SPEECH FROM THE THRONE Opetiing of the Third Session of the Thirteenth Legislature of Ontario é 826,000 nto on Wednesday is peaker and Gentlemen ot git pach Our scare se due to an ---- ruling Providence "the abundant harvest with which 'Ontario was Hoy during the past fap has ateadying effect on ancial and industrial conditions In common with our fellow-citizene elec- where. throughout Canada, people of Ontario have experienced great eatisfac- the return of Hie Royal High- gen- @ocomp: Her gi Highness wh Duchess of Cenuimaeht, whose restoration to health Pom been a matter of general thank kfulm P aener represe the nterprovineial "Gonteenee held ae fall in the city o n which every it before you for consideration, accordance with the announcement made at the last meeting of the Loegisla- . & Commiesion on Roade and High- ways has int begun ce wi means of F xhich the views ritics and various orgen- The gga = y eggrergati $195,000, h een . and is Raye peel slour. the lines of in- oe and dem ation. 2 gretityin ng e 'obeerve the increased the farmers of th mdance a Ontario Te nd plans ons are now receiving e@ number of District Representatives of the Ontario D ° has been increseed and the work of indi- nm made more oe) fairs with resting the blewina generation better agriculture--eeren of these Faire having been held on = the past geason with marked suco It ia hoped = axtend thie work until 1 the inks Pro- consideration the duplication of tthe eats tin, = 'the eff to in the use of elec- with promis- oa cons ag 3 the inspection of electrical inotalle the Throne at ure." ae and eueipment, ca order to afford pro*ec- et Restores GRAY Hair to its NATURAL Color, makes tion to Iife an ty. mt in Nor- ony, ot von Fa gst pho ety from : co nerease and gold, while - yield of eilver about eq a of gg oy year. la me fied to ey that every te before the ert | "industey of a period of further expansion An outstanding fe: rine! Cd 'the ag mage al situation during t r has been the niu, Stetal raining through- Province. In nearly a ed widespread "delve for ie clase r your | *Zaallo Sufficient prompess bae been Pugs in ~ Prieo arm natieioation that ison in Toronto wi ie va- The plan ©! n the new inetitution axperkmental etage, proving eatistantony in every respec The anor the ners ig being utilized Iso. in eounestion. with e brick. mann- facturing plant establiah at Mm iD, the' product of which is ueed only for pub- = Abatitutions ne w Hosp! ital for the I Wantby ie -- well advanced and lev a large section of it wil scmaidted ght afford accommodation for hy undred p by tho latter part of the present ye: The Commission " pointed to werine and consolidate the Statutes o vince, bh : ed ré, has preeens t- aan report, a will be laid be eantime the distribu- % Provinces re- he Legislative Arcembly amd ot! rtance will oome' before you for considera Stio n, T rowing firancial demands of the develop- reronua, ber of available sources on an equit- _ and ressonahble basis. rious and protracted illneas hae be- tation my Prime Minister, lender of thie House of Assembly, evoking. the deep row and sympathy of ole com munity. It ie very gratifying, to know er the ne veogrety of health snd strength "The re pele accounts will timates for the a ge ts delay. my earnest- hope and belief that yout iciberi tions will serve to the nd welfare of this im- portant Province. Ideal Protection Acainst Inroads of Catarrh ---_--- By Breathing the Rich, Balsamic Va- por of Catarrhozone You Prevent and Cure All Head, Nose, and Throat Disease. Remember this: You don't take drugs when using Catarrhozone; you simply nr Ge a healing vapor that cures every e of catarrh, bronchi- tis, asthma, b dab and nose soreness and irritation. No medicine brings such prompt re- Hef, exerts such an invigorating Influ- ence, or so thoroughly and speedily cures throat troubles as "Catarrh- ozone." Doctors, hospitals, sanatari- ums, all say that for those who suffer from changeable weather, for those who are predisposed to catarrh, lung trouble, deafness, or bronchitis, n treatment is so