfectly willing to grant that what you official; but, grunting that, there isn't enough coal there, for instance, to make it worth while to spend money in build- 1ng roads to get it out. Railroads can t run on wind, and when the coal 15 all mined what Will the railroads do then, r things?" and the scoffer gave the colonel the haw haw. Others joined in with the scofi'er, and the colonel grew hot in the linen about his neck. “Let me call your attention to a few fig- ures,” he said, taking abook out of his pocket. “I have made these up from the figures which our friend here says he is willing to admit are true. Now, I won i say a word in this argument for anything in eastern Kentucky except the cannel coal which is there. There is, according to these estimates. a cannel coal area of 4,00C square miles. which is under rather than over. 011 much of this there are two and three veins. running from 24 to 60 inches. But let us be modest and. cut it down tc an avenge. of 30 inches. Now, the stand ard of measure calls for 130 tons of coal per inch per acre. Thirty-six inches at this rate means 4.680 tons per acre. There art 640 acres to every square mile. and there are 4.000 square miles. or 2,560,000 acres. Multiplying this by 4,630, the number 01 tons per acre, we have an aggregate of 11,980.800,00') tons.’; The scoffer began to show wrinkles in his brow. “This.” continued the. colonel, without a particle of Colonel Sellers in his tone, “loses only 5 per cent in mining, sowc have for shipment I 1,421,760,000 tons. Counting 20 tons. to the earload, this coal would require 571058.000 cars, which. if sent out from the mines at the retool 1,000 cars per dayâ€"that .is, 20 trains of 5C cars eachâ€"would require 1,504 years and 6 months, a period of time quite long enough. I think. for any reasonable man to expect an investment to last. "Of course,“ continued the colonel. "these figures apply only to cannel coal. The bituminous area is twice as large, not to mention firc clay, petroleum, timber, iron"â€" “For the Lord‘s sake, colonel," gaspml the sender. “stop! How much money did you say you wanted us New York peoph to put up?" A rid the colonel told him as promptly as he had given him the cannei coal figuresâ€"New York Sun. The English Merchant Schice. Horatio Nelson was sent on a voyage it: a small ship to the. West Indies. She was probably a seow. She vas commanded by M 1'. -l.ll‘.n Ruthbonc. who had served as mowers nuuo mid-3r Captain Suckling. Nei .1111 was absent on this voyage about a year. I confess, as one. who has served on der the red flag. that I love ’to think and am honored by thinking of Nelson as u nicrchnntman. Indeed some of the fines: seamen and gnu-.1051 heroes of naval story have Come. out of our mercantile marine. lint it is scarcely necessary to say this. swing that the merchant service very greatly antednted the establishment of th( royal navy. Even in Elizabeth's time om cannot thinkof Hawkins. Frobisher, Drain and the many other stars of that splendic galaxy of sea Chieftains its queen‘s men ir. the sense that a royal naval officer is no“ a queen‘s man. They were buccanccrs. The merchants found them ships, and th( cinquc ports and the longshoro yielded them crews, who were composed of mer- chant sailors. The navy grew out of the mercantile marine, and. glorious as is the white flag, not less honorable is the red, whether for its memories of heroic combat or for its faithful discharge of the. duties of that peace. whose victories are not less renowned than war's.