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Have they no! I by using Holloway‘s Corn rnqh are awfully stupid}? ways heard they were. vex! dc.” “Well, they aren’t. I *5: French scholar in our yet. when I went to Paris m understand a word I with no; and fresh '80:. may“. kho ham: «ydo Cspuity 60:). Write!" ’6. 60.. PBCVIDEICE, I. I., 0. 8-D. can “wear on: a. congb.’ but i5 t as experim: imagin- Oz in wont ones had best-:7- :maommhon :to HE STRENUOUS LIFE 2 Powâ€"“Oh. no! ‘. yours-It to) say so! a L’?‘ '11! Jones- ma 5:: his pile?” “I ulation.” “And how 6' his lortune?” “babbling i abot Less 1. .-\.\' OI hut shment.â€"-Pain is a pro- against neglect of the ll Ki? FREE Mp ‘Oh My and fa 1:. is sonwum Thomas‘ Ec’c in short OI'L u: a is med. I I (10111 sre you I to pay Miss ms by breach now be R3338 next. «1031' lo I no! You mus u, ELD (In [h 313 :ora!‘~ “.09: ":4 'eat w: _v..,‘“ __zmd they seemed to De speaxxpg Inc-tor somewhere to go, find lhen sud ., s znxthâ€"rorâ€"wken I stole downslaxrs and ’ Iy I saw the mlice on vcur (1.0” #811. tried Ihe front door I found I couldII thought I coma at. leak; 00m; i-r; and mat open it. I found I was a prisoner ask you {or workâ€"because I {mm 13."? xand thenâ€"and then ” work, you see." ‘ «‘9 -Yes-.what did {on do then?! Sun- The naive words bmllghf, a Smile In u “\v ;_and I thought I had found a safe into dens ofâ€"or thieves again shelter, bub-I only stayed there one‘ "Only I don‘t know Wm, night. There were other lodgers in the now,” the girl flavored, her house whoâ€"frightened meâ€"girls who ering for the first 'time, and said strange things I could not under- coming into her eyes. “What stand, but which made me feel hor- do when fo-night comes? EV timeâ€"and they told me the woman of I 1ch Msg lodgings 1 have b4 the house would never let me go away dcri'ng about looking, looking: â€"-zmd they seemed to be speaking theifor somewhere to go, and men tmthâ€"forâ€"when I stole downstairs and ‘ 1y I saw the notice on mm. ,1 and clean. and the woman who ram»: who me ”at“; W, .=’0i fwd-cum] 2“ tc the door was nice. and 550 mu fl'!|fr;’:id up; 3mm“; win 310 n65”, w-‘lh soft voice, and seemed very kind. and; h‘r. It wnc mum of mo tn m; 31., "fad made everylhing very easyâ€"andâ€"m‘hé L, are: a‘vfiy' ”7’! m “113-" file 51%! R210 Again Mrs. Bailey drew in her breatn: hm] hm m kmd to me." ‘ sharply. again she did not speak, oply! “Thank 69d you got away,” Mrs. her eves never left their intent scrutlny l Raik-y exclalmcd fervently. “lhank God of he} visitor’s face. for it every Cay of your life my Child “She showed me a mom,” the girl -â€"and then forget all you saw and continued, .tand she sent for my bag heard. Only be warned never to go â€"and I thought I_ hag! {(3qu a safe 1'an dens offâ€"or thieves again), By that time It was goiting late in the afternoon and the lamps were be. ing lighted." and she uttered a little gasp; “I was so terrified lest I shoum be left. out in the streets all night.” “Had you no friends to go Lo? No “I tore down we steps of that horrid woman’s house.” the girlish voice went on rather breathiessly. ‘and I ran -â€" I positively ran to get out of reach of her eyes. and after that I went up one street and down another to go as {m- from her as I command all the time I was looking for a house where I could try again {or a room. “Yesâ€"1 thought she wanted to rob me perhaps." the girl interrupted cag- erly. her first shyness melting away under Mrs. Bailey‘s kindly glance and words; “but it was worse where I did gO-much, much worse:" her voice dropped, and a sick fear gnawed at her listener's hen rt. “I am glad you got away from there safely. dear. It is never wise in Lon- don to look for a lodging in a house 0' which one knows nothing. llâ€"there are risks of-â€"â€"" Her great