indispensable as "Ca- tarrhozone." Victim of Chronic Catarrh Cured. | contracted a severe cold while fol- Towing my occupation of pe site tra- velling, an Into Catarrh. The i mode of Hfe | was following gave me very Ait- tle chance to attend to the Catfrrh condition, and at last | became a vic- tim of Chronic Catarrh. | bought a large package of Catarrhozone, used it as per directions, and have never been bothered since. I will be only too glad to give any information | possess to any person suffering from the disease that was the bane of my life two . A. H. SWARTZ, Brockville, Ont. For certain cure, for relief in an hour, use Catarrhozone, the only di- rect, breathable medicine, .Twomonths' treatment guaranteed, price $1:00, emalier size 60c.; at all druggists, or the Catarrhozone. Company, gton, Ont., and Buffalo; N. Y., USA a are FEMALE DOMESTICS WANTED. Marriageable Women Are Also Wanted In Australia. A despatch from Ottawa says: 'Australia's necessity for immigra- tion, especially of female domestics, fe set out in the first report of the Dominions Royal Commission, ta- bled in the House on Wednesday by Hon. George Foster. A demand for _ marriageable women is also empha- ~gpized, there being a difference of between the male fe- male population. The commission, of which Mr. Foster is a member Visited Australia and New Teslams last summer. | MAN WAS BADLY HURT. The Prince of Wales Conveyed Him to a Physician. A despatch from Oxford says: The Prince of Wales gave prompt aid to the driver of a carriage who was injured by being thrown out of the vehicle when the horse was frightened by the tooting of the horn of the automobile in which the Prince was going to a fox hunt on Wednesday. The horse tried to jump a hedge when the horn was sounded, and the driver was thrown out and his leg was broken. The Prince tock the man into his automobile and sped to the nearest village. Not finding a surgeon he took the sufferer to another village, and left him in charge of a physi- cian. The Prince, then continued on his way to the hunt. co | a | eeennenrereneney 10 POWERPUL LOCOMOTIVES. Railway Importing Them From Germany. English A despatch frem London says: The South-castern Railway has placed a contract for 10 powerful locomotives with a German firm at Tegel, near Berlin. The placing of this contract is of more than ordi- nary "importance, for, although some years ago the Great Central, the Great Northern and the Mid- land Companies introduced a num- ber of freight locomotives which had been built in America, and the Great Western has introduced French locomotives into its Pad- ng: i dington and Plymouth express ser- vice,. no German-built locomotives have ever been imported into Great Britain, with the exception of 'some emall, narrow-gauge engines for contractors' purposes. : PAINS IN BACK ALL. GONE | GIN PILLS COMPLETELY CURED. Mr. B. C. David, of Cornwallis, N.S. says, "About a year ago, I was suffering so much with a dreadful Lame Back s, that I could not stand up I was informed by a friend got a box. It helped me immediately. I have taken about twelve boxes and the pains in my back and hips are all gone. I can- not speak too highly of your GIN LLS." 60¢, a Box, 6 for $2.50. Sam- -| on-Sea, "| abandoned, it grow, and cures Dandruff. At_all Druggists 560 cents a botile ROBBED OF FIFTY DOLLARS. An Old Blind Man Held Up in the North Country. A despatch from Cobalt says: One of the meanest thefts ever per- | petrated in the North Country was 'brought to the attention of the alt police on Thursday when Adol- phus Meloche, a blind man consid- erably over middle age and totally = to defend himself against , reported th Chief Burke that an unknown person had lured him out-to a lonely spot beyond the Hudson Bay camp and there held him up and robbed "7 of $50, leaving him to get back to town as best he pom The thief asked the blind man to buy a watch, but the latter refused, saying he had no money. The thief then told him to hand over $50 or he would beat him up, and Meloche did 60. woeven tite THE EARL OF SCARBOROUGH. Will