â€"Clurk Russell in English Illustrated Magazine. The Stilted In Juvenile Literature. There is no reason why people, bemuss they are virtuous or repontant, should con verse in stilted and unnatural language. A contrlte burglar in one of these edlfying stories confesses poctically, “My sins or: more numerous than the hairs of my head or the sands of the seashore," which was probably true, but not precisely the way in which the Bill Sikescs of real life arc wont to acknowledge the fact. In another tale, an English one this time, a little girl named Helen rashly asks her father £01 some trifling information. He gives it with the usual grandlloquence and then adds by way of commendation, “Many children are so foolish as to be ashamed to let those they converse with discover that they do not comprehend everything that is said to them, by which means they often imbibe erroneous ideas and perhaps remain in ignorance on many essential subjects. when by questioning their friends they might easily have obtained correct and useful knowledge." If Helen cvcr ven- tured on another query after that, she do- served her fateâ€"Agnes Repplier in Scrib- ner’s. Boyul Bonds. People will discover at last that royal roads to anything can no more be laid in iron than they can in dust; that there are, in fact, no royal roads to anywhere worth going to; that, if there were, it would that instant cease to be worth going 150â€"] mean So far as the things to be obtained are in any way estimable in terms of price, for there are two classes of precious things in the worldâ€"those that God gives us for nothingâ€"sun, air and life (both mortal life and immortal), and the secondarily precious things which he gives us for a price. These secondarily precious things, worldly wine and milk, can only be bought for definite money. They never can be cheapened. No cheating nor bargain- ing will ever get a single thing out of un- ture’s establishment at half price. Do we want to be strong? We must work. To be hungry? We must starve. To be happy? We must be kind. To be wise? We must look and thinkâ€"Ruskin. ‘ Whitewash the Oven. Good baking requires clean ovens. acou- tion much more necessary than would ap~ pear. There is a distinctly different flavor in broad and meats baked in tiled ovens from those cooked in the black, sooty ovens of the average range. A suggestion is to whitewash range ovens, after they have been scrupulously cleaned, to add to their light and wholesomenou. Awfuuy Blow. Hoâ€"Darllng, I have loved you ever since-m we not. Sheâ€"Well, why didn’t you nysolcng ago? Dldyou think Iwassmludmf -Clovolaud Loader. .- h. ._.--.______..â€"_- MM THE WATCHMAN, LINDSAY. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 25TH. 1897 “THE GREEN HOUR" When All Paris Sits Down For Its Sip of Absinth. Your American tourist, flitting through Paris in his summer jog to the Riviera. or to Rome, with his palate accustomed to the favorite tipples of New York, finds food for curious reflection in the Parisian’s absinth. The Frenchman’s “green hour" is to him an unknown quality. The ab- sinth outfit in Paris is atoll carafe of iced water, a full sized goblet, a flat spoon with pierced bowl and a cake of beet sugar. From a bottle of thick, oily, green absinth the garcon pours into the goblet a layer whose thickness grows slowly until your uplif ted finger warns him you have enough. Two fingers is a good beginning. After that you are likely to take more. When the gar-con has departed, you lay the silver spoon across the top of the goblet, place the flat cal-:0 of sugar in its bowl, which is made exactly to hold it, and pour a tiny stream of iced water from the carafe slowly upon it. The water trickles down through the bowl, dissolving the sugar as it comes, and by the time the goblet is full the water has turned from the deep green of the pure absinth to the murk- 1Sll yellowish green which one forever afterward associates with the drink. Now sip it slowly as you would an egg- nog and feel your temperature rise, bring- ing with it a mild thirst and a. gnawing appetite. This is the “green hour,” from 5 to 7 in the evening, and you are now a part of it. As you grow deliciously warmer and your thoughts come quicker and the atmosphere grows rosier, look at the gob. let, and, watching its changing dolphin colors. think how like this drink is to the Frenchman himself, who has made it his own. It is soft and milky, like his man- ners, seasoned and sharply spiced like his taste, perfumed and fragrant like his fop- pery, exquisitely sweetened like his polite uess. bitter like his philosophy, green liki his jealousy, yellow like. his morality and influming like his passionsâ€"Now York Press. -â€" Poasant and Painter. Toby Rosenthal, the California artist. on the occasion of a walking tour in Ger- many once asked permission of a peasant to paint his picturesque stables. To the painter-‘5 surprise, the request was curtly refused. He persisted and was still denied until the owner at last broke out: “When I want my burn painted, I shan’t give the job to a stranger. I know a man who would do it very cheap." Then Mr. Rosen- thal understood the mistake and humbly explained that. he was not exactly a house painter himself. »â€".\'cw York Advertiser. Earthworks. Military engineers are practically agreed that no material 1 01' fortifiwtions is supe- rior to earth. When clay is not obtainable. as on the seashore. sand is collected into bags, and these are laid in regular heaps along the lincof the proposed fortification. In such a fortification the balls from the enemy‘s cannon sink without doing dam- uzrc. and shells explode harmlesslv. BIRTHS BR‘v'AX’I‘.â€"ln Lindsay on S.1liird:1y, Feb. 20 h, the wife of Mr. “'11). Bryant of a daughter. PRIORâ€"ill Minden village, on Tuesday, Feb. 16th, 1897, the wife of Mr. \V. D. Prior of a son. bl.\'l‘(‘llHT’l‘.â€"-On Sunday, zist inst, at Lindsay, the wife of Mr. R. ].Matchc11, of a son. Winnâ€"On the 121b, at the residence of D. Gage, Bobcaygeon, the wife of R. Wray, of :1 daughter. â€"â€"0â€" MARRIAGES. Llrxanâ€" LA\'AREAU.â€"-At the Catholic church, Fci elon Falls, by Rev. Father Nolan, on Monday, Feb. 81h, 1897, Mr. Felix Lunicr to Lonisa, e'dest daughter of Mr. Joseph Lav- areiu, all of Fenclon Falls. DA\'â€"B1'R1.E\'.â€"At the residence of Mr. Robert Magec of Fenelon Falls, by the Rev. M. McKinnon, 321., on Monday, Feb. 151b, 1897, Mr. Iohn Anson Day of Fenelon foun- ship to Miss Catherine Burley of the township of Verulam. MAIonxsâ€"MchRMO'r.â€"â€"At the Rector), Fenclon Falls, by the Rev. “C Famcomlu, on Monday, Feb. 151b, 1897, Mr. Francis N. B. Maidens of Peterboro to Miss Sara Maud Mchrmot of Bobcaygcon. " BEACOCKâ€"CAMl'BEI.l..-â€"-At the residence of the bride’s parents, on the 24th inst, by the Rev. F. J. Anderson, Mr. W. B. Beaccck of Blackstock, to Jennie, youngest daughter of Mr. Samuel Campbell of Cameron. â€"-.â€" DEATHS WRAv.â€"On the 18th, in Bobcaygeon, Mar- garet Wray, daughter of Mr. D. Gage, aged 21 years. COMMERCIAL. Lindsay Markets. GRAIN. Fall Wheat per bushel.... 075 t0075 Fyfe Wheat do do.,.... . 075 t0075 Spring do do 0701'0070 Goose do do..... 06050062 contsn GRAIN. Buckwheat............... 0201:0025 Barley, per bushel. . . . . . . . 0 20 to 0 28 yo 00060030 Oats,. 017t0017 Peas,small............... 0381:0040 Pcas,Mummics........... 040t0040 Peas Blue............... 035t0037 VEGETABLES. Potatoes per bag......... 040to045 MEAT, POULTRY AND DAIRY PRODUCE. Chickens, per pair. . . . . . 0 25 to 0 40 Ducks,per air........... 040t0050 Geese,perl 006t0007 Butterpcrl‘b............. 0141:0315 Eggs,pcrdozen........... 013to016 Turkeysperlb............ 008t00 10 Hogs, live weight, per cwt 400to425 Lamb, per lb..........._. 0051:0006 Dressed Hogs............ 500t0575 Beof................. .. 300to450 Farmers’ Hams per lb..... 006t0008 GENERAL. Hay,perton............ 70010 800 Honeypot lb.......... . 006t0008 Cream per qt........... 020150020 Sage perbunch.......... 005t0005 Lsrdpcr lb.........s...... 09t0010 Strowpcrlosd........... 200t0260 Timothy................. 125t0185 Clover, ,AIsiko, per bum... 300to450 Clover,Rcd.............. 400to440 Hidesâ€"Becf............. 500t0600 Woodâ€"dry, beech and mslc2ft........... 4001:0400 Tomi-ac long............. 2501:0250 Tsmrackshort............ 300to300 Soft wood............... 200to200 The Hog Market. Dressed There are hundreds Of People who are dependent on this store for work and wages, and other hundreds who are directlyibenefitted by our store being their Savings Bank, If retail prices of goods go down anywhere you can be sure it first. 