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“I should never have run away from him. never. never. 1! ho had looked at me like lhal.‘ the thought. flushed through her mind just as Miles was saying in a soil mice-â€" “Poor little I..”ondoncr Something in the tone of his voice set Hope‘s pulses throbbing wildly. and son! a wave of color across her expres- six-e lace. and Miles, with a sudden guilty feeling that he had no right to be taking so great a pleasure in an- nlhor woman‘s society. when somewhere in the world Hope. his wife. still lived. turnnd tho conversation into another channel with startling abruptness. “Oh! no. 1 used to live in London with my mother." Hope grew bolder as her certainty that he did not reany xc-ongnlze her in the least, momentarily increased. “I am quite a Cockney. Until I first went to Prettowe. not. so very many years ago. I had never even seen a blue-boll growing. I think I cried the rust um I saw them." A Wonderful-1y lender look crossed Milcs' (ace, changing 2221 its, stem lines into such gentleness that 8 Pump c me into Hope’s throat and there filed 0: in her heart a great rchet that he had ncxer looked at her before mm a face so gentle so tender. Boinrz human he did not leave her side. until the exigenciS of polite so~ ciciv forced him to do so: bemg good and lmnornble he refrained from doing or saying anything to bring that wave or color into her face again; neverthe- links. being a man. he could not. quite rdmin from letting some of the admir- ation he felt show again in his oyos wlwn he. bade the girl goodnight. Nei- ther could he help saying. with 111611;)- press-ed eagerness.â€" $fi+mfi4mma+W¢anWm CHAPTER XVI .â€"(Continued). - man. 110â€"! suppose it. wouldn't seem “I‘mllawc is a charming place," she quite mm" “0W answered; “I?“ _ said hurriedly. inlmit again on geiting’gmndmfllhi‘râ€"do 3'0“ really think that him from the dangerous topic of his “Liâ€"”mt 1" n ' . previous acquaintance with her. “1 She flushed deeply. and thchtlle smile think I love it hes! in spring time. My that came involuntarily to her lips first spring there was like a sort of re- somewhat scandalized Lady Dimsdnle, \‘czziii‘in t3 mg." ivlbo exclaimed hastily and rather stern- “Your first spring? You have not al- wuys lived there than?" “Shun you be at the Mrs. Shaw Fort- esrnc's tomorrow?” And Milns. who had told himself that wry allommn that he omlld not pos- sibly go In lwn recvplions in one week and that he should certainly cut the Shaw Forleccuos‘ squash. answered pmmplvb'h “0h! yet. I quite hope to ho there.” Just an hour later Hapo stood alone in her own rmm. dressal still in her while gown. her eyes dancing wilh Mpplncss. a smile playing round her mouth. “Yr-s." Hope answered demurcly: “are you going?" “I (if: beliew MEX»; is going to fall. ir‘ love with the.“ she \x‘hispered; “oh! how delicious. and how funny. if he falls in love with we own wilez.nndâ€" itch-fan in love withâ€"my own hus- hand!” Lady Dimsann paused and glanced at lk-po. whn was standing in the bou- (loir transferring the (towers from a great hamper beside her to a now If vases upon Iho boudoir table. She held a big pike of deep blue lurk- spur in her hand. and paused in the act of arranging it in Lhn tall glass vase {m which it was destined. to say mer- me quickly what ‘: have done; it has burn something quite unintenlianal. for I would not do a sin-lie [hing lo dis- plnnso eithm‘ you or gz'amifnther." “mm hr: and I have nuticcd if." Lad." Dxmsdah spoke with smne embarrass- ment: “we-we both. fI‘t'I. doar child, that it. is a very :u'.'k\\'unl matter. a very delicnln ~manor about which to speak to youâ€"and yetâ€"we think we ought to $911 yum-153 aivise yonâ€"toâ€"J' The soft mice Hopped again. and the 01d lady looked “-3.53!tu 3! Norm. as though sho army-fist oprctod the girl to understand her somewhat confused sentences. “Childio dmrâ€"Iâ€"cannot bnar even to seem to scold ynu. or caning you con- duct in questionâ€"butâ€"" “Hope, laid hm- spike nf lnrlspur down upon the hide and went to her grand- mother's sido, “PM you know. dour." shn said oar- nemy. “I haven‘! fho slighYMt Edna r0111- iy and truw wha! it is I have done wmng; plensn M! m». I cannnf hear to do anything In make you Innk liki- that." and Ham sm'mnd snddonly and km“! Lady Dimmlnkr‘s Imvhmd. “Your dear {ax-ohms! was an pucker- m! with lin‘w." sho said. “and I do be. Low 019‘: 031120 bocamn of snmnlhing l have dono. T0!) me what it is and I am sure I can promisp- nnvor 10 dq it twain: I am dreadmlly ignorant of whaLis nice and right to do." she ended wistfuny. “I know it is onlyâ€"only Ignorance and uroughtlessness." Lady Dimsdalc said quietly. taking‘thc girl’s hands and carasing them with gentle {ouch} “by culG\‘III‘â€"', l‘l‘cl-l n.