Run an Up-to date Restaurant at Skegness-on-Sea. A despatch from Lorfdon says: Like many another member of the old British nobility, the Earl of Scarborough has decided to go into trade. Before tho seaside season begins he will, if the justices grant him a license, be retailing tea rolls and butter, not at a charity bazaar, but every day in the week, at an 1 | up-to-date restaurant at Skegness- In short, _ the Earl has de- cided to reli is ir in real estate. and to go 'into. busi- ness as a caterer and restaurant keeper. es: nee ADMIRALTY WILL ECONOMIZE Save $2,500,000 By Abandoning Naval-Manoeuvres, A despatch from London -says:}? he The Daily Mail says the British ear- |. manoeuvres for 1914 have nsibly on the ground that there is nothing more aha 5 be learned from naval manoeu- vres, all that was necessary having} 4. been ascertained in 1913. The pa- per adds that the real reason is a desire for economy in the Admiral- ty, to save the $2,500,000, which the manoeuvres would cost. It is re- called that the manoeuvres of 1907 were abandoned for the sake of economy, ee SCHOOL TEACHERS Also Have Things to Learn. "For many years I had used cof- fee and refused to be convinced o its bad effect upon the human sys- tem," writes a veteran' school teacher. (Tea is just aos harmful because it contains caffeine, the same drug found in coffee). "Ten years ago I was obliged to give up my much-loved work in the public schools after years of con- tinual labor. I had developed a well-defined case of chronic coffee- poisoning. "The troubles were constipations flutterings of the heart, a thumping in the top of my head and various parts of my body, twitching of my limbs, shaking of my head, and at after exertion, a general feeling, with a toper's de- sire for very strong coffee. I was a nervous wreck for years. "A short timg'ago friends came to visit us woed ac ---- a pack- age of Postunt 4 them, and urged me to the I was preju- diced because some years back I had drunk a cup of weak, tasteless stuff called Postum, which I did however, my friend made ihe Postum according to directions on the package, and it won me. Soon I found myself im- proving in. a most decided fashion. "The odor of boiling coffee no longer tempts . Iam so greatly benefitted by Dosim that if I con- tinue to improve as I am now, I'Jl begin to think I have found the Fountain of Perpetual Youth, This| is no fancy letter but stubborn facts which I am glad to. make known.' Name given by Canadian Postum Co., Windsor, Ont. frite for a copy of "The Road to Wellville."' Postum now comes in two forms: Regular Postum -- must be well coiled. Instant Postum -- is a soluble powder. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in a cup of hot water ape, with cream and sugar, mak delicious beverage Instantly, "Gre. if you wri National Drug nie. free.it 9 ta Dasoun). Bran at cers sell both kinds. Chemical Co. of Canada, . Limited, To- ronto. '"'There's a Reason" for Postum: i "Yorable, and reagan ae ' RIGES OF FARM: PRODUCTS Stienvs rom re LEADING ie int GENTRES- oF AMERICA frtces of ae Crain, Cheeses ano One E and AbroaG fraduce at Home Crop Outlook Favorabic. : » United Kingdom--Weather generally fa- for orops fine. of from re- t is eeagonable, Sens not severe and riial snow ering Ruse: oeaia= Orcs oc conditiois Secs gece favyor- able, with weather m _ Roumania--No éoimplatata from crop, with weather seasona Hungar. laints are coming to hand of damage ° ing, ae-the crop has a very light snow pro- tection. Large z rtation and Italy and hain Minor--Crop outlook fa- ye toy aes eather seasonable. tlook unfavorable, Mactabics to aetilent rainfall during tho w . Wea Todla--General, zeus has been confirmed, but too late nefit to any extent, a ia declines marseecing in early diatricta. Hin regione offers of wheat are prac- Afrioa--Reports are contradictory, generally favorable. igium an peee ee progrese- fig. with weather m Rain urgently Broadstufts. Toronto, February wheat flours, 90 seaboard, and at --Firet patente, in jute g@econds, $4.90; strong ' .