'ill be here If manufacturers are bothered through lack of orders or worried through lack of work and money we go to the rescue of the calamity-stricken, and as we buy we sell in tne same liberal spirit. o GRAND CONSOLIDATED WAGE-EARNERS’ SALE ! Stocktaking is finished and we are planning now for the next season’s work. hCSltathl'l. 75 Men’s Overcoats and Ulsters, made full long, full back, double breasted, usual price $6 now at.. $3 50 84. Men’s Moscow Beaver Overcoats, lame velvet collars, tweed lined, double breast, never soldlcss than $7, will be sold duringlhis sale” 43 Men's Freize L'lstcrs, cut full and long, usually sold at 538, go now at .................... 450 400 55 Fine. Men’s Tailor-nude Ovcr- coats, beautifully quilted, silk- lined ; these coats are made equal to the best custom work never sold less than $13, your choice at 700 40 Heavy Nap and Pilot Pen. Jacks, warmly lined, well cut ; they answer the purpose of a winter overcoat, never sold less than $7.50, net price at this sale ..... 375 “)0 Yonths’ Overcoats, made from heavy beaver : $6 those costs are Sold for. Bring your boy along, we will fit him to your satisfac- tion at this sale for ............ 4.0 Heavy Tailor-made Scotch Tweed Suits, have only to be shown 10 be admired. “'e have been >elling1hcm freely at $12, your choice during this sale for. . 300 Pairs cf Boys" Pants at ....... . 325 B 00 25 the Grand Bounce. â€"m There '5 no time for . _We cannot afford to wait for profitable selling. The Overcoats and Usters. the Winter Su1ts, Furnishings and Hatsâ€"the whole combined aggregation of stock in our Great Store must Here are a few magnetic prices . . cat b... C o 28 Prince Albert Dre .. somely lined and '. . possible to detect - beuveen these Sililr and :hose made by custom taiiors, 511’ the price during this great sale, your choice for ............... $9 00 I90 Youths’ Suits, made from ail- wool tweed, the Work ' warranted, the cut is . c,., they go a: this sale a: 34.25, 53.50 and .................... 3 25 37 l'ouihs’ Dress Suits, made iron. nne black mills, nnv: fart" lined, cut in Hindu-(331'; style . re- duced from $5.50 to ........... 4 50 [45 Boys’ Suits, double-breaster‘ made from (llleU’Jl tweeds. New patterns of materials, usual price $4.50, reduced to $2.50 and. . .. 2 25 78 Children's Suits, made from the newest designs of mater. 5. usual price $4.50. ll 3 ' determined 10 1:: them go .2: 2.25, 52 and ................ l 85 2m Pairs Men’s Trousers made from strong tWeed, usual pxzcc $1.10, rednecn 10 .................... 75 |50}.\ien's Business Suits, the price prevxous to this sale was 511, go now at ....................... 6 on If Anybody asks you “How We Do It" tell them “you don‘t know and don’t care so long as you can be suited for half price and under." â€"’ .‘9 ALWAYS GOOD .A.'I‘ GOUGH’S-” GOUGH BROS. This is a second advance within a l 10c to 20¢ per cwt from last week. Hogs are steady at $3 per cwt ; stage, flit, and week. City buyers state that the market is very active at present, and will continue so for a month at least. All hogs weighing between 130 and 145 pounds meet with a ready sale at the highest pricBB. _.___â€"._â€"_â€"â€"- The Visible Supply. The visible supply of grain in Canada and the United States, according to the 01-0111818 of the secretary of the Chicago board of trade, is as follows, with com- parieouszâ€" Feb. 20 Feb. ‘22 Feb. 23 1897 1896 1895 Wheat, bu. . 45,215,003 65,011,000 79,476,000 Corn, bu......26,4l3,000 11,516,000 12,969,000 Oats, bu......l3,565,000 6,918,000 6,372,000 Barley, bu... 3.396.000 2,130,000 1,622,000 Bye, u... .. 3,726,000 1,511,000 340,000 _____§__â€"â€"â€"-â€" Toronto Farmer’s Market. The receipts of grain on the street Tuesday morning were fair. Wheat is lower, barley steady and hay firmer:â€" Wheat, white...........00 0011000 76 “ red......'.....mmtow75 “ goose...........00 00t000 63 Barley.................00 9t000 30 OamOOOIOOOOOQOC.I..O..w 1 Hay...................l 2 Straw.................. 