--. 5-“.V, VV__V,,, , v -â€"my darling. I canmt help noticing how 0!.“ Doctor Andersomfi;nope skirted as if 5* had n stung. land bu grandmother went speaking van ’“ idly with a sick fear tha nor 'lii‘;;s§m~°_s or warning w. 993M "\ scolding. grandmother, dear? Toll VOL. 19. N0; 49. $1 per annum A Terrible Temptation CHAPTER XVII. OR, THE FAMILY RING A puzzled expression swept over Lady sznsdale‘s already harassed counten- ance; could it be possible, she wonder- ed. that her grand-daughter, who had seemed so loving. was really heartless? Had the knowledge of her own beauty. had contact with the world turned her head, and changed her from a simple. tendenhearled girl into a heartless co- auettc? She looked at the downcasl head, the lovely flushed face. the parted smiling lips. and [or a moment did not speak. Then she said slowly and very gravelyâ€" band." in gly. woman depths strong bmach “You cannot quite realize what you are saying. Hope. Doctor Anderson should not be mentioned in this light sort of way in the same breath with your husband. He is merely an at;- quaintance. and it is because we, who are older than you are. cannot help see- ing that. the acquaintance is likely to deepen into something perilously near- er. that we wart to warn you. I have the greatest liking and respect for Doc- tm- Anderson. he is a thoroughly good man, and I could not bear to see him hurt by “tiny capi'ice or folly of yours." “My dear Hope. please try to under- stand the seriousness of what I am saying. It is quite obvious that Doctor Anderson is very much attracted by you, and both your grandfather and i think that he ought not. to be left in ignorance of your true position. He probably thinks now that. you,are a widow. It is only fair to him to tell him the plain and simple truth. I am very sorry. dear, forâ€"semetimes I have been afraid that youâ€"like Doctor An- denson more than a married woman ought to like anybody but her hus- ,_,--A rand." Lady Dimsdale spoke deprecat- ingly. She was too delicate minded a woman to probe too closely into the depths of another's soul. and only a strong sense of duty had made her breach such a subject to Hope. “I don't really think, grandmother." the girl answered, with a. little look of amusement in her downbent eyes. for- tunately invisible to Lady Dimsdalc, “I don‘t honestly think I care for Doctor Anderson more than I do forâ€"for my husband." ’"cmm, child." she whispered, “I ‘am afraid when you talk like that; 1 am gfx‘aid _wh<;1f1 _1 ‘see the happiness in your face, the light in your 0315. Are. you mn‘e that you have not. let yourselfâ€" nh! forgive me. dear. I have no right to ask you these questions. but I could not bear to see you break your own heart." She flushed deeply. and the little smile that came involuntarily to her lips somewhat scandalized Lady Dimsdale, who exclaimed hastily and rather stern- 1yâ€" “Neither could I. grandmother," Hope answered. springing to her feet; “I am not so hateful as that. I would not hurtâ€"him-for anything in the whole wide world." She spoke. so vehemently that her grandmother looked at her again with growing anxiety in herrsweot old eyes. Gravely as she spoke. Lady Dimsdale could not fail to see that her eyes still shone. that a radiant smile hovered rmmd her llps. and it was perhaps not. altogether surprising that Hope‘s grand- mother Could not feel that her misgiv- ings were wholly allaycdt oven though slw rose and kissed the girl tenderly, saying:â€" “I don't think my heart is going to break." Hope said very softly. “I