--Flour--Ontario to $3. Ts, bakers', in jute porte, No, 1 Nor- &, $4.70. Manitob: h ey rn, ay ae 96 1-20, coe t 91. to 94o, soe ng to irons and 95e, track, Toro Date--No. 2 Ontario oats, 35 to 20, 3 1-20, on track, To- outside, and at ronto. Western Canada, oats, for No. 2, and at 39 to 39 1-2c for No, 3, Bay ports. Peas--No 2 at 950 to $1, outeid Barley malting barley, "66 to 6&8. outside. Corn--New No. 3 American, 69 1-20, all rail, Toronto Rye--No. 2 at 62 to 63c, teide. Buckwheat--No, 2 at 75c hy 760, outeide. Bran--Manitoba bran, $2250 a ton, in bage, a freight. Shorts, to $24.50, Toronto, ~ Country Produce. Butter-Choice dairy, 23e: ag er 19 to 2% rs' separator printa, 22 to 250; creamery prints, 30 to 9 Bic; solide. "27 ds, to 2%; 5 Storage prints, 27 soli 12 2 Bzrw~Cane lote of a a. 35 to 3c per ;. storage, s#ele to an etbrage: = to 3% per ries eaten ew cheese, 14 34e 'for large, and 150 for tw Bcnk Hand: nice' $2.15 to $220 per *" Gon, 11 to 1% peor $3.25 per dozen at 8&3 to 856 per bag, Pfote. and Delawares at t s00, on traok, in os ee, clear, eto; Ib., a S dhort ut 8 to 18 ian ao! "Bacon--! case lote. mem, $24.50. heary. 17 to paetee t bacon, 18 Mrhaea--Therces, 14 £-40; tubs, 14 1-20; pails, 14 S4c. Baled Hay and Straw. Raled a 1 track here $13.60, and ssesd, 'at 12" o $12.50. Baled etraw--Car lote, $9.60 to $8.75, on tr Toronto, Winnipeg Crain. February. 24.--Cash: kee Winnipeg No, 1 North 1 A kyr oNo. ¥ do., streal Markets. Mea ype February 24.--Oo hed ig tr t58 uckwh i ; bag of 90 lbs., $23; ey ta, mouillie, a $32. car lote, $13.50 to $15. erne, 133-4 to 4c; 13 3-4e. r: eclected, 3 1 Potatces-Ser bag, car lots, 1 to ited States " @arke ts. Minneapatie February 24.- Wheat--May, 911-4 to 917-8; July, %e bid: No. 1 herd, thy xo. 1 Northern, 92748 to 94 No. 2 Northern, heat, 89 7. 3 July 92 . 93 5-Be. " May, a 65 1-2; Muy Linseed Caeh, 'ssa July $1.57 1 ve Stock Markets. Pecan ary ns Cattle Choice $7.90 to 88.50; . $7.50 to $7 15; Sitonte: butchers', nod steera and © $7 per c $6, and the ommon $4 to $5. Extra choice bulls, eo bre $6.50 Sales of abeep were made a am at 88:25 ranged from $5 to £12 each. aw to sine and analite,. Selected lots of hogs sold from $10 to $10.25, and for ema! lots ae was prid in aome cases per $10. ewt.. weighed off ear s,| Way contract, e nformed Mr. IMITATIONS THAT a Li : POULT TTT TST ETE VESUEDVEUVULESULDEEPESN SPT ESTEE Mul BEST YEAST IN. THE WORLD. DECLINE THE NUMEROUS INFERIOR ARE BEING OFFERED * AWARDED HIGHEST HONORS AT ALL EXPOSITIONS E.W. GILLETT COMPANY LIMITED. WINNIPEG TORONTO ONT. MONTREAL A despatch from Montreal says: Canadian Pacific extension plane last year and this will involve a total expenditure of around $835,- *| 000,000, according to authoritative a forecasts current here, Vice-P resi- dent Bury is in town conferring with the head of the road, but nei- ther as yet has handed out an offi- cial statement. The large amount quoted, however, is said to b spread over a number of years, and that double-tracking and other parts of the programme will be pro- ceeded with conservatively as the need arises, At the present time there are 133 miles of-double-track under way be- tween Sudbury and Port Arthur, on the Lake Superior Division, which alone . will cost $6,000,000; 178 miles of *double-track between Brandon and Calgary, to cost $5,- HEAVY OUTLAY BY THE C.P.R. When Present Programme of Work for 1914 has Been Completed Will Have Spent $450,000,000 stoke and Vancouver, to cost $7,- All this is in addition to other works going on at the same time in other sections of the country--new lines between Swift Current and Sedgewick, a distance of 270 miles; two other branch lines on the main line.in Alberta; there is the Wey- burn branch, which is comprised in 476 miles, of which 196 miles have already been constructed. But while no new or startling features are announ mapped out will mean as big a disbursement as if a sensational programme had been made public. Before the Can- work in. the West, including the irrigation works, the double-track- ing, and the new