pbb Me end. } léa- Zt LIPTON'S TEA OVER 2 MILLION PACKAGES S WEEKLY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS Allan Line Steamship Co. Ltd. SAILINGS Victorian | Corsican ST. JOHN, N.B To LIVEBPUOL Nails Dec. & First Claes, 962.50 | First Class, second C 52. Third Class, 33,60 ; All Steamers equipped with Wireless ST. JOHN, N.B, a LIVERPOOL ls Dec. 14 $72.50 Second Saag 60,00 Third "a 25 | Third Class, 3 : Scotian Sicilian OSTON PORTLAND To GLASGOW Yo GLASGOW ls Dec. 7 Sails Dec. lé "One Class," 34 00 "One Class." $47.50 Third Class, 39.26 HE ALLAN LINE 77 Yonge St. Toronto COMEDY OF WAITING. $1,206,000 Building That Was Never Finished. An amusing account is given in the Matin of how the French Gov- érnment erected a building at a cost of £240,000 nine years ago and after installing a caretaker took no further steps to utilize it on the ground that it was "not quite finish- ed.' In the year 1902, says the jour- nal, the Government decided to create a special audit department, aod a list. of nominations to the Various posts was drawn up. An aged Reservist whose services to the country entitled him to fitting rewards was appointed concierge (caretaker) of a new building which was being erected for the depart- ment in the Rue Cambon. The concierge was told to take charge at once. The building was .not quite finished, but within a month or two everything would be in order and the members of the Ministry would take up their duties there. Proudly the Reservist took up his quarters in- the vast but un- finished palace. For days he walk- ed through the immense building without seeing another human be- ing, but at last the dispirited man hegan to beguile his time by learn- ng a new variation of his favorite game of patience. Fortunately for the concierge he had taken the precaution to bring with him to the empty building a kitten and @ canary. For two years he saw no one and heard no- thing. although he = received -- his monthly salary with military punctuality. In 1905 the architect rushed in and breathlessly remark- ed that a little furniture would be brought into the building and it would then immediately become a busy hive. The little kitten had overgrown its mischievous nonage and become a grey-haired and tired- looking cat when, in 1906, th concierge, wearied by the strain of waiting, complained to the departmental eads. He was soothed by a pro- mise that everything would soon se right. Finally even the patience of the lung-sufiering concierge came to an ond, fer Jast month he resigned his position. The empty palace in the Rue Cambon. which was erected at a cost of £240,000, is still awaiting ono or two slight alterations. a | ees HE KNEW. "Te's the first $1,000 that's hard to get,"' explained the eminent mil- lie: antre, "T know mere man. accummiate years." that." responded the "Tve been trying to it for the past forty TWO MIL LIONS OFFERED. St. James' Methodist Church Board Receives Actual Bid. A despatch from Montreal says: Major John T. McBride on Wed- nesday made a written offer of $2, 000,000 for the St. James' Methodist Church, and it seems to be the gen- eral belief that the church will be sold. It is stated that it is the only offer in ag r. McBride is act- ing for J. T. McGreevy of Winni- peg. The church authorities are now making out a report on the manner in which the $2,000,000 would be spent for preseatation .to the Montreal Conference, when the approval of that body is requested. cS SUICIDE OF BRITISH M. P. Alfred P. Hillier Was Involved in the Jameson Raid. A despatch from London says: Mr. Alfred Peter Hillier, Unionist ;member of Parliament for the North Division of Hertfordshire, commit- ted suicide by cutting his throat on Wednesday. He was associated with John Hays Hammond and Dr. Jameson in the organization of the raid on the Transvaal, was Presi- dent of the South African Medical Congress in 1893, and a member of the International Committee for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. = THE WARNING OF FOOD EX- PERTS AGAINST THE USE OF ALUM POWDERS. There are manp housewives that unthinkingly use alum baking- pow- ders in making biscuits, cake and pastry, when it would only take a little precaution to avoid doing so. Baking-powders that contain alum cause indigestion and nerve disorders. English food experts condemn alum as an injurious adul- terant unfit for a baking-powder in- gredient. If you are not careful | you may be buying alum in your baking- powder and putting it in food. The way to be sure is to read the Iubel on the baking-powder, and if the ingredieuts are not plain- ly printed on it, refuse to accept it. ----_-~-¥ NEW AGREEMENTS. Morocco Question Believed to be on Eve of Settlement, A despatch from Berlin, Ger- many, says: The fact that the Gov- ernments of Germany have submitted new agreements in regard to Meoroceo tu the powers which signed the Algeciras conven- tionand that the negotiations on the seeond part of the agreement in regard to German compgnsation | in the French Congé are progress- ing favorably, is taken to mean that the whole matter is on the even of settlement. ree ae ome coe flavcr of Com: and quickly when Nature is aided by this natural food-ton This Food-Tenic Quickly, Restores Strength | For this purpose NA-DRU-CO Tasteless Cod Liver Oi] Compound ts reccommended very Mictly. rs ite prepara- tlon th ble Cod Liver Ol ts saline ili while its § xtr: which alds in aie scaieslanie of cther foods. Children in Senet enjoy the PP coneag-hy Dru-Co -Cod Lt regain heath and sireneth Your Druggist has it in SOc. and $1.00 Bottles. __ Nationa) Brag and Chemileal Co. After a serious Mlness, ordinary food should ! i by a t te. ° natural bullding Malt (a food ite Saati ver Oli and France! yern, No. PRELING OF APPREHENSION Australia Aroused By War Possibilities of Subsidized German Liners. A dospatch from Melbourne, Au- stralia, says: Grave concern is felt throughout the States comprising the Commonwealth over the asser- tion to the effect that all overseas vessels subsidized by foreign coun- ries ara easily 'convertible into commerce destroyers upon the out- break of war. Private advices re- ceived in this country state that the liners flying the German flag are 1 for this contin- gency. 'As the result a feeling of apprehension is prevailing through- out the country. A resolution was smoved on Wednesday in the Fed- eral Parliament by a member of the Opposition to the effect that action be taken forthwith to discourage such shipping from trading in Au- stralian waters rime Minister Fisher in the discussion that fol- lowed said :-- '""We say most emphatically that ships of other nations which come to trade in our waters must not pre- sume too much on our good nature and equip aa so that they may act as ships of war. upon the declaration of hostilities." PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS LEPORTS FROM THE LEADING ; TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Other Produce at Home and Abroad, BREADSTUFFS, Toronto, Oct. 31.--Wheat was dull here, with the fecling easier. The offerings of ungraded Western wheat are large, and much of it will be fed to stock, Coarse grains in Ontario continue firm. Cables are lower. Flour--Winter wheat, 9 per cent. pa- tents, $3.60, Montreal freight. Manitoba flours--First patents, 85.40; second pat ents, $4.00; and strong bakers', $4.70, on track, Toronto. Manitoba wheat--New No. 1 Northern, $1.071-2, Bay ports; No. 2 Northern, $1. 051-2, and No, 3, $1.03, Bay ports. Ontario wheat~No. 2 white, red and mixed, new, 86 to 87c, outside. Peas--Good milling peas, 98c to $1.02, out- side. Oats- Ontario, No. 2 quoted at 431-2 to 44c, outside, and No. 3 at 42c; car lots of No. 2, on track, Toronto, 47 's 48c; No, 2 . Western Canada, 431-2c, and No. 5, 47e, Bay ports. Burley---No. 3 extra, 92 to 9c, outside; feed barley, 80 to 85c. Corn--No. 2 American yellow, 781-2c, and No. 2 mixed at 771-20, Bay ports; No. 2 American yellow, 83c, on track, Toronto, for old. Rye~Car lots, outside, 87 to 88, for No. rp Buckwheat--Prices nominal at 60c. Bran--Manitoba bran, $23 to $23.50, bags, Toronto freight. Shorts, $25. in COUNTRY PRODUCE. Apples- Winter stock, $3 to $4 per barrel. Beans~Small lots of hand-picked, $2.25 © $2.30 per bushel. Honey---Extracted, in tins, 10 to lle per Ib. Combs, $2.50 to $2.75. Baled Hay--No. 1 at $15 to $16, on tr ack, and inferior at $12 to $13. Baled straw -86.50 to $7, on track, To- | ronto. { Potatees--Car lots, Poultry~-Wholesale poultry :-Chickens, 11 to 12¢; ducks, Soe, Live the above. in bagr, at 95c to $1, prices of dressed 12 to le per Ib.; hens, 12 to 13c; turkeys, 19 to poultry about 2c lower than BUTTER, EGS, Butter--Dairy, in wrappers, 25 to 26°; do.x medium grades, 22 to 23c. Creamery, 28 to 29¢ per lb. for rolis, and 2 to %e for solids. Eggs- Strictly new-laid 28, and fresh at per dozen in case lots. Cheose--Large, 1434c¢ per 1lb., and twins at CHEESE, choice, 2he ioe. HOG PRODUCTS. "ig clear, ig ease lots. Pork, j meas, $19.50 to $20. flight, 16 to 161-2c; | ten 103-4 to Me; i backs, 19 to 2c. Lard» The market ix Tierces, lle; tubs, 11 1-4¢; Bacon, '* 12 to 121-20 per Ib., short cut, $22.50; do., Hams, medium to do, heavy, 14 to 141-26; breakfast bacon, 16 to quiet and firm. pails, 111-2¢. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. , Montreal, Oct. 31.- Oats--Canadian Wost- 2, 491-2 to 50+, car lots, ex-store: extra No. 1 feed, 49 to 491-¥e; No. 3 Cw. "81-2 to 49e; No. 2 local white, 48 ta 48 1-2c: No, 3 do., 471-2 to 48¢; No. 4 do, 47 to 47 1-2¢. Flour--Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, 85.50; roeonds, 85.00; Wn- ter wheat patents, $4.75 to $5.00; strong bakers', $4.80; straight rollers, $4.25 to $4.40; in bags, $1.95 to $2.05. Rolled oats Per barrel, $5.25; bag of 90 Ibs., 82.50. Corn--American, No. 3 yellow, 811-2 to Millfeed--Bran, Ontario, 823 to Manitoba, $23; middlings, Ontario, $27 to $28; shorts, Manitoba, $25: mouil- lie, $26 to $32. Eggs--Selected, 261-2 to do., fresh, 32 to Mc; No. 1 stock, 221-2- to 2c. Cheese-Westerns, 14 to 141-4c; oasterns, 135-8 to 137-8c. Butter-- Cholcest, 271-2c; seconds, 261-2 to 2c. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, Oct. 34.--Close--Wheat--De- cember, $1.093-8; May, $1.131-2 to $1.1358; July, $1.1438, nominal; No. 1 hard, $1- Yrs: .wo. 1 Northern, $1.10 to $1.103-8; No. 3 Northern, $1.073-8; No. 3 wheat, $1.0338 to $1.0878. Corn--No. 3 yellow, TRADE MARK. SLE THAT VOU GETIY. | 121-2 to Ye. Oate--No, 3 white, 4 to 461-20. Bye--No. 2, Sido. "Bran--$t1.s0 Wlour--Pirst pa 4 1,000. Ibs., $3.40 to $3.50; \are leaving for Hong Kone. $3.80 to $4.15; second clears, $2.70 to $3.10. Buffalo, Oct. Spring whet Wo. 1 Northern, carivads store, $1.143-4; W. if, or ~--Bteady. Corn--No. 3 yellow, b0i-t>; No. 4 yellow, 79 1-4c¢, on track, through billed. Oats--No, 2 white, 5034c; No. 3 white, §01-4c; No. 4 white, 491-4¢, Barley--Malt- ing, $1.15 to $1.25. 7 a LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, Oct. 31.--North-West steers, good, $5.40 to $5.50; Eastern steers, good, $5 to $5.75; fair, $5.25 to $5.50; bulls, heavy, light, 800 Ibs., 83 to 33.20; North-West cows and heifers, &5 to $5.25; Eastern cows, good, $4 to $4.25; poor to medium, $3.25 to $3.75; canners, $2.50 to $2.75. Hogs--Selects, $6.25 to $6.- 50; underweights, $5; sows, $4.50; stags, $3.50; and rough stags, $3. Grass calves, 514 to 5340 by the pound, and suckers, 31-4 to 31-2c by the pound. INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY. The Canadian Northern May Get Lease of It. A despatch from Ottawa says: It is stated in railway circles here that the Canadian Northern Rail- way is likely to submit a proposi- tion to the new Government, hav- | ing reference to the Intercolonial | Railway system. The Canadian, Northern Railw ay is gradually link- ing up its transcontinental line, -- Dee: be conipleted in 1913 to seu uebec. Connection between Que- bee and the Atlantic seaboard has yet to be determined, and the idea | prevails that, ing an independent line, or at least before deciding upon it, the Mac- kenzie and Mann interests will en- deavor to lease the Intercolonial. Otherwise there may be four lines, three of them through roads paral- leling each other in practically the same territory. As yet, however, no propostion has been submitted for the Government's consideration. wh CHINESE GENERAL BLOWN UP ! Newly Appointed Fung Sen Assas- sinated at Canton. A despatch from Canton, China, says: The newly-appointed Tartar General, Fung Sen, was assassinat- ed. upon his arrival to assume his duties on Wednesday. The Gener- al, accompanied by his wife and a large escort of scldiers, was coming ashore when a bomb thrown from the roof of a building dropped into the party. The explosion that fol- lowed killed Fung Sen and twenty- one other persons, and wounded eighteen. Seven houses were burned to the ground. The bomb- thrower, a native of the Sunninz district, was mortally injured. Troops have been sent to the Shop: ka Station to guard the Cantoin- Kowloon' Railway. Many Chinese CAR SHORT: AGE IN) WEST. Interfering With Cr Crop, Lumber and Fuel Shipments, A despatch frem Winnipeg says: Fifty-two points In Western Canada confirm the recent report of car shortages. In Alberta :) is claimed that the shortage is the most seri- ous on record, not only interfering with crop transportation, but with the lumber and fuel shipments. --_---- Fh MUCH GRAIN SHIPPED. Output From West This Season Over Forty-seven Millions. A despatch from Winnipeg says: The total grain marketed at Cana- dian Pacific points this year has passed the 30.000.000-bushel mark. e Canadian Northern has mark- eted 17.000,000 bushels. which brings the total shipments of both companies up to 47,000,000 bushels. ~ a WHY SUFFER ALL WINTER? Hardfietd, N. B. "It affords me great pleasure to convey not only to you. but to all sufferers from Backache and Rