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’ MILLBROOK AND 0 “Beatrice," he cried at last, with a sad attempt at a smile. _“I must own to you my lolly. I have not llved since Morning-l have received such a very {gange letter. Would you like lo see “If you wish.” she replied. He took a letter from his pocket and gave it to her. The writing was evi- flently carefully disguised, and it was not signed. He placed himself before her. and Wed at her some moments before speaking, his eyes rollwl restlessly in Ih'eir orbits. There was a sudden knock at the door 0' her boudoir. which communicated with an apartment used exclusively by her husband. I} was the Governor. cremarked with surpiise, and even mu: gruxtinn fear. that his countenance was tm'n'hly agitated. “What is the matter with y.ou Pro:- :ott?’ she asked. “Are you ill?‘ “N05 replied the Governor. “not at It was nearly four o’clock in the af- ternoon of a beautiful day in May, and Beatrice awaited Leroy. who had prom- [sad to can between four and five. Days. and even weeks passed. and although Leroy Melville {or many ur- gent reasons should have been at his place on the Hudson, still he lingered in New York. All the blood of Leroy surged to his Mum-~11 ctoud came over his eyesâ€"he res-{ed his hand on a convenient table, then suddenly his face was covered with a mortal paleness. These symptoms did not arise from remorse or fear; his pas- sma overshadowed all. He felt abound- ;ess joy. He saw the very world at his set. N- was by this strange act of frankness and of extraordinary audacity. season- N by the moody mysticism, which strangely enough. she affected, that Beatrice Raymond answered her lover and sealed their fatal union. I belong. soul and body. honors, richâ€" esâ€"an that I am or possess. to my best- bcioved. Leroy Melville, from this mo. ment and forever. Written and signed wxlh the pure blood of my veins this 8th day of April 13-â€" BEATRICE RAYMOND. In the midst of these papers. which each person amused himself with read- ing. Leroy found no difficulty In retain- ing. without remark, the clandestine note. It was written in red. 3 little pale. but very legible. ~ and contained these words: The attention of Leroy was redoub- la‘. from this momentâ€"the more so from a rapid and significant glance from Beatrice, which seemed to warn him of an approaching event. She was sitting a little in shadow in one corner in or‘ der to meditate more at ease on ques. lions and answers. An instant later lerov was passing around the room, mllecung notes. She deposited one in the basket. slipping another into his hand with the cailike dexterity of her Mrs. Raymond did nnt usually take part in these games. which she said. fa. liguc-J her. Leroy was. therefore aston- ished to see her accept the pencil and mper offered her. During this time the Governor played must with a strong-minded woman rc- iative of his. who always made it a point tL- attend such parties she had any rea- son to beficve he would honor with his presence. Pencils. pens and packages of papers were distributed-some of the players sitting round tables and others in sep- arate chairsâ€"and they scratched mys~ uriously, in turn, questions and an- swm‘s. Leroy vainly interrogated the face. It. was as beautiful and cold as usual. His anxiety increased: he would have given his life at that moment for her to say one word of love. These select parties were made up. in :i great measure. of literary persons. and as the hostefis liked the play of wit, having but little herself. certain inter- esting games were introduced. These games. though fashionable. were not al- wiys innocent. as we shall see. h. called on the Encoding day; but if. was impossible to hope for a more de- cided explanation in a circle so small, and under the vigilant eyes that they both rel! were upon them. He went somewhat earlier than was his Cusfom on such occasions. and had unly arrived a few moments when he had the satisfaction of seeing the Cover- nor and Mrs. Raymond enter. She Banqumy expresced to him her regret at not having been at home when The fourth day he am no‘ go to 1 lo tau-ct her in the party~ one of the wealthy widow. t manna. llc went somewl VOL. 17. N0. 40. $1 per annum. day after their interview? 0 to the house. He hoped; _in ”the evening at a select. a series gwen by a residing on Madison “And you will not tell me?" “You shall know at the proper time." “Listen. Beatrice. I assure you I sus- pect neither of you. I neither suspect you of wrongin‘g me. or of disgracing me. God help me! But." he continued alter a pause. “if .you two should love each other. even while respecting my honor: it you love each other and con- fess itâ€"if you should be calculaling will] impalienl eyes tho prom-ms or my old ageâ€"planning your DI‘OSch'S for the fulure. and smiling at. my approaching (loathâ€"postponing your happiness only for my tomb. you may think yourselves guillless! Bul no, no; this would he shameful!" Under the passion which controlled him, the voice and language of the Gov- ernor became elevated. His features had assumed an air of sombre dignity and imposing grandeur. A slight shade of paleness passed over the lovely face of the young woman. and a slight frown contracted her forehead. By an effort. which in a better cause would have been sublime. she quickly mastered the rising weakness. and cold- ); pointing out to her husband the ' “Ah! what indeed?" said Beatrice. smil‘ ing. “I remember also your being with him that night during the ban. \\ hen I awoke you both had an air of my Him What mystery could there be between you tw o?" “Yes.’ said the Governor; “there. be- hind that curtainâ€"as in a theatre; but thank God! i have been able to resist this base intention. If ever I allow my self to play so mean a part, I should wish at heart to do it with your full knowledge and consent." “And do you ask me to consent to it?" queried Beatrice. “My poor wife!" said the Governor. in a sad and almost supplioating tone. “I am an old foolâ€"and overgrown child- but I feel that this miserable letter is going to poison my life. I shall not have another hour of peace and confi- dence. I am an honorable man. but i have been taught that all the world are not like myself. There are some things which seem to me as impossible as vsalking on my head. yet i see others do these things every day. What can I say to you. After reading this per- fldious letter I could not help reflecting that your intimacy with Leroy has great- ly increased of late." ' “Without doubt. " said the lady. “I am very fond of him. “You have conceived the idea of watching our interview?" said Beatrice in a tone of indolent millery. though he‘rncheeks grew suddenly pgle. “And do you know my deaf.” hi; ad- ded “the absurd idea which has hauntâ€" ed me since I received this infamous letter! for I beliexe that infamy is con- tagious. " “I think he will." responded the Gov- erggr.‘w-_ith a sgrange convplsive smile. The Governor cbmmenced walking up and down the room. Mrs. Raymond !oked uneasily at the clock. The hus- band. interceptin one of these glances, suggenly sluppc . “Do i'ou ekbect [may Melville here to-day?” he inquired. “Yes: I think he win call before din- “If I thought this vile letter was their work.” cried the Governor. hotliy. "I would never see her again. and I would kick him out of the house at once." “Why so? It is better t6 liailgfit‘ivzii it." sh: saig carelessly. “Then again, the style. is hers. These expressions betray hor: ‘A pious duty to warn grow-fever}! honest person obeys his conscionce.‘ But the writing is his. for, although it is well disguised, I detect many little. earmarks that pro- claim the writer. But what is still more conclusive is that which they attribute to Mr. Melvilleâ€"for I suppose it alludes to himâ€"mid to his private prospects and calculations. This cannot have failed to strike you, as it has myself, I sup- pose?" “Du you think so?" asked the Gover- nor, wonderingly. “I am sure of it; they have been to- gether a good deal of late. Let me see. it was she who recommended him to you in the first place. I saw him com- ing from her door no longer ago than yesterday. Ah be. sure she would like well to inhnril. a good share of your property. and than to marry so young and good lookingr a man as Mr. Forbesâ€" hc is not much above thirly~four or five, I §hould judge. “Sign it George Forbes and Selima SkinnMâ€"ynur precious priavte secre- tary and the loving old relative who follows you so assiduously about when 081' mu U0 and the production wall he quite complete," she said. “The poor woman submits against her will to the raiscinalions of a man too 001013111th for his successes with ' wo- men. But this man. your friend. how can he excuse his Conduct? Every hun- esl person must be wvnlled by such mn- auct. and particularly he who olwys his conscience in giving you this informa- tion. Mrs. Raymond, after reading it reâ€" turned the letter to the Governor. “He who regards it as a pious duty to warn you. does not desire to culmin- ate any one. He is sure that your hon- or is respected by her to whom you have confided it. and that she is still worthy of your confidence and esteem. She wrongs you in allowing herself to count upon the future. which your best friend dates from your death. He seeks your widow and your property. “A true friend. Governor Raymond, feels indignant at seeing your conil. come and loyalty abused. You are wholly deceived by those whom you love most. A man upon whom you have ever bestowed favors. and a wo- man who owes everything to you. are united by a secret intimacy which out- rages you. They are impatient for the hour when they can divide your spoils. (5) Bacteriology. ~â€" Nitrogen is one of the principal needs 0! a plant. It is worth commercially about 20 cents a pound. The air is 80 per cent. nitrogen, and yet plants cannot use it in the form in which it appears tn the atmosphere. Certain bacteria. if introduced into the soil. will work on the roots of clover and other leguminous plants, take the nitrogen from the atmosphere, and con- vert it into plant food. Oura bacterio- logist propagates in his laboratory and supplies in small bottles millions of these nitrogen forming bacteria, which may be spread upon the seed before it is sewn, andr'fi-hus introduce into the soil these nitrate-forming bacteria. A crop (4) Horticulture. â€" Here we are some- what handicapped by severe climatic conditions. Being 900 feet above Lake Ontario. we cannot grow the more dell- cate fruits. Students are given instruc- tion in the wrowing of an kinds of fruit, vegetables. and flowers. and experiments arr conducted with the small fruits and with' cover crops for me orchard. (3; Dairying. _- The making of better hitter and better cheese and the breed- ing and feeding of better animals. The average cow in Ontario gives less than 3,000 pounds of milk per year. The College, by careful selection and proper feeding. has built up a grade herd which in 1904, contained sixteen cows which gave {more than 6,009Apounds each. ww-nll. of all the crops grown on the {arms of Ontario is fed to live stock, it' will be seen at a glance how important if. is to be able to tell a good feeder when one sees it. 4}; BUSHELS PER ACRE. tor the latter. as compared with the ior-. met period of ten years. From these results does it met appear as though the introduction of the Mandsoheuri barley by the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege has been worth to the Province of Ontario within the past ten years an an. nual money value equal to more than fifteen times the entire cost of the Col- lege?" Similar work is being done with wheat and oats and peas and rye and grasses and clover and roots. ' (2] Animal Husbandry. â€"- Here stu- dents are taught the comparative value of the different breeds of domestic ani- mals. and as it is said that 90 per cent. els of barley in Ontario annually. This increase at filly cents per bushel would amount to about two and a half million dollars. Two and a half million dollars annually would pay the running expen- ses of about thirty agricultural colleges like the one located at Guelph. The Mandscheuri barley was imported from Russia by the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege in the spring of 1889. Not only has it made a very excellent record at the. College. but it. has given high results in the co-operative experiments through- out Ontario and has_ been grown in gen- eral cultivation very successfullly during the past few years. In looking up the records of the Bureau of Industries, we find that the average yield of barley‘ throughout the Province for the period of ten years from 1895 to 1904. inclt:sive.l is 29.3 bushels per acre; while that tor the period of ten years from 1885 to 1894. inclusive, was 24.85 bushels per acre. This shows an average annual in- crease of about 93 bushels per acre per annum over the common six-rowed barley in the aver- age results for fifteen years. The aver- age area devoted to barlnv in Ontario fxom 1382 to 1904 is given as 6233,21 acres per annum. An increase of nine bushels of barley per acre throughout the province “ould. therefore amount to an increase of over five million bush- (1) Field Agriculture. â€"â€" Teaching of students and experimenting with fir-id crops is the work of this department. In Mr. Zavitz's report of last year the following paraghnph appears under the head of “Barley": “The results Show that the Mandscheuri gave decidndely the greatest yield per acre of the four varieties for the whole period of fifteen years. and also for the last five years. The Mandschcuri gave an average cf n n n, In the beginning students were paid In attend the lnslitulion. and there was practically no revenue from the College or farm. In 1905, we turned into the Provincial Treasury as revenue from the College and farm $61,568.20. The “ork of the different departments is as follows: More than 1,20 teachers visited the Col- lege and cxnmirmd the workings o! the different departments during the past two years. That was thirty years ago. and the College, facing these condilions. with the apposition of the very classfiwhich N was intended to help, has grown steadily in favor with the people. until now farmers themselves visit the C01- lcge in June and December to the num- ber of nearly 40,000: and we. had last year in attendance at the various College classes ~ The College was established in 1874. Its objects were twofold: First to train young men in the science and art of improved husbandry, and, second. to conduct experiments and publish the re- sults. In 1875. the President said in his first report: “It is evident to the most cursory observer that Canada depends, and will be obliged for many years to depend largely. it not exclusively, on her raw produce for her national wealth. And amongst the various forms of raw material none are so valuable as those included under the head of Agriculture Froduce. To the observant statesman it is plain that the readiest manner of increasing the national wealth is by in- creasing the quantity and quality of that produce. But though plainly seen‘ it is not So easily accomplished. Precedent, prejudice and general conservatism stand in the way. 'l‘hroughout the Pro- vince there is a powerful minority cf irtelligcnh enterprising and successful farmers pursuingr the improved syslcnr of cultivation: yet the great majority are depending solely in increased acreage for increased returns." ONTARIO AGRICI’LTURAL COLLEGE AND EXPERIMENTAL FARM. Great Work the College is Doing to Fit Boys and Girls for Lite on the Farm. amped door by which he had enlexed said:â€" “\czy well conceal yourself there " ('10 be Continued.) USEFUL lNSTiTUTiON 1,001 STUDENTS. Durham and Victoria Standard MILLBROOK 0NT.. THURSDAY MAP , . L CH 1. 1906. Rescued Drowning Alan From the Welland River. A despalch from Niagara Falls, Ont.. says: Ernest B. Webb, a 17-year-old boy, was the hem of a. brave rescue from drowning in the Welland River on Thursday. A man named Snyder at- tempted lo cross the river on the ice near the Michigan Central pumping station at Monll‘ose, bul broke through into deep water. Young Webb, who is the son of a pumping engineer. procured a skit! and dragged it out on the lee till it broke through. He then got in and made his way to where Snyder was struggling for his life. He was rescued in the nick of time. Russia’s want of money is so great that she is prepared, the correspondent says. to give commercial advantages :0 the United States for the exploitation 1.! Russian Turkestan for forty years on payment of $200,000,000. An Ottawa despatch says: According to the ofllcial returns issued by the Cus- toms Department on Thursday. the total exports of Canadian produce for the six months ending December 31 was 3133.- 180.729. Of this amount. Great Britain took $80,052,896 and the United States “0.630.547. From Great, Britain during the same period the imports totalled $33,416,825. white from the United States the tmportatlons were valued r-t 881,928,315. Exploitation of Russian Turkestan by American Syndicate. A despatch from Paris says: The Matin’s correspondent at St. Petersburg states the Government has decided the Nationalr Assembly shall meet May 1. Total 0! Canadian Produce 8133.180.729-Britain Took Bulk. The College i~ then doing three things: First fitting boys and girls for their lfe \xorl: on the farm: second by experi- menting along different lines it. is sav- ing the farmers millions of dollars each year by securing from them exact data in reteience to the value of different tarm crops, farm animals and so forth; and third by the writing and publicuI tion of bulletins and reports. the farmer is supplied in his own home with reli- able information in reference to his busi- ness. (ll) Macdonald Institute. â€"â€" Three things are taught: Domestic science. manual training and nature study. in domestic science there. new 360 girls in attendance lust. yeur‘ each one being obliged to learn cooking. sewing and laundry work. In a Proxince where mar 90 per cent. of the women do their own housework. what a blessing it would be if they were. all properly train- ed for their daily duties. Mnnuultruim ing makes boys and girls handy in the use of simple tools, and nature study, which is really elementary agriculture, helps teachers to the extent that they may return and give to their pupils an‘ education that will more nearly fit them: for the earning of their daily bread. (10) Poultry. â€" Chickens used to sell anywhere on the market from 20 to 30 cents a piece. To-duy they bring three times that amount. where they have been properly fed. killed and dressed. We have on trouble of disposing of our poultry here at from 12 to 15 cents a pound dressed. and our students are taught how to breed and feed so as to obtain these results. We have four dit- fcrent styles of poultry houses to test the effects of heat and cold on the egg- lnying proclivities; hence We find that the coldest, and therefore the cheapest house, is the best, and that fresh air, is essential to good egg production. BULLETINS