innocent eyes were In!) of bewilderment. and the child forlorn ness of her appearance brought a lump into Mrs. Bunny's throat, not for the first time during the interview. She tried to steady her .mice as she answer- ed quietly:â€" could not hear them. Thev made me think of a lost soul. I turned away and sheâ€"put out her hand and g: :1an at my arm and the fauning smile that had been on her face changed all at once. She looked like some wild beast. cheated of its prey. and I pulled my- self from her horrible clvaing hands. I don‘t know why I remit, but I felt almost mad with terror.” < “I did not say what I had‘ meant to say, :hat I wanted a room: I don't thin}: I said anything at all. I wanted to go! away from the look in her eyes. I x mm 10 mm somewhere to sleepâ€" somewhere to live. whilst I looked out for workâ€"and 1â€"! just left my bag in a shop and walked along the slreets looking at all the houses that had ‘Aparlmenls’ in the wmdow"â€"Mrs. Bailey drew in her breath sharply but said nothingâ€"“and at last I stopped at one thal. S€(m€‘d to look less grimy anal black than the othersâ€"and-aa woman opened the deer and leered in my face‘ and her eyesâ€"her eyesâ€"" the glrl‘su words broke 0!! suddenly. and again she shuddered. . “I had to find somewhere somewhere to live. whilst I for workâ€"and 1â€"! just left vcicc became more audible. “Noâ€"I couldn’t, go back â€"oh! please don't look at m i haven‘t done anythingmi‘ I was frightened." Mrs. mum‘s exprC-SSion ‘ ler, as she saw the 100k ; terme- indhe big eyes that m 50 nnflinchlngiy. . ., ‘ "fen me what frirflwhnnmi _ w. ...‘. wuuu coma be. I have never Non so 310m before. I thought all lodging; were like the ones moihcr and I used to live in." “Have you been in lodgings aione? Coma you not have stayed in the ones you and your mother occupied?" The note of suspicion in Mrs. BradÂ¥ey‘s trinn imam..- _4 manner of those long shivers ran through the girlish figure. “Oh!" she gasped. “I have been so frightemd, so dreadfully. dreadfully tightened. I did not know what a hor- rible placa the world could he. I have never Non so alone heron: I “Hun - -- ‘ I-uc uny purse she held. A pound in guld, three shillings and a law mppers lay before Mrs. Bradley's eyes. and she looked from the coins to the girl. a new and more pmlound compassion on her face. :‘Are you living in lodgings?" she s all the money I b not mean to be (1 but, it was with a true dramatic that she suddenly rose and app the table, to spread upon it, the ( c! the tiny purse she held. A pound in gold, three shillir a {cw coppers lay before Mrs. B eyes. and she looked rmm "u ‘ She did V "“"b er a joke? You r4 “1 have no [and girl said simply, in the woz-Id-and cause this Is all th She looked ‘ pleading that forbear from “You have 1 father or mot! are not iust J. The girl's face grew yet more crim- son, she shook her head. “N0~I am afraid I can't." she said. “butâ€"please believe me. it isn't any- thing wicked that makes me want to ide my name." She looked so young, so inno-.:ent. so nlomlh... AL - -‘ ---“w w young, so innocent, so ing that Mrs. Brachy coald not 2r from laughing. u have not run away from your or mother?" she questioned; “you A! just doing: this for an Manna-n- A Terrible Tcmptaiian VOL. 19. N0. 39 what frightened V. nut run away [T0211 your lother?" she questioned; “you 1 doing this {or an escapade You really nee-J work?" no father or mother." the -:mn‘-u n u look at me like that. anythinggwickedv, but-â€" , “I have no relation nd Xâ€"must wok be- 165510". "few (£911!- a look 'of strained sthat met her own (-‘(Continuem 'OR. THE FAMILY RING ba_ck there, and and approzched n it the coulenis YOU." she ILLBROOK AND OMEJ I have." r dramatic, :tic gesture â€"auc auxin: at um: I RPV body swear Mara. and .Ihe step: as ! had How «wars. and rushed m-ny ping! 1-.) look behind 2.30.. “Bu? I iti'arri-‘lhn "am- I ; :43?“ him-J. nnJ if s présnn find? be‘ng shut: n;- r': I never ' who had W39" mo :30? afraid .‘df‘i .12”!ka WE}! PM Mr. It. “'3: Foifix'h of the ‘2” £0! ;I“'f!\'. :2nr! In inn-(rs! imade me stand close behind the door .910! her room. . _ :- “‘\\'hon Mother Jenkms comes in, she 9 said, ‘I‘ll step out and speak to her. é and you must slip behind her and got away as best you can. If you don‘t b do thatâ€"you’re never lixely to get an- Jclhor chance? She looked at me so fislrangely that my blood min cold again,1 1 and l stay-ed pressed close against her 1 door watching and wailing. Presently the front, door opened. and in a sec-I ‘- \4 and she was out in the passage and had begun to talk to the landlady be- fore the front .oor was shut. I was so wild with‘Tz‘Sg t that I never said anything to the girl who helped» me. . I never said good-bye. I pushed past her. and whilst 531::de her hand on l the lundlady's arm. talking very loud and fast. I slipmi behind them. and lpushed the half open door- widcr open and rushed outside. I felt her hand on my dress. trying to drag me back _she swore a: me! I never heard any- ,hcdy swear hater“. and I flew down £th stow :3 1 hi“! llcwn down the . i lnthex‘s. and rushod awn; urn-m. Mm. .. n. --â€"J Any-.L'. “She hustled me downstairs very quickiy and very quietly, and oh! my heart heat so with terror and agony that I could hardly move, and she made me stand close behind the door of her room. If “We are all prisoners here.’ ;’ “I didn't know what she meant. but ‘xthe look on her face made me quite cald an over, 8nd I could have scream- ed out with fearâ€"and I battered with ‘ "my hzmds upon her arm, and said 'over and over again, quite wildly-â€" “Help 1m to get out; help me to get cutt‘ “She hurried me out of the mom and up the stairs to the room where I had stept, and there was a very kind look in her face that looked so tired and 01d under the paint. and she packed up my bag without speaking a word. When fit was done she took me into her arms [and kissed me hard, and said:â€" t r t t I A ~ "' """‘B“ is: crack in the door and saw the land- lady creeping. creeping across the hall [and looking from side to side like a dreadful sort of cat. And I heard her voice speaking [0 another ledger. and she spoke angrily and terribly â€" there was no softness In anything she said. and the girl wcnl. sobbing and crying away. And presently she went out of the front. door. and I sprang towards the passageg‘lgllhm my new friend I must go mwllat once. but she laughed‘ again. only mare kindly this time, say- x.. _, ““Here con'xes Molher Jenkins. 8‘11: “'er spevcd, She mustn’t see us .ogciher.’ ‘ ‘\\'hy?" I asked but 5110 only an- sw«rcd ‘lIuâ€"sh.‘ and I pecpod thxough -..- , L was a stop on the stairsâ€"a very quid step, as gen!l.~: as a cat's ire-ad. and ail in a minute the git-X dragged'me inlq the room from which she had came out. ' i “‘Why are you so like my little sis- ter? And why did you come here?’ "I think I stared at her before I told her the! I had taken a room in the lodging-house, and 1 am sure she was mad. for she threw back her head and laughed and laughed and laughed â€" hm. very softly. I am sure she'was afraid of being overheard." “And then?" Mrs. Bailey put in imâ€" palicnlly: “JCS: as Shh was sneaking in ma nmm \ $1 per annum. "She had a pretty face. and she must have been quite young. but she looked 02d. and her cheeks were thick “1th paint and powder, and I never saw such sad eyes as hers. And she caught hold of me by the arm and whispered suddanly and quite hoarse- Ivâ€" “‘Trying to get away from Mother Jenkins?’ she askcd. ‘that's too tungh a nut for you to crack. my dear. Give El up,’ and she nodded her head to- wards the front. door and was begin- ning to go down the passage away from m1}. when an at once she turned back and came to my side. “Men :1 "111 came out of a room close by and she IOOktd a! me and at first she laughed, and her laugh hurt me. pressed eagerness and a great fear we_re in the ed :- w’omans acuen.s u’ 5 again." ! Where to go 1» her lips quiv- md great tears “\Vhflt am I to ’3? EVOP since have been wan; GOIa'ing, look-mg w! I .-, r heard any- ! flew down 3 down the never slap. ”1:: M with W"! Him a I was gm. ’0 the girl .x' to her. -r and get You don‘t to get an- .nuu go Judgment in Moving Picture Case Tried at Montreal. go A despatch' from Montreal says: Judge 1iv~ Choquet rendered judgment on Wednes- ars day that moving picture shows and to other places of amusement must not be ace kept open on Sundays in violation of 111- the Lord’s Day Act. The case in point ‘ng was that of Mr. Ouimct, owner of the an-lOuimeloscope,- a test case. His Honor M l pronounced-(Q verdict. of guilty and im- ndi posed a penalty ‘or $10, but later decid- ‘ve ed to withold juggmept- until next week, mat. he might make't‘urlher considera- lo mm or certain points. “Lire win touch you. dear. life and sorrow and experience." was the quiet nnswr-r. “Discipline?" The girl‘s eyes met. the wmnnn's. and there was a look half of wonder. ha}! of \vistl’ulness in them again. “I have been told before that 1 any undisciplinedâ€"and I don't believe I know how ’0 learn not to be!" “My dear." she said, “you will not llnd work all that you dream it Is go- ing to he. and you will have to learn 5: muchâ€"so very much as you go along. Self-dlscipllne is lho hardwt lcswn of all. yet one must learn it, 1! one, means to do anything to help others. and lo manage llttle children." Mrs. Bailey smiled as she too rose and laid a gentle but flxm hand on the girls shouldel. gr. somewhere to get a recommenda- Mion. and even ”laugh this will be new uncongenial. I sho’uld advise You to tr} and mnlcn the best of It, 1131'th sake of the !::'.ure." “1 will indeed. indeed I will,” the girl huj raven and drawn nearer to the writing table, her hands clasped, an appealing look in her eyes. ‘only let me get this place. and however hard it is I will stick to it. Anythingâ€"421w- thing to get away from London and {0‘ work. You don't know how I long to beginâ€"straight away." .f you go thpre'you will find ii]; try- mg household. Butâ€"mmemlmrâ€"it Is of the utmost limporfance for you to "The fiadfords.” she continued. "live in the counh‘y. in a tiny llampsvillc village called Preltowe. He Is the vil~ lagc doclcx‘: they are not well off. and .f you gt; more you will find it u try- _‘ L_____‘,,n,1 n l “I will recommend you, some lodg. lings for the next few nights. Miss Smith," she said after a pause: “mean- while I will write to this lady. Mrs. leford: she is the wife of a doctor." Her listener startal violently. and Mrs. Bailey instantly jumped to (he conclu- sion that. the recalcitrant lever must have belonged to the medical prof-ss-I sion. ] Her voice died away into silence. and Mrs. Bailey's kindly heart pmmpdly wave a little romance in which a re- calcll-rant lover and u love story llmf. had ended unhappily formed promin- »ent parts. With all her practlcal com- mon. sense and, business-like qualities. the agent toolc‘fillra true woman's in- terest in a love affair, and especially in an unhappy one, and she was more than, usually drawn to the girl before her by her evident deslre to make a {lucky fight and to lake work, haw- cvcr uncongenial. vehement} “on‘ly let me Have vzlork that. i may forgetâ€"«iforgetâ€"â€"" .7 V- "nu, “nub, uuu wuu a. null- . sen shock of surprise Mrs. Bailey rc- ccxrnized :‘ls pogibillllm ol lrauty. I “\‘t'lxy l have never been m the coun- try, never once in my life. We were al- way; too poor! I should love to see the lr-z ms and fields mollxer usrd to tell mu (:lwulmuud I want to get right away from Londonf’ The last words were Spoken \elxcmenlly, and a look lwhose moaning Mrs. Bailey could not quite interpret shot into her eyes. “Let me go away quickly." “You are premred to meet. little un< pleasantncss and discomforts. and to race really hard work?” the agent asl-e (2d. “What I um offering you is no easy task. You will not be the first person I have sent to this lady. and ham 1 have sent before have found tho: .5 .lves unablo to slay. I warn you it mil not be a bed of rows." “l don't care, indeed I don‘t care," the young anger voice grew yet more. MUST CLOSE ON SUNDAY. l “I understand; I understand perfect- lly I must take what I can get; I can’t {expect anything else when you know nothing about. nn‘v-uand lmcan't tell you more. Onlyâ€"plcasc--â€"y0u must be- lieve l‘m honest. and that if you send me somewhere I will do my best to please the people." In her eagerness she clasped her} hands passionately. and half nose froml her seat. “Ola! do lcl. me go to (his lady. even if sh}: docs pay very little.” “It: is In the country, should you mind that?" “Mindff' Tha color flamed over the girl's face once more, and with a sud- “The lady who writes me this," she said slowly. “wants a mother‘s help, and I am afraid from what she says that lhe past. is no stnvcurcâ€"thc work hard and the pay shockingly little. But ~you see. if I were to mention you to ltcr. I could give no recommendation with you. Franklyâ€"l lmow nothing about _\’ouâ€"th(~rcforcâ€"~" she hesitated“ and her client struck inâ€" l I “iâ€"am very fond of little children. 3“") girl ended hesilulingly; “I think I ‘might perhaps lake care of them. if too much wasn‘t expected of me." ‘ “i wonder,’ Mrs. Bailey exclaimed. “: wonder \vheiherâ€"â€"«" and breaking 01" her sentence she turned over a num- ber of letters and papers on her table. and finally selecting one from the pile. read it lhmugh twice. then looked norms again towards the figure beside the‘ fire. W-“ .v “u, wyuvuu WUHH "Noâ€"not to anything. You see I was always with mother till she died," again there came that pitiIuL quivering of the lipsâ€"“and mother could not ever bear to think of my going out and d0 ing things, as other girls have to do. I thinkâ€"I am afraidwshc spoilt me." The big eyes looked into Mrs. Bailey’s with an expression of wistfulncss which almost hurt the older woman. Mrs. Bailey‘s face, though her eyes were still grave. “But what can you do?" she asked. scanning with earnest scrutiny the wistful face over whose whiteness a flush of color had run swiftly. “Have you been trained to any special work?" "AVA --1 n (To be Continued.) Durham and Vigtoria Standard N‘â€" MILLBROOK ONT“ THURSDAY, FEBRUAR Y20 Ottawa will fax the salaries of civil servants this year, which will make a dilierence o! §201000 in the cit! «vellum $3.50 and common at. $2.50 to $3.25. Very few stacker: were on the markets. A ‘07. o! 50 sold for $3 to $3.60. | There was a good supply of calves, [and, while prices did not decline. trade was slow. Sheep were steady at'form- er prices, and were in good demagnd. The trade in lambs, both grain-fed'hnd common, was slower, but prices were unchanged. v ' ‘ The price of hogs is. reported pn- ‘Tovonto. Fab. 18.â€"Not many export cattle were offered; a few picked (mes sold as high as $5.20. _Ot-her chioice [exporters sold for $4.75 56‘ $5.15. \ There were plenty of good bfi‘tchcrs‘ ‘cutfle offered and prices oué-ed of! a bit. $5 being the highest price for picked butche‘rs'. Straight leads bf choice cut- {Ic‘bmught tram $4.50 to 84.90, medi- um $3.90 to $4.40 and co‘mmon from {.40 to $3.70. - Prov151¢ms«Barrels .short. cut. mess. £22.50 to $23; half-barrels, SILT?) to $12.