6 Dressed hogs, small but. . 0 00 to “ “ heavy. . 4 50 upwards Toledo Clover Seed Market. Clover seed active, lower. Prime Mal-oh, $4.80 and than $4.70; October, 84.40: No. 2 seed. $4.10 to $4.40; old No. 2. mammoth, $4.40; buckborn, 84,10; rejected, $3.40. Receipts 900 bags; shipments, 576 bags. Timothy Seed-$1.60 to $1.75, as to quality. Toronto Live Stockv Mprket. Trude was duller to-dsy (Tuesday) and pork is holding its own on the , prices of cattle were decidedly easier than markets these days and now sells on the they vote last Friday. Reports from local market at 85.00 to 85.75 a hundred. 3301?an are that that market sold 09' from pork were firmer here. but otherwise this cows3cpcr lb. market was weak. Receipts were 56 car- We quote :â€" loads of stuff. including 480 sheep and Milch cows, each ....... $18 00 to $36 00 lambs and 1,100 hogs. For the week Export cattle, per cwt.. 3 50m 4 ‘25 ended Saturday total receipts were :â€" Butchers’choicemtddcwt 3 00 to 3 ‘25 Cattle, 2,692; sheep and lambs. 491; hozs, Butchers’ 0rd. 3,909; weigh fees, $100.49. Seven car- loads of cattle went to Buffalo and nine Bulls. per head... ...... to Montreal. Export Cattleâ€"Slow buying. nominal at from 30 to 41¢ per lb. Not many are wanted for a few days. load heifers and steers for 8051110, 880 Lambs, lbs average. sold for 22c per lb. Butchers’ Cattleâ€"There were some left Choice bacon hogs, out in the pens at the close, the feeling being Thick fat hogs per cwt. . easy all day . 3 c mostly, with some old ones touching Saws. per cwt ........ . 3 per lb. Not many were bought for Stags. per cwt. . . . Buffalo. The local demand was quiet. Stockers and Feedersâ€"Quiet and dull. Prices 03' from 10c to 15¢ per cwt. Buy- ing for Buffalo was not nearly so active. Last market day there was an over-supply, Quotations here rule from 2§c to 3c per lb generally. only odd fancy breeders going up to 30 per lb. Bulls- Weaker. Some of those were hard to sell. Prices ruled from 2§c to 3§c per lb. Poor ones are not wanted . Sheepâ€"Dull. Prices are nominal at from $3.25 to $4 each. Lambsâ€"Barely steady. All sold event- ually at from 4§c to 42c grain-fed lambs, weighing about 100 lbs. are in demand. Calvesâ€"Dull. Prices are unchanged at from $4 to $6 per head. Milch Cows and Swingersâ€"All sold, but there were too' my rather poor cows in. Prices rule from $18 to $36 each, the latter for choice well-forward rmgers.’ Some of these wanted. up H cringe fairly heavy, to good cattle cwt ........... . 2 50 to ‘2 75 2 50to 3 00 Shipping sheep, per head 3 25 to 4 00 Prices Stacker: and feeders, per Wt”... ...... . ..... 250:0 300 One Butchers’ sheep, per cwt. 3 ‘25 to 4 00 per cwt ....... . 4 50 to 4 75 Calves. per head..... 4 00:0 6 50 4 60 to 4 75 3 60 to 4 00 Prices ruled from 21% to Light fat bozo, per cwt.. 3 60 to 3 65 2 75 to 3 00 . .. .. . 2 00 to 2 ‘25 Boars,percwt......... 150m 175 Adjourned Sale of Lands for Taxes. Whuusuttbculc of lands for arrears of taxes held at the Court House, in the Town of Lindsay. on the 16th day of February. instant, l, the undersigned Wot the County of Victoria. failed to sell a umber of of land for the full amount of per lb. Good tuxesdue thereon. and whereas 1 did at such sale Rive notice that 1 would at an adjourned sale. to be held on Tuesday.thcsecoud day of March, 1897. 3‘ 11 o’clock in the forenoou, sell ouch lands for such sun. so I could recline. Now therein: notice is hereby given that I shall proecodtooclltbeusidlsudoubovemeufionod. attbo COURT HOUSE, in the Town Lindsay. on Tuesday, the Second day of but .11 March, 1897, at 11 o’clock sold easily at firmer quotations- Choice “, m selections of bacon hog- sold for from 43¢: tbgtocu, togetherwith an upon-u, shall be new cmcomunlecsthcmcltucsduc to4ioporlb. and p ' for 4 F“- . lb weighcdofitho “was lint? mm“ d" “"W' 1”" m fat hogs on firmer at $4 and heavy hogs 7.9. r 55.9, mime: y! 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