prom- ise you dourâ€"I will not do anything unworthy ofâ€"my husband‘s wife. I promise you that. Heâ€"heâ€"Ls a. very good man. Trust me dearâ€"I promise you I will never dishonor him â€" nor forget that I amâ€"his wife." After ihosc grnvc words. Lady Dims- dalv left the mom. and Hope mlurncd in her interrupted task nf arranging the flamers; and as she did so shi- sang softly, gay litiie songs of sunshine and lave. her m mih dimpling with smiles, 'li-ex' nycs niight with joy. “I shall trust you. Hope: I shall trust you to x‘omombor your husband's honor â€"â€"und ours. Irâ€"it things ever, gnow in) hard for you. my darling, we will 2/. back to Prat-mm at once; you have only Io say the word." .\n.l whilst Il'lpe‘s heart morflmxed \\i'h lmppinms \liles “as strurvuung at ainsl whnl law In It to be the most lex- rib‘c Eonlplalon of his life his grow- ing luw for La-Jy Dimsdalc‘s grand. danglllcr wlmse very name he did not knuw! By mm Of those odd franks of Fate than which (ix-lion can Shf)\\’ nothing slr:mgm~,h9 had never yet heard I lopeLé mrmaw. but homing her frequently al- lx:.lml In nsztlw Pratt-mo heiress. hc‘had lr-nm 1“ 1h.» ,lml unnatural conclusion that lh-é girl mus! LC ”10 child of a son of whom he had heard. and that her name also was Dimsdule. . . In his own mind he never that ghl of her by any name at all; to him she ,was simply the only “her" in axis-fence, ‘and he laughed grimly to himself when ‘he realized, that he had done what he had alwavs scorned men for doingâ€"- fallen in love at first s’ght. “I never even believed it poseiblc to do such a thing ” he reflected ruefully fihezr for the millionth time he went vow-Mn his 0“!) mind every look, cwry actio‘b cver} speech 01' Hopes. , “l we? .dr'camfnp‘) one could do 1â€" » Hope stood, in the doorway beside her grandmother. helping the elder lady to receive the guests. Gracious and sweet as ,the girl’s manner was, her grandmother olxwrvod. with 8. sinking heart how often her byes. turned to scan the stream of arrivals, as though searching for one face; and what a sud- den light lenpi. into those eyes when Doctor Anderson was seen carefully squeezing his way up the already crowd- ed staircase. rim strongr enough still. thunk Heaven. to keep a resolution when I make it. and I shall go to the Dimsdales‘ tor the last time to-night. Perhaps." he paused in the restless pacing of the room which of lute had become a habit with him. “per-hops it will be best to tell her the simple truth: it will be fairerâ€"thenâ€" she will understand!" He was standing before his table. and us his thoughts reached this point. he mechanically unlocked one of the draw- ers, and took from it, first, the letter he had received three years ago from his wife. and this he put back in its place; secondly, a little cardboard box. This latter he opened and took from it two rings, the amethyst with its strange inscription, and a tiny gold ClI‘ClCt. The amethyst with its strange inscription. and a tiny cold circlet. The amethyst. he returned to its box. Since Arthur Dimsdale had recognized it as being like a Dtmsdale family ring. he had not worn it. An uneasy feeling had haunted him that his wife‘s mother might have come dishonestly by the ring, and he kept it with an idea or some day inquiring mto the matter. The gold circlet he turned over and ever in his fingers. laughing a. hard, bitter laugh as he did so. “My wife's wedding ring,” he ex- tlaimed aloud; “well, when I put it on her finger I vowed to doâ€"a. great many things in which I failed. I will put it on my own finger toâ€"day, and wear it as a remembrance of what I owe to the poor little girl i never loved and never can love. in case l am tempt- ed to f0rgetâ€"â€"to-nightâ€"-\\'hen I am tel- ling the woman I love-the trutth.” The last of Lady Dimsdnle’s recep- tions had filled her moms again to the fullest capacity, and all smart London ihronged tip the wide staircase, and jostled its way into the spacious rooms. “1\.'o,"she said, with a wilful shake 3f the. head. “1 11m set on wearing my white frock and my red mses. Iâ€"wore them at our first reception, I want to viear them at our last.” The little glad look of triumph which caught Mites 010 when title: a strugg‘e he reached the tap of the stair “as the figure “hich had haunted his sleeping and “aking visions £01 the past tixo months-the figuxe of '1 gi1i in a crown of Shining \\h1te \xith 10d 105135 in her hair and at her breast. He slipped the small ring over his little finger which it fitted closely, and then he laughed again. a laugh con- taining no atom of merriment. Neimler her grandmother’s persuade Ilupo the occasion. cause I was fool enough, ass enough, kmwe enough to marry a girl 1 never did and never cnuld love!" They were bitter reflections, made more bitlcr by the added belief that 31' he had been a free man, it. might have lznen possible to obtain his heart's dc- sire. The look he had once or twice surprised in the beautiful eyes, whose every glance he had learnt to know; ttw soft flu:<h that greeted him; the Imp- »py smile that sprang,r to her face in answer to her smilesâ€"am tended to that belief it only he had been freeâ€"â€" treeâ€"hm he might have won the girl he loved! “l have been a foolâ€"and worse." he said. rising heavily from his chair at the 0nd of his meditations; “but -- be- cause I have spoilt my own chance of happiness. there is no reason why Y should spoil hers. I shall go to their house to-nightâ€"for the last time. I The line glad look of triumph which shone in Hope‘s eyes. as she met the i031; of passionate admiration in Milos‘. was noticvd by Lady Dimsdalc with a szck foreboding of evil. and a sad re- figctiorâ€"Iihut, after all the girl she loved must have inhgrited some low instincts from her low-born fqthcrl “Andvut as her loving old eyes watch- ed Hope's stately young form. the proud upliftingpf her head. the refined. clear- ; _._L_.I._- l ‘ A “The child p1‘0111i,sod'm‘e,’"shc said to her-5011'. “she pxw‘unisod me she would remmnlm- her husband, and her hus- band's honor, a_nd I am sure I can trust (Ut mouth and Chin, she rebuked her self for herffiuspicions u'. 1‘ British Troops Disiodgod the Hill Tribes men. A iimpnlch from Simin. indiu, says. In consequence of an altumpt made by the Mahmoud lribosmen lo cut his lines nthunmunicuiion Sir James \Viiicocks [th cmmimndcr of the British force sent aul from Pcrshuwur against the raid- ing natives.attackod the enemy on Fri- day morning with two columns, com. prising all his available tmops. After a sharp fight the British troops dis- ludgcd lh-c iri-bcsmon from their posi- tinns. The British casuaiiios nre given at sixty. The 135925 of the Mahmoud; are not known. Thieves’ Work at Edmontonâ€"One Bag I Recovered. A deépatch from Edmonton, Alta., says: A bag containing registened let- ters ‘whs stolen on‘the arrival of the Winnipeg traini-bn Thursday. The sacks wéxe loa'ded on the mail wagon, afid on firm 1 at the postomce, it up: nears. w ‘ er100ked. One contained BATTLE “1T“ M AHMOFDS. REGISTERED MAIL STOLEN. No Dimsdule ever broke a prom- re probe! (Tc be Continued.) \V'flS grandmother nor her maid had been able to to wear a new gown for Durham and Victoria Standard for thgl Calgary ianfi MlLLBROOK ONT.. THURSDAY, APRIL 30. 1908. por as, hams, medium and light. 12c 10 13c; hams, large. 11%: to 120: backs. 160 hi 16%c; shoulders. 9%c to 10c: rolls. 10c to 10340; breakfast bacon, 14c to 150; green meats Out of pickle, 10 less than smoked. Toronto, April 28.â€"â€"Manit,oba Wheat â€"For immediate delivery, No. 1 norlh- cm. $1.17, Georgian Bay pox-Ls; Iced “beat, 69c; No 2 feed. 63c at North Bay. For May delivery, No. l northern, $1.15; No. 2 northern, $1.11; No. 3 northern. $1.06. Following are the prioes paid at out- side 1minL<:â€"Alsike. No. 1. $12 for fancy lots; N0. 2. $10: No. 3. $8.50 to 89. Sam- ples mixed with timoihy. trawl or \\‘eed.s, according to quality. Eggsâ€"New-Iaid, 16c to 170. Butterâ€"Is becoming more and the market is easier. Creamery prints ...... Smoked and Dry Salted Meats-Long clear bacon, 100 to 10%0, tons and c35- Cornâ€"No. 2 yellow American. 74c; No. 3 yellow. 72%0 Toronto freight; No. 3 mixed, 1c 1055'. Barleyâ€"Very dull; No. 2, 526 to 55c. Peasâ€"No. 2, 890 to 90c. outside. Ryeâ€"Strong; .\'o. 2, 860 to 870. Buckwheat-No. ‘2. (34,140 lo 650. Oats.