- 25. clear {at back, $23.20 to $24.50: long cut heavy mess, $21 In $24; half-barrels (10., $10.50 to 811.25; dry salt long clear lacks. 10,510 to Inge: barrels plate beef. $13.50 to $15; half-barrels 1:10.. $7.25 to 87.75; barrels heavy mess beef. $10 10 $11; halfâ€"banal: do.. $5.50 to 36; com- pound lard, 100 {o 110: pure; lard, 12xc to 132-; kettle rendered. 1234c; Windsor bacon. 130; hams. 120 to 13%0. accord- ing to m‘ze; brnakfast. bacon, 14c to 150: fresh killed abattoir dressed, $8.50 10‘ $3.75; alive, $6.25 to $6.50. I liggtsâ€"Newly-luid. 320.31) 330; select, 260 in 27c; No. 1 limod. 200 to 220: No. 2 Km to We. ’ Provisionsâ€"~83rrels .short cut moss. The firm undertone In. the 10cm! cheese market. is being well maintainod. Sep- tember westerns are selling at 130 to lake for white. and ITEM; 13);: for colored. Butterâ€"Grass goods. 25):: rent. receipts, 880 to 29c. Rolled Oats and (tomâ€"Rank} $2.75; com. $1.60 to $1.70pcr bag * "' O done in {hum Choice spring wheat pat- ents. 35.10; 90:20de $5.50; winter wheat patents. 85.75; sIEmiglLL rollers, $5.50; (10., in bags, 82.67; extra. $2.05 lo $2.10. The local mllL’ced markel is very ac- tive. Manitoba bran. $23 lo $25.50; mid- dlings, $27 m $29 per ton. including bags; mill-ed mom’lle. $728 to 3”" and .m, pun) grain nwulllefiflS to $37 per {mm s to re. Mm‘nireah, Feb. 18.â€"-E.as{crn Canada No. 2 white oats. 53c; No. 3. 503: No. 1- 48a; rejected. 47c. and Manitoba re- jth, 490 to 5950 per bushel, ex- (.7. nunâ€"x --~v x-WH"! 1231c. Snmkea‘i and Dry Salted Meats â€"â€" Lang clear bamn. 934% for tons and cases; hams. medium and light, Me 10 15c; hams. large, 12%0 to 13:; bucks, 16c (-0 17¢: shoulders. 400; mlls. 10c to 1034c; breakfast bacon, 14.0; green meats out of pickle. if: less than smoked. Porkâ€"Shem cut, 322 to $22.50 per barrel; mess. $18 to $18.50. X.ax‘d-â€"'I‘ieroes. 11%); tubs, 12c; pailq, 10l/ . Balm! our lols RU 11X! here. lk)n«y-â€"â€"S.‘rainm slmdy at. Mo m 120. per pound for m-pmmd pails. and 1‘20 in 133 for 5 lo 10â€"polmd pails. Combs at $1.75 to $2.50 per dozen. Ruled slmw-$10 per ton on Iran" Lu Beans-$1.70 to $1'.75 for primes and $1.80 10 $1.35 (01' hand-pivkcd- Polakwsmmr: to 750 per bag in car 1015 on !m"k hero. Cheeseâ€"Sendy at 13%0 for large. and 13%0 for jwim. in joh 1015 here. Poultryâ€"â€" Young turkeys, extra choi co . 1301015c OVncr {£0030 .. 9010116 Young ducks 9010110 1(‘hickens choice .. 9010110 (Yd t w] 6010 So [Mari-1. chicks and {owls 5010 70 Butler»â€" _‘ (Ireanm‘y, prinls .. BOCIOOOC (141 solids 2%10000 hairy prints 259102701 do Iurge r0113 23‘1-0 24c do solids 2201,1230. 1111’61‘01‘ .. 20cm 41c E (rgsâ€" Shragc. 210 110 ”0 rev dozen in oxen. 1013; .339015, 250 to 26C; new- laid 2'16 to 300. ~< Shm ls'~â€"l he price is CPS h3g5. ' Toronto, Feb. 18.4:Manitcoba Wheatâ€" : No. 1 lwz‘lhem. 31.19%; NO. 2 northern, ‘ 31.15%; toad wheat, 660; No. 2 food, (ilc, ‘ lake ports. Ontario Wheatâ€"No. 2 while. 050 [0 min; onus-(1e; No. 2 rod. 950 to 962; No. 2 mzxod, 95c; goose. 910 to 92c. Barleyâ€"No. 2, nominal around 700. Cornâ€"No. 3‘ yellow Ame'rlcan. 63%0 to 64¢, Toronto frelght’s. Old corn, about. 720; none offering; inferior. 520 lo Gage. " â€"' Peak-85c to 868. ,.. Ryeâ€"No. 2, 810 outside. Buckwheat-"Nu. 2. 65.340 In 66c. Outsâ€"1N0. 2 while, 51010520 outside. 530 to 540. on track 'l‘p'l'onw; Na), 2 nfxed. 49c to 500 outside. Flourâ€"Prices of the leading Manitoba grades are very firm. as follows: Pal.- onts. special brands. $6; senonds. $5.46; slnmg bakers'. $5.3"). Winter wheat patents very dull. around $3.60. Branâ€"«Full curs. when they can be ‘ obtained. are not sold less than $24, per 3 mm. When part or 11 car the price ranges from $22.50 up sbéady volumn of trade it's being . 0‘-..