ARE PUBLISHED and sent broadcast to the farmers from ouz_'__Et_1tomological A Dvpm'tmont. (0) Entomology. -- Again. millions of dollars are lost every year by insect do. predation. Only by studying the life hisfor‘y and halvils of an insect can it be properly combnllod. Those are taught to the farmers' boys and (S) Botany. ~â€" In this department the subject of wards and how to destroy them. the question or fungous growth. and when and how to spray to exter- minate them. the importance of growing grasses and ciovors, and such things urn iakon up and discussed. t‘. deal Willi. and experiments an}. boirnrg canduclcd in the Dcparlmcnt of Physics ah the l_imc along these lines. (7) Physics. â€"â€" In this depm‘lment are taught the principles of soil cultivation and soil (lrz'llnagt‘. All fau‘m crops take lhoir food from lhn soil in :1 \\'ntel‘y§9- lfillon. When the land dries up no more food can be taken; lmnce the nccossily for a knowledge of how to conserve soil~nmislura This is one of the most lmporlunl. questions that a farmer has Our Chemistry Department last year analyzed flour made from four different grades of wheat grown in the North- west. There was a difference of many cents per bushel in the market. value of these wheats, and yet. after analyzing the flour and having bread made from- eaeh of the different. lots. it was found that the fourth grade made bread just. as good, just as palatable, just as much hrcad per bushel of flour, and just. as nutritious as the higher grade. hut ll: was not so bright in color. The result of this analysis will enable poor people or people in moderate circumstances. L) get the best. bread for their families at rery much less than they have been paying. (6) Chemistry. â€" it was said a low years ago that sugar heels could not be grown profitably in this l'i-ox'iiicn. Our Depurhnent 0t (Zliemislry conduct- ei; exporimenls in tho dirlcrml pui'ls of Ontario, and analyzed the heels at dif- fc-rcnl stages of growth. It is now known that wo ca giou as good bovls us in any port 0 the world and nn: H are pul- tiug their money into the building if sugar beet faclorics. Over 22,000 om pounds of sugar were made in \V 0.510111 Onlurio last year. Chemistry did it. ,$10 PER ACRE IN ONE YEAR, and Mn: farmer has the clover crop, tops. and leaves to the good. This, if practised on every farm. would mean milliqps each year In lhis Province. of clover will leave in the soil in lhc roots alone about fifty pounds of mm). gen per acre. Thus the plant food sun- 1-lied to the soil by a crop of clover is SIX MONTHS’ EXPORTS. RUSSIA RAISES $200,000,000. A BRAVE YOUTH. Was MEMEE MIRROR Members of the Quebec [.egislplure are said to be agitating for an increase of indemnity. Man Who Accompanied Remains of Explorer Home Dead in Hawaii. A despatch from Honolulu says; James Arthur Laing died on Tuesday at Queen‘s Hospital. Laing was a Scotch- man, 62 years old, and had been em- ployed hora several years as a searcher of records. He is said to have been a Fellow of the Royal Geographical So- ciety, and to have conveyed the remains of Explorer Livingstone from Zanzibar to London, and is also said to have been a member of Henry Stanley's Niger ex- pedilion. Case 0! a Massachuseus Womanâ€"~0nc oi the Strangest on Record. A despatch from Springfield, Mass. says: Mrs. Hattie Cronin, wife of Alex- ander E. Cronin, of No. 90 Union Street, died on Wednesday morning. after hav- ing submitted to 107 operations. Physi- cians say her case is one of the strangest on record. Mrs. Cronin was :28 years old, and had been a sufferer from dropsy of the liver for three years. During the last year operations were necessary almost every week. A Matrimonial Epidemic in the Great Lone Land. A Dauphin despatcli says: The Gali- clons in the Settlements north of this place are establishing marriage records these days. At Sifton one day last week twenty couples were joint-d in the holy bonds of wedlock. at Fort River sixteen couples and at Valley [liver eight. Mr. Carsoallen (Hamilton) â€"' Bill to amend an Act respecting stationary en- gineers. llon. Mr. Hendricâ€"To amend the Municipal Act. REDUCING BUSINESS TAX. Mr. iloylu's bill to amend the Assess- ment. Act proposes to eliminate the word “trade" from the phrase “trade ‘or commercial business" in sub-section 8 of section 10. The word “trade" has been diversely interpreted as meaning “barter nnd sale.” or “ceiling." The words “commercial business" are con- sidered suilicient for the proper meaning or barter and sale. Clause two of the; bill proposes to reduce the minimum business tax on small ofliccs held by onel person‘ from $250 to $100. SUPER-\NUATlON FOR POLICE. Hon. J. S. Hendrie‘s bill is to amend section 492 of the Consolidated Munici- pal Act. 1903, by adding a