â€"Nu. 2 white, 43%0 outside, 47,140 on track Toronto; No. 2 mixed, 430. Flour â€" Manitoba patents, special brands, 856; seconds $5.:4051mng bak- GI‘S' $5. 30; winter wthea patents $3.35. Honeyâ€"Strained steady at Mo to 120 per pound for 60-pound pails and 12c to 13c for 5 to 10-pound pails". Combs at $1.75 to $2.50 per dozen. LEADING MARKETS Ontario Wheatâ€"No. 2 while, 001/2c to 91%c at point of shipment; No. 2 red. 90c; No. 2 mixed, 88%0; goose, 87c to BBC Creamery prints . ..... 300m 326 do solids .. 29010300 Dairy prints .. 25%0260 do largo, rolls 2601025c do solids.... 21% 1125c Inferior ...... 200t021c Potatoesâ€"Ontario 85c to 900; Dela- walc. 95c to $1, in car lots on [ruck here. do solids .. Dairy prints .. do largo rolls do solids ........ Inferior . .. Red Cloverâ€"Firmer; No. I cleaned. $12.50 to $13. and 11 little higher for extra fancy lots; No. ‘2‘ $11 to $11.25; ordinary 1-015. mixed with weeds, ac- cording to quality. Montreal. April ESLâ€"A steady volume of trade is passing in “our. ChoiCe spring wheat patents, $6.10: soc-0nd. $55.50; winter wheat. patents. $3.50; straight rollers. $3 to $5.25: (10.. in. bags, $2.35 to 82.50; extras, $1.80 to $1.90. Feeds. etcâ€"Manitoba bran. $722 to $23; shorts. $23 to $21; Ontario grain shorts, $2: to $22.50; middlings. $24 to. 8-25; shorts. $25 to $27 per ton. including bags. and pure grain mouiltc at $32 to $34. Branâ€"Pull cars, $211.50 to ‘25. To. ronto freighls Branâ€"Full cars, $24.50 to $25, T013011- !) freights. Shortsâ€"Scarce, $24 t.o.b. mills. Beansâ€"Firm; $1.70 to $1.75 for prinws and $1.80 to $1.85 {or handpicked. Cheeseâ€"MC {or large and “go for twins. in job lots here: now-make. 13c for large and 13%0 for twins. Maple Syrupâ€"$1 to $1.10 per gallon. Balod Strawâ€"$3 to $9 per ton. Baled Hayâ€"Timothy is quoted at $15 to $15.50 in car lots on tracks here. Porkâ€"Short cut. $21 to $21.50 per barrel; mess. $17.50 to $18. Lax‘dâ€"Tierées, 11%0; tubs, 11%c; pails, 120. Cheeseâ€"(I olored ngtod 5.7.1722;th 13c. and old white at 12/0 to 12%0. Re- mpts to-da y View :74 boxes. Eggsâ€"A good demand prev-ails for eggs un the local market. Receipts are hardly' keeping.r pace with 1110 consump- t:on. and prices are therefore firm. wilhout change. Fre<h (eggs are 10-day selling ut 16%0 per dozen in jabbing lots. and at 17c to 18c in single cases. vvficrcalsâ€"Rollcd oats. 83.12% per bag; cornmeal. $1.67}; to $1.73 per bag. Provisinnsâ€"Burrols short cut mess. $21: halt barrols (10.. $10.75; clear fat. bucks $22 10 323; long cut heavy mess. S20; half barrels (10....31050; dry su‘t long clear hacks. loge: barrels plate hem-f. $13.50 to $15: half barrels (10.. $7.25 10 $7.75: barrels heavy mess hoof. $14? to $11: half barrels (10.. $5.50 10 $6; cmnpound lard, SXc to 9c; pure lard, “KC lo 11%;: kettle rendered. 11%: to rec; hams. 12c to 13%c. according to size; breakfast bacon, Me to 15c: Wind- .sm- bacon, 14%c to 15%); fresh-killed arulloir-dresscd hogs, $9.75 to $10; 1ive., $6.50 to $6.75. New: York, April 28.â€"Whoat â€" Spot. firm;No. 2 red, 81.03%; elevator; No. 2 led, 31.04%, f.0.b., afloat; No. 1 north. ern, Du}utvh.‘$1.15. f.o.b.. afloai; N0. 2 hard winger, 31.11%. f.o.b. afloat. Toronto, April 28.â€"â€"k~£cw lots of good exporters‘ cattle were sold around $6 per owl. The range of choice steers was $5.60 to $6 per cwt. Medium ex- porters“ animals sold at‘ound $5.25 to $5.40. and heavy 'bulls were quoted at $4.25 to S5 1m cwt- Butchers". cattle, Choice, in small lots, $5.60 to $5.80 per cwt; choice, loads, $5.20 to $5.50;.,.,mldium,p.$68¢ to $5; common and medium mixed. $3.50 to from $3 to $4. 75 perm A considerable bushk was ftrans- acted iWeders and smokers on fair of- Pricos were unchanged at $4 w 85 wag cwt. («feeders and $3. 25 to s' ,;50 cows choice, $4 25 to $4. 75; cows medium.-$3.. 60 to $4: cows. common $2.50 to 33mper cwt. Bulls ranged NEW' YORK “HEAT MARKE MONTREAL MARKETS. COUNTRY PRODUCE. LIVE sfocx mxmmrs. BREADSTUFFS. PROVISIONS. SEEDS. plentiful. ME: â€"_â€"â€" Farmer Living NeanLindsay Commiflcd , Suicide. A dospatch from Lindsay says;,}\’m Lowrie. a farmer living about ten miles north of here. committed suicide on Thursday night by hanging. He was .wfiii-wfdoi and no cause can be given to“ his “a" father than that he was suffgrin‘g‘ 7 ’rary insanity. He . ailmnptedL _ m , .vg'eqks. ago, but . 'IAILA. mam, A despaich from Halifax. N. 8., says: The report of a most unusual accident comes, from Wat Lahuve Ferry, by which two little daughters of Henry Reitnctie. aged 9 and 11 years, lost their lives while on thm’r way to gather May flcwvrs. There is a sawmill in the vi- cinity, and the ciiildrcn were in the habfi of taking a “short cut. under the wheel when the mill was idle, to short- cnxthe distance. On this ”83:00:”!1‘ ndrtham not tom-in m (f. N. R. ‘mnn spent noux‘ly three hours with A. Shinlds and J. R. Cameron. and when the mooting ended boih parties re. ‘fuqod to giw out any stalement (If what was reached at all. Falling OH in the Arrivals in Last Three Months. A dcspatch 1110111 Ottawa says: The totni immigration for thv first, three months of the present calendar mar Was 21-1“. '35 compared with 43.0’8 (01' the same three months in 1907. showing a decrease of H.901. The British innnigmtion was 8.9-“. :15 com- ~11£1rcti wich 0822. a decrease of 11.873. The continental immigration was 6.810. 51:; compared with 11,600, it (‘1(“(:I'4?t1>0 11! 4.790. Th“ inrmigi'uiimt {1'1‘1111 the ['1111- ml States was [1.390. as (‘Oiiip'dl‘u’d with 9.626. an increase of L764. The immigration for the taxi iismt year, ending with lust month, was 2132.- iti9, nmdn up of IL’UJS'Z British. 93.975 Continental and 58.312 {min the Unitfid 3111913. For U11) C(ii'rn-si'ionding twelve mnnih< of 1906-07 the inimigxatfon was 222.70%. made up of 1039412 Br tish. 59- 473 crintincntai and 39,213 {Dom the United States. The inmease for the tweiw months was 39,707. offerings. Their prices ranged from #1735 per- cwt. Railways and Mechanics al Winnipeg are Still Far Apart. A despatch from Winnipeg says: 'l‘hw ,siluulion DCMVUPH the railway iii-Mum- 105 and the omnpuuics rmimins prac- tically the same. The C. N. ll. and (I. l’. R. Jmchanics both hold cnnfwr- onces with the companies on Friday morning. but nothing was given out at either place. Thar- omciuls absolutely refuse to tall: on the subject at all and it appears thal- neithm' party seems to know where Hwy are at. ’I‘lw C. P. R. mechanics war-3 Mose!- exl with Grunt Hall for over (mo hour and the (onfm'encc ond-r-d without a. single thing being ngrnod upon. The Prunes Thcnlm to Become a Real Lux- ury This Scason. A dcspntch {tram Chicago says: Prunes threaten to become a real luxury and disappear in the menu cards of many restaurants and boarding homes. Re- pcrts {mm the Sacrumcnlo \‘ailcy and 5110110. Naps; ’l‘chuma and (‘cmsa counties in (‘aHfornia indicate that. Iulc frosts have damaged about 50 per cent. 3! the growing crop. Damage in the Santa (tiara Valley also is thought 10 1:? heavy. A normal crop of primes will total about 170000.000 pounds; Last year about 75.000000 pounds were pro- duced. and ihis your max-chants say thc crop is not. expocmd to lutal over .50.000,000 pounds. This deficit is ex- pected lo send prices skywurd. That matters are unantisfnntnry is ovi- dmnod by the repeated. conferences‘ which apparently are useless. Daughters of Mr. George Scars of Wol- Iandâ€"Ca’nncd Salmon Blamed. A dospatch from Wullund says: Tm three daughters of Mr. George Sears of The Welland Telt‘graph astal'f were poisoned by ptomaine through outing canned. salmon on \V'ctlnesduy night. They did-not, notice any ill-(‘ttocts until about. 10 o‘clock. when intense nausea set in, followed 11;; vobiting. The quick appearance of Dr. Howell prevented more di<astmus Gdllseqlwncox. Mr. Sears, who also partook freely of the salmon, was not affected. nor were any other members of the family. Expoi‘t ewes sold :11. $4.50 to $5; hu-cks and culls. $3.50 to $1; lambs. grain-rod. $67 to $7 per cwf. Hogs “me umhnngod at 80 A0 fol so- Iocls and $6.15 for lig} Is and fats. Saved Children From Iturning [louse Only to Lose Them. .\ dcspatch from Battlcford. Sask.