“ [ll , LEADING MARKETS CATTLE MARKET. MONTREAL MARKETS. Hayâ€"Timothy. $16 to $17 on track here. ()OUNTRY PRODUCE. PROVISIONS. BHEADSTUFFS. (:Aqmgkon‘éd oats, {on on track now $35.1Juy- 30c; Gun 30c to 00C 2% {o 000 25.“, to 27c 99.? .'.n 9th u... ul ull I“ “’l‘ca'Xvith a bi” w. nk.of the left eye. -~~.«.. ‘4‘. [-11 and llaSQl‘lGi 10 the clergynun and \\"mnans Christian "Jmnwrance dele- "ates pmscnt that pwhihition does not 111111111111. He ci.ed as an 1]11»l1a1'on the House of Roproscnumves 11301? whme he said in 11m. gone bv rcp- resenlnlivcs had been 1n the habit of :omg to ”(1 rastmnant and oxdvring “’I‘ n« “nOk n 1.1. _ .4. N-‘w ank branch of the German-Aim‘ri- (-am Alliance. who declared i0 ihelf-ouse Committee on the judiciary on Wednes- day that drink was not the only iniem- p-m-nnce practised by ihe American ren- Said to be Responsihk', for as Many Murders as Drink. A despatch from Washingben, D. C.. says: Dyspeptics, made so by eating mince pin and drinking ice water, are responsible for as many murders as [hose who drink to cxcesc. according I4. 'l‘hmdore Sulm, President. of the x, H, uuu lClUSOd lo lisée‘w. Then he became abusive and bled to scare me, but. I would not hear him. The next. thing I knew was me S'nmd of a shot zmd a pain in my left shoulder. I called for my son. but l‘chl‘G he could get into Ulc- room I’cehely had shot himself." In; request to be taken hack. “1 on the side or the bed and pleudcc me to take him Fuck." said the ir wmnan. “but I had my back 10 and xcfuscd to lfséew. Then he b4 abusive and hicd to scare me, would not hear him. The next. I knew was me 5mm! of n :Mi 5 James. Fechely Shot His Wile, Then Killed Himsell. A dospalch from Toronto saysâ€"fin- m refusal of his wife to allow him to come back and live with ' her, Jas. J. Feeholy. 6:2 Euclid avenue. ’ shot the woman on Friday morning about 9 o'clock, and then turned the revolver upon himself. The bullet en- tered his left eye and killed him instant-i 1y. Mrs. ii‘ec-hely. who was lying in bed at the time of the shooting, receiv- ed the charge in the shoulder, but the bullet failed to reach a vital spot. The doctor at St. Michael's I'lospitul. where she was taken by the police ambulance” are confident that she will recover. Thé' dead man and his wife had not been‘ on amicable terms for some time. ow- mg. the neighbors say, to Foohely's strong distaste for work. He prelorredi t‘ live on l'lc profits of the small grO-l ‘Cery store. owned and managed by his who. About a week ago he gathered UP about a. hundred dollars from tho shop and departed. lie came back shortly after. but his wife refusal to {admit him. Friday morning. ucoord- ing to the story told Dr. Mackay andl‘ Sergeant Mulhzill by Mrs. Fe‘hrly bc- I tore leaving for the hospital. the lius- I hand came into her room and rcxowod I‘ m"; roquvst to be taken back. “he set 5 on the side of the lied and pleaded with c me to take him Fuck." said the injured C \annvn. ‘K‘....i v l 4‘.‘ live On We [JR Cery store owned wife. About a v ‘11" about a hunt RIDING MOUNTUNS GAS MINCE NE I’OlIND GUILTY. CRIME OF A SUICIDE. . 1908. MEE J him. Ottawa Council. in View of the New Brunswick decision, wul tax all cwu Servants on incomes. Mrs. S. Mahan of Sidney, Man., was trampled to death by a horse she was trying to feed. An incxeuse m crime for last) “as reported by Chief Constable Grasolt of '.I‘onont/o I’eterbohaugh briciklayers and stone- masons have decided on a 9-hour day for 1908. Wheat is being shipped out of Fort William at the rate of 140 cars per day. Louis Biz-k. the Hamill/3n newsboy, was fined forty dollars for selling papers on Sunday. The? Ontario Bcazd of Health sug- gests a. standard of milk for human use. M. C. R. cmp10ye5 at St. Thomas will hereafter be paid by cheque. The Canadmn Pacific Railway is pre- paring Lo mine coal at Hosmcr. Telegraph Briefs From Our Own and Other Countries at Recent Events. HAPPENINGS FROM ALL 0\..2 TUE cd, but was dmgfléséh' or impetigo. Local he A despatch {mm Toronto says: '11 his annual report to the Ontario Board of Health r. Hodgetts, Secretary or tthe board, draws attention to the fact ‘ that during 1907 there was an increase 0! smallpox compared with 1906. Gom- menting upon the position, he says 1smallpox have occurred without medical attendance being called in owing to ig- norance of the true nature- ot the dis- case from which the patients were sut- t‘ering. In other instances cases had been concealed on account of fear of quarantine. This has resulted in the, spread 01? the disease. In many muni- cipalities the disease was not recogniz- cd, but was diagnosed as chickenpox or impetigo. Local health authorities CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS What the Comparative Figures of Province of Ontario Show. AN INCREASE IN SMALLFHE report to the Ontario ficard Dr. Hodgetts, Secretary of draws attenuon to the fact 1nn~ A CANADA. 1. W. RICHARDS, MIRROR r7 r7""‘ ,- The House Commitiee on Naval A’: .fairs at‘ Washington has authorized an appropriation of $101,000,000 for the United States navy for tfie‘ next fi‘scqt year. (1*. ‘sw Three officials of the Big Six. a New ‘York branch of the International-Typo- graphical Union. were fined $2.59 ea find 'sént to jail for twenty days for- h'xsobeying an injunction. Peter‘l‘oomey' and George M two waiters, of New York. each 30 ct age. committed suicide in T00 room by inhaling gas. n-u, . nepresemauvc Rainey of Illinois adj Vises the United States Executive ‘ :fight the Standardou Company by pug ting oil on the free list.“ ,‘ A flfleen-yearald «my - was man,- stabbed in a {ighfi~ with $9890 mmpan- ions in the Housee’of'fic'rection or: Randall's Island, near New York. on Thursday. - "" ‘ Rcbrégeriigtgiv; Ravine}! ' ‘ v'mes the United States fight the Standard 011 Go: ing a fire on Friday. _ . Ten sailors were drowned on‘ ffiday when the American coal ship Em: need went astral-c on the preggfi’ 9939*,“ A Toronto \mnmn propé§es_, erec; an apartment 11-71150 in Bus 10 lb occupied only by families w _ 3113924! Iruc ueparimem was killed while fight- Depuiy Chief Kruger of the New Fire Depariment was killed while mg a fire on Friday. The first reading .of a Government ‘bill prohibiting smoking under the age ‘of sixteen has passed the British House of Commons. Carl Ludvig von Vellhcim. found guilty in Londvogx of attempting to ex- tort moneyby brackmail. was sentenc- eJ to twenty years in prison. nrmur Hyne a man olâ€"many AURSE. was sentenced at Bristol to- seven years it. prison for bigamy. nu Dr. liodgetts remarks with satisfac~ ‘tion that the increased interest shown L5 local authorities in health questions is evidenced by the fact that the re- turns made to his department report on 92 per cent. of the estimated popu- lation of the Province. There has been I: increase in the number of cases 0! measles and scarlctina notified. but the outbreaks were of a mild type. were therefore again cautioned fiat when a case of eruptions disease is known to exist no time should be lost in ascertaining its true characten ‘ Diphtheria shows little difference as compared with 1908. and 283 deathssrch suited. Only about. half the numhes of cases of cnteric were reported last year as in the previous twelve months, but the disease was of a more severe type, and if, was responsible for 425- deaths, as against 697 for the preced-- mg year. Arthur Hyne Publisher and Proprietor UNITED STATES. d Hie country [sked theioeurt to l 461 year: in pm. ' guilt}; of wliing fork. egEh 30 yéérs From the West mo. idio’ihin-g; vmim'on lands: rnlry‘m every; George Mom-y. tab??? York the