sub-section empowering Municipal Councils to raise :1. sum annually sufficient to provide for superannuation or retiring allowances for members of the police force of not less than :25 years' continuous service in cities and towns. The allowance is to be one-half the salary received 12 months previous to retirement. NOTICES 0F MOTIONS. Mr. May -â€" Question â€"â€" Has the Gov- ernment made any changes in the teaching staff of the Normal schools? is so. when did they occur, and what were the names of teachers and the cir- cumstances of the cases? Mr. May â€" Question â€"â€" What action does the Government intend to take in regard to the‘Jnspection of loan com- panies that have been grumed charters from the Government of this province? Mr. Gamayâ€"To amend the Public Schools Act. 0.; its intention of ostuhlishhm a Cover!" men! sorvicn, mm the conditions in On- lurio are cxceph‘onulLv favorable fur the operation of a provincial telephone sor- \ice. and that the hm k of such u sonic.) is feh hv Karma-.7 :md olhors alike. BIIHSI \‘GH EN IIRST RE\I).\’(‘.S. The folh'ming bills weer inlmdumu! and read a first time:â€" Mr. Hoyle~~To amend the Assessment Act. u' telephone service receive the Party at- tcntinn of tho Govonnncnt of Ontario and the [Wrislatch \ssemhly. 'l‘hu: )ctition recites that the tolophmw se1“'\i1-.‘. 11-, :1 1110111molV'.tl111t it is doubtful “IN- “101' the (novm 11n1011t of (‘an1da \Vitl 1111111 11m action tm’mds the tr! 11111" 0111-11111] upcmtion of the NIL-phone sonice 111' the long distance and trunk 111111.: that the Governnmnt of Manitoba has announc- A message from his Honor the Lieut- tentnt-Uovernor was received trmmnit- ting estimates to the amount oi $60”.- too [or the continuance oi civil b‘Cl'tlt'U until the estimates for 1906 are tinzdly passed. lion. Mr. ttlutheson moved the House. into committees of supply and ways. and means, when the Vote \vns IdlShUd, and he explained that it was needed for the civil service and for the payment of members. t’ttOVlNCtS'S CREDIT IS 0001). Mr. Harcourt was informed by Hon. Mr. Mutheson that during the year 1905 the Government hud received several delinite proposals for the purchnse of ,sccudities to be issued by the province. Several of the parties making the utters had asked that they be considered as confidential unless the sale was Com- [l«:-ted. As :1 sale of a perimment issue it stock or bonds had not yet been com- pleted, it was deemed not in the inter- ests of the province that the details should be made public at the prestent time. During the present year a pro- posal had been received from respon- sible pin-ties which would secure to the province 11 higher net rate than any pre- VIOUS otters. There was no question about the proviime being able to sell. The mutter was entirely one of the rate (it interest. This had to be considerat‘ curt-tulity. because every one per Cent. meant $701100. He asked the mmnberx to remember that while negotiations were going on it was advisable to do 110-; thing to injure the credit of the province] GO\'l,-;tl:\'.\tl§NT 'i‘lillll'ltONt-JS. Dr. Lewis (Dutterin) presented a peti- tion from Dutierin (lmmty asking that the question of establishing a provinci- “’flA'l‘ THE LEGISLATURE A'l‘ T0- RONTO IS DOING. ONTARIO LEGISLATURE COMPANION OF LIVINGS'I'ONE. THE HOPE 0F- CANANA DIED AFTER 107 OPERATIONN. INTERIM VOTE OF $000,000 The sensation arising out of the mur- derous attempt upon the life of James Morrison, the Sydenham farmer who was shot at by a young desperado to whom he was giving a ride on Wednes- day night, was increased on Friday by the arrest of Alfred Stewart, :1 young man about eighteen years of age, who has a police Court record and whose ap- pearance and actions coincide with those of the person described as connected with the shooting. lie was arrested at the home of a farmer named liandiey, who lives in Keppel township, near Kemble postomce, twelve miles from this town. Stewart. is an old country waif who was raised by a farmer in Sullivan township. At the death a few years ago of the latter. the young fellow drifted into town, where a friend se- cured him employment. He had not been long in town before he was given a three-months sentence for stealing a pail of candies from the Grand Trunk freight department. On his release he filled positions around town in inter- mittent stages, going out to work as a. farm hand with the farmers of the ad-: jacent sections at times. Last winter he robbed the Hogs postoffice and got a six-mouths sentence. " Morrison's injuries will not prove fatal unless blood-poisoning sets in. He will. however, lose the sight of one eye. The event has stirred up the whole neighborhood. and is the first to have occurred in that section. Morrison came to town on Wednesday with a load of hogs. which he disposed of for about 8145. He left for home about dusk. and took the shore road. At a lonely spot. where trees shelter the road on both sides. he was attacked, shot twice through the head, and robbed. When found he was taken to his home in Leith, and doctors were summoned from Owen Sound. A despaicn from Owen Sound says. Wm. Morrison. a prosperous farmer living near [.eith. six miles from here. was shot twice through the head and robbed of $145 while" returning from Owen Sound on Wednesday night. He was found in an unconscious condition some time after. So far no trace has been found of the highwaymun. _ An Ottawa dcspatch says: Several New anland regiments are planning a joint visit to Ottawa on Aug. 18 and 19. It is estimated that tthe number of troops that will join in the excursion will be Wer 1.200. and may be as many as L500. The corps that up to the present have signified their intention of paying a visit to the capital are the 5th Regi- ment. Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Boston. 600; British Navnl and Millitnry \‘etcruns' Association, 300; Governor's Foot Guards, of Hartford. 150; Amosktag Veterans. New Hampshire. 150; l‘rovi- dencc Light Infantry. number not known. Farmer Shot Thrice While Returning Home From Owen Sound. Several New England Corps to Visit Ottawa This Summer. Patienls are given employment in the asylum to the number of 4,431. with an average number of 298 days {or each pa- hcnt. 3,725. The enormous difference is ap- rarent when it is noted that the next two classes are wives. with 650 cases. and carpenters. with 471. 0f the occupations of insane worsens the great bulk of them come from fnur classes. Housekeepm‘s head the list [or the period under survey with 5.43" cus- cs: laborers follow with 4,680: farmers, with 4,368. and domestic servants‘ with As nmny us 63 patients have been m residence twenty years and upwards. 'lhere were 315 discharged cured during the year, one of those after twenty years. The number of deaths for the year were 3’13, 11 percentage hf 5.97. Tuberculosis was the cause of ~53. Sen~ Etc decay and epilepsy were the next chief causes. Next to York County, which furnished 2’51) lunutius last year. comes Middlascx with 3; Weutwm'th and Frontenac had 4n ouch; (Zarintnu, ’16; Leeds and (in-n- \illc. 45; Sincnc‘ 41. and Northumher- land and Durham. 10. Of the total number of patients 1.0!)? hail from York (:cmnly. 35] from Middlcscx. 281') from Wentwm‘th. 253 from Sincoc. and 245 from Carleton. Uniformity in the manual of service 1:: recommended for the different insti- tutions which have shown a disposition to live apart instead of working in sym- pathy. The itinerant system among 9f- léciuls is considered a helpful one. The appointment of a Provincial pathologist is reconnncnded. A strong protest is once more regis- trrcd against the commitment ‘of insane poisons to jail. It is pointed out not the word “asylum" in connection with tho insane is becoming obsolete. Hospi- tul is the proper name for institutions devoted to their care. Dr. Forbes Winslow is quoted as say- ing that “alcohol must he gtvun the tlrst Mace as a cause of insanity" with to- iz'tcco especially cigarette-snwking. asa intent factor in lunacy. 1n the British Lsylunis intemperance is aaighed as the Hillsv of one-quir-uttn of the cases of in- $111”). White in Ontario only W per cunt. of the cases are attributed to drink. Tl“: thirty-eighth annual report on tne innutiu and idiut asylums of Uutuno :zinmr‘s that thcrc were 6,213 patients ccz'titivd insane on September 30. 1905. an increase of 6:32 for the year, dumng which 1,130 patients were. admitted. 0n Supmnbcr ‘50, 11505, the number of pa- livnta was 4,613. The total cost of main- h-nuncc for the year was $760,204, a wcukly 0051. per patient of $3.31. Bev- unuc from paying, patients amounted to #112,910. MORE ONTARIO INSANITY INSPECTORS REPORT OF IDIOT AND LUNA'I'IU ASYLUMS. llousckcopers. Laborers. I’anuefis and Domestic Servants Sailor Most. INVASION OF CAPITAL. ATTEMPTED MURDER. AN ARREST MADE. . RICHARDS, Publisher and Proprietor ’ Deliveries of hogs were a little,- larger tc-day. and prices were unchanged. Even fair to good cows were firm. A few choice heifers sold at $4.50 to $5 per cwt. The following quotations obtained in the other classes:-Good, $72.25 to $4.45; medium. $3.80 to $4.10: cows. 82.- 65 to $3.80. An improvunent was noticeable in short-keep feeders, with the. advance 1! the season and the mildness of the wen.- thcr. Slackers were also in request. Good short-keeps sold a! $4.30 to $5.50 per WL 7 Light exporters’ were bought up as butchers' owing to the scarcity of the latter. Heavy exporters’ were in geod demand. The following prices were quotedzâ€"Good exporters’. $1.90 to $5.25 per ch; medium animals sold.at $4.50 upwards. Toronto, Feb. 27.â€"An active demand peg-{rigged thq Western Market to-day. Buffalo. N. Y.. Feb. 27. â€" Flour â€" Firm. Wheat â€" Spring. dull; No. l northern. 87%c. carloads; Winter offer- ings light; No. 2 red. 89c, through billed. Corn -- Strong; No. 2 yellow. 45510; No. 2 com. 4431c. Oats â€" Firm; No. 2 white. 34c; No. 2 mixed, 3234c. Barley â€"-Steady; Western In store quoted M 4:: to 550. Ryeâ€"Dull; No. 1 on track, 73c. New York. Feb. 27. - Spot steady; No. 2 red, 86Xc elevator; No. 2 red. 89%) t.o.b., afloat; No. 1 northern. 91%c Lo. b. afloat. ‘ [171.6 m 120; xeme rendered, ISXC to 13c; hams. 12c to 13)“, according to size; bacon, 16%c: fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs. $10 to $10.25; country dressed. $8.75 to 89.50; alive. 87.75, and $7.50 for selects and mixed lots. ‘ Peas~Boiling, in car-load lots. 90c to $1.05 per bushel. Potatoesâ€"Per bag of 80 lbs.. 65c to 700. Honeyâ€"White clover. in comb. 130 to 14¢ per pound section; extract. BC to 90; buckwheat, 6%c to 70. Provisions -â€" Heavy Canadian short cut pork, 821; light short cut. 820: Am. erican short cut. 820; American cut cieur (at bank. 819 to $80; compound lard. 6%: to Bic; Canadian pure lard. Inge to 12¢: ke‘ettle rendered, 1254c to 1a-. Millfeed-oManii/oba bran, in bags, $19: shorts. $20 per ton; Ontario bran. in bulk $14.50 to $15; shoris, $20: mined mouille. $21 to 32".; straight grain mouille. $25 in $27 per ton. Rolled Oats â€"- Per bag. 8190 to 81.95. Cornmealâ€"smo to $1.40 per bag. Hay â€" No.1, $8 to $3.50: No. 9 $7 to «$7.50: clover. mixed. $6 to $6.50. Cheeseâ€"unchanged at, 130 to 1331c. Buttei‘wl-‘air at 220 to 22340 (or choice creamery. 21%0 to 22 c for undergrades. Eggsâ€"New laid selling at 170 to 180. {all stock at 116 and limed at lie to 13¢. Beans~£hoice primes. $1.65 to $1.70 per busiigl; handpicked. $1.80. ‘ Flourâ€"Manitoba spring wheat patents, $4.50 to $4.60; strong bakers“ $4 to 34.- i0; winter wheat patents. $4.25 to $4.50: straight rollers, $4 to $11.10; do in bags. $1.85 to $1.95; extras $1.65 to $1.75. 0 U u Peas â€"- 79c f.o.b. per bushel. Barley -- Manitoba. No. 3. Logo 509; No. 4, 48%c. Comâ€"Amefichn mixed. 525.40: No. yellow. 5130 ex track. Montreal, Feb. 27.-â€"There was an im- proved demand for Manitoba spring wheat this morning and a better feeling prevailed. Bah-d Straw~$550 to $6 per ton for car lols 0:: track here. Buckwhéut â€"â€" At 500. to 5054c. out- side. Butterâ€"Receipts or creamery continue light, while there is an active demand by reason of the scarcity of choice dairy (:remnery 24ct025c do solids ............ .°°4:to230 Dairy 1b. rolls good to choice 180 to 190 do large r0113) ............ 17c to 180 do medium .............. 16C to 17¢ Poultry-“Choice dry plucked are quot- edszat chickens. 100 to lie. thin 7c to be; {at hens 7%0 to 8%c. thin (SC to 70; ducks 12c to 13C, thin (BC to Sc; geese. Mo to 11c; tux-keys, Me to 15c, for choice final! Ms. Potatoes â€" Ontario. 65c 10 750 per bag on track here. 750 to '85c out of store; eastern. 70c to 80¢ on track, and We to 90¢ out of store. We to 900 out of store. Dressed Hogs â€"â€" The market. has taken on an easier tune, but practically none are coming here and it is impossible to quote figures. ' Buledqnuyâ€"SS per ion for No. 1 tim- Lfilny on track here. and $5.50 to $6 for do solids ............ Dairy 1b. rolls. good to choice do large i'oiisg’ ............ do medium .............. Cheese â€" Holds steady at 1 large and 13%0 for twins. Barlevâ€"Quiet 490 to 49Vc for No. 2 460 to 46%0 for No.3 extra and Ho for No. 3 at, oulside points. Peas â€"â€" at 77c 10 77%0. outside. Ryeâ€"At BBC to 70c. outside. Corn-Canadianâ€"élc to we. Chatham Heights: American No. 3 yellow, 48c; mixed 4734c. at Toronto. Millfecd â€" Ontario bran, $16.50 to $17, in bags. outside; shorts, $16 to $17.;50 Manitoba bran. $19 shorts $80. a! I‘m-onto and equal points. Outsâ€"1c Iowan-at 33c for No. 2 white and 33c for N0. 2 mixed, at outside points. Flourâ€"Ontario -â€"â€" Best bid for export. $3.10. huyers' bags. at outside points. for 90 per cent. patents; high patents. at Tux-unto. bags included, are quoted at $3.65; in) per cent. patents, $3.50; Mum“ toba prices are easier. $4.30 for first pat- ents, $4.40 for second patents and $3.90 for bukers‘. Toronto, Feb. :27. â€" Wheat, â€" Ontario â€"~I\'o. 2 white and red 77%c, mixed 770. spring and goose 74c, at outside points. Wheat -â€" Manitoba â€" No. 1 hard 87c. No. 1 Northern 85%c. No. 2 northern him, No. 3 northern 81 xc, at lake ports; “ii-mil quotations, at North Bay. are 3%(1 more than those prices. LEADING MARKETS Oats â€" No. 2. 410; No. 3. 400; No. 4 NEW' YORK WHEAT MARKET. BUFFALO MARKETS. LIVE STOCK MARKET. MONTREAL MARKETS. COUNTRY PRODUCE. BREADSTUFFS. 1334c (or