trackage, amount- ing to about 1,200 miles, it will have spent something like '9450, 000, - 000 in the western part of the coun- 000,000; 139 miles between Revel- try | since its inception, CONTRACTS FOR MILLIONS Cost Over Four Sections of the New Welland Canal Will $21,000,000, A despatch' from oie says: Information regarding the con- tracts for work on the new Welland Canal and on the Hudson Bay Rail- way were given by Hon. Frank Yochrane, in reply, "6s questions by Mr. Murphy, in the ouse on Thursday. The contract for the first. section of the Welland Canal, said Mr. Cochrane to Mr. Murphy, had been let to the Dominion Dredging Company, Limited, at a price of $3,487,725, with $200.000 '{deposit required. Baldry, Yer- burgh and Hutchinson, Limited, had obtained the contract for sec- 'tion 2 at $5,377,185, with a deposit of $150,000; section 3 had been let to James H. Corbett for $10.220,- 665, with $400,000 deposit ; section 5 to the Canadian Dredging Com- pany, Limited, for $1,945,788, and $100,000 deposit. The time limit for the completion. of the Sth section is April 1, 1918; that for the others is April 1, 1917. Regayding the Hudson Bay Rail- Hon. Mr. Cochrane Murphy that Mr. J. D. Mivdriiar wie the contractor ing Pas to Thicket Portage, 185 miles, $3,078,354; Thicket Portage to Split Lake, 68 miles, $1,511,285; Split Lake to Port Nelson, 165 miles, $3,668,128, The time limit for the Le Pas seo- tion had been twice extended from December 1, 1912, and was pow De- comber 1, 1914, as also for the other two sections, Deposits of $200,000, $150,000 and 150,000 had been made on the three sections, re- spectively, " ec of Railways _ told George P. Graham that the Grand Trunk Pacific had not ap- proved of the change of grades made on the National Transoconti- nental Railway since the now Gov- ernment came into office, Mr, Cochrane also,said that the cost of the mountain section of the Grand Trunk Pacific was estimated at $97.035 by the Government's chief engineer and at $102,775 by -the chief engineer of the railway. cost per mile of ths prairie section was estimated at $45,150. 41-YEAR-OLD HORSE. Had Been Used By Five Genera- tions of One Family. A despatch from Trenton gays: Probably the oldest horse"in On- tario, an Indian Arabian pony, died recently at the farm of Mr. W. B. Scott, Prince Edward Coun- ty. The pony had been used by five 41 years of age. Mrs. Scott's chil- dren and grandchildren drove her and rode her up to' the' past year, when old age began to make its appearance and the pony"s teeth failed. Bhe was then fed on grain. She had the Western brand of AB on her shoulder, KILLED IN THE WOODS. Westminster Township Farmer Loses. His' Life. A despatch from Londen, Ont., says: Thomas 'Watkins, aged 63, of the Second Concession, West- minstér Township, was fatally in- jured in the woods near his home generations of the family and was|- on Thursday, when a tree he was cutting down fell on him, He sus- tained a fracture of the leg at the thigh, a triple fracture of one arm, in = minutes. ------ Plowers, Pruit and Sunshine in Feb: and always, are to be found In Califor- nia, Ow. ideal Wintering place, reached romfe « , and convenientl j th Chica Sunton Pacific and No West- ern Line, via the faste and most direc P amidst the luxurious surround- ing the compertinant. club and ob- r » § moderate- nelike 'Tourist can ---- » City: and un- viva Rates, particulars . General ronge " Stre et, Toronto, On- sao -- The Marquis of Salisbury address- ing the Herefordshire Chamber of Commerce declared that if land- cwners are deprived of existing authority they will spend no more' money on. land, but will sell and quit. High Class Profit-Sharing Bo INVESTMENT may be withd ou 60 are cong Bus Nshed are. '| "7 INVESTMENT iness at bar Bend for special folder and 'full particulars, NATIONAL "SECURITIES CORPORATION, LIMITED,. CONFEDERATION LIFE BUILDING nds. Serles---Gi00, $500, SiID00 rawn any time after one yoar k of these Bonds estab TORONTO, CANADA for the three sections at the follow-- Ths aad injuries to his head, and died. \