‘ says: Miss Anna Matthews is the only survivor of a family 01 flw. us a result of prairie fires in the 'l‘rainptng Lake District. The father wont, to fight the flames. which were sweeping down on their little home, and perished in the attempt. The house took fire, and Anna Matthews,_18 years of age, with her clothes all ablaze. carried her five- yeur-old brother and sis-tar to a place of safety. and then returned for her mother, but too late. She fought her way again through the sea of fire only to find that the other children had won- dered again into the tire zone and per- ished. ' ".120ch Instantly Killed in Lumber Mills at Waldo. B. C. A despalch fro-m Fcrnic, B. 0., says: Details of an accident in the lumber milLs all Waldo. in which H. Codee “'3; killod. have ben reccized. Codoe was putting a belt on a pullby. and. finding that. it. was too still for his hands, he look a plum of heavy steam pipe “Luh which to slip on the lemhcr. As he was manipulating the belt the pipe was caught in lhc revolving pulley. and in. slantly the iron was ljeverscd, andfishoz through hls breast. entering th’lafl'a“ .,_\_:_A ".3 “(momma Mm ”mm ~' Farmer Living NeanLindsay Commiflcd , Suicide. A despatch from Lindsay sayngm Lowrie. a tanner living‘abput ten miles géfi'ific‘ivand pinioning him there." (IONFICRI‘ZNCI‘ZS ARE I’ltl‘l'l‘LiiSS. (IIRL'S IIEROISM l'N.\\':\ILI.\'G. THREE GIRLS POISONED. THIS IS A CRI'EL BLO\\’. IMMIGRATION IIETl'IINS. mslaxE, TOOK 1119 um, , PIERCED HIS BREAST. MEE MIRROR (gage: lid. onlhe distance. 011 this occasic We; wgmefithem not to go -'-., Indications Point to Record Yield in the West This Year. A despatch from Atlanta. Georgia. says: A wind 0! cyclonic proportions swept over portions of Louisuua, Missis- smpi and Alabama lat-3 ouJ’nduy. waving a “‘34! of dead and injured. The Hum-boar (gt-killed is wmlated at, close to UN), and the numbcr of injured at n' partly wrecked. They include Amlle (Ilty. Arcadia and Indejwzldcnce. Belle Grove, Melton. Lm‘man. V Plncridge, Qujlmnn Landing, Fail-chills Creek, Pur- ms and Lumberton. Mlss.. are reporlr 0d seriously damaged. by the slnrm. 45 persons are reported killed ul. Aznlte. ln Alabama, Dora was the chief suf- ferer. l-‘illy persons at me lowest esti- mate were injured. Cars were blown RIRTR LARGER CROP AVERAGE A dcspatch from Ottawa says: Official returns received by the Immigration De- partment from agents throughout the West show that the acreage under crop Ln Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alber- ll this your will be about twenty per cent. greater than last year. All indi- cations now point to a record yield of wheat from “the granary of tho Em- pire" this year. The tum-cased acreage, is. of course. largely due to the influx of nmv settlers. Enormous Growth in Canada‘s Foreign Trade. A'dcspatch from Ottawa says: “or the fiscal year ending with last month Cunadus total trade reached the record figure of $638,390,291. an increase of $25,818,9t0 over the corresponding twelve months of 190607. The imports fer the year totalled 3358373585, an in- crease of $2,228,075. Exports of the $280,016,606. an increase of 87.810.000. The customs revenue for the year in- creased by $5314.28]. the total being $58,390,737. The largest increase in do- mestic exports was in agricultural pro- ducts, which totalled $06,069,939. as compared with 349,5“,327 for the preâ€" ceding twelve months. Emorfs of manufactures totalled $28,507.121’. an in- crease of 82,288.075. Exports of the mine totalled $30.177,t33. an increase of $3,030,993. Fisheries exports remain- ed practically stationary, totalling $13.- 867368. A large decrease is shown in the exports of animals and their pro- duce. which reached only $55.101.260 last year. as compared with 867.877.- .tOi for the preceding twelve months. Exportsot the forest. totalled 534.170.- 4-70. in decrease of $1.052.7(r2. For the last month the imports intent-d $30.- DEATH IN TORNADD’S WAKE Terrific Cyclones Rage Over the Southern States The Force Now Amounts to’ Five Thou- ' sand. All Ranks. A despalch from Ottawa says: The militia, orders issued 10-day give the os- tablisbments of the various permanent. corps for this your. and the recapitu- lntion shows {hut Canadas standmg army now totals 4.85% officers and men. v “.9 039. a dcmwase of $6 789.84 L F'\- 1-:- ports amounlod 4) 3182371083. an in- creasé or 32442980. Clunaman Tries to Escape at St. John. New Brunswick. A despatch from St. John. N. 8.. says: A Chinam-un who was hem by or- der of tho cusloms here. made a bold dash for liberty on Thursday, but was recaptured. He came out as a passen- ger to SI. John on the Allan liner Vir- . . , -,._I_J -- .. T nnnnnnn I . MANGLED BY WHEEL OF MILL Two Little Nova. Scotia Girls Meet With a Horrible Death ‘ ginian. and tmxelcd as a Japanese H: Reports from agents of the dopart- T\\"0 MILLIONS A DAY. OUR STANDING ARMY. A DASH FOR LIBERTY. 33, Publisher and Proprietor mcnt in the Western States indicate that tha number of American iarmees who will take up land in the Canadi- hn West this year will be very largely in excess of last year. On the other hand, owing to the restrictive regula- tions recently put in toroe by the Gov- ernment. the immigration from Great Britain this your shows a very consid- m'ahlc falling off. For March, the ar- rivals of British immigranls were 50 per cent. less than for tho correspond< in; month of last year. was minus a queue. The Customs M partmcnt decided that his features do- claved him a Chinese. and unless it could be woven he were a Japanese he must pay $500 or go back. He was then. placed under guard on the simmer. 01! Thursday he eluded his watchers and jumped overboard. He swam ashore. ian lalong the street, followed by an ex- cited, yelling crowd. but was recaptur- cu and put back aboard the steamer. From Meridan, Miss" comes a, report [but a woman and her child wane killed outright. while a number of other per- sons. were hurt. Winnheshm Miss., :1 small town. is reportfld \vxped out. though only two ofher 1x11190115 are known to have been killed. Austquian Premier Tells English Poo. ple a Struggle is Coming. A desrpatch [mm London says: In addre$ing a gathering in the Liverpool; Produce Exchange on Thursday, the Hon. T. l’x-ioe, Premier of South Au- stralia, said that Great Britain cou'd not keep the country going-shy flying the flag over it. The Australians. he said. saw 1h.“ yellow peril ahead. and wow getting ready to face it. lie. hoped that every man under 30 would learn. how to use a rifle. so that he would be a‘ble to assist in resisting the advance of the yellow men. Richland and Lamouric. La.. were struck by the storm and nearly a fifth of their population injured.“ Natchez. Miss" reports sixiy am known to be dead' in the northern Lnuisana storm. Mobile remn'ted nine dead In “attics- burg. MLss., but this has not been 001% firmed. Reports; MN) say that. the storm struck Allxrx'tville, ALL. Lab: Friday aim-scum and destroyed t‘u: euu'e normal: por- ton of the town. An unconfimncd reu port from this NEG nun gives the death Hst as from 30 103.5 with scores 0! persons injured. Five Ordered From Clyde Finn-Larger Than Dreadnought. A despalch from London says: The Russian (kriern'ment. act‘ording to‘ a. trade journal. has ordered five war- ships. ouch one to be larger than the Dreadnought. from a firm of Clyde ship- builders. from the, a lroad tracks and co'3iderc able othcx pr"op¢311) dcslreha Frank Foulsham, Employed on C. P. R. Near Fort Willihm. Loses Hands. .\ dospatch from Winnipeg says: Frank Foulshnm. a young man employ- ed in the construction camp of the C. hands shattered by a detonator fan l'. R. west of Fort William. had his Thursday. He was sent to set the (use. and the accident was the result of in- excusable carclessnosn. He was smok- ing a cigarelte. and a spark from this ignited the (use. which exploded [he detonator in his hands. blowing both of them almost off. He is now in Fort direction as the mill was to be set go. ing that uflcmoon. The childmn did not heed the warning. Seeing the mill was not running they thought they were safe. \Nhen they were half may un- der the WW Wdarted and wheeled them uround,’ Epg them in a terrible :M. a men noflcing the ob- st g‘iyhpped the mé'chma’y and “horror roundqihe ‘goor mu- meW‘ not“: as to In William Hospital. FEARS TIIE YELLOW MAN. RI‘SSM'S NE‘V \\'.\RSHIPS. CIGARETTE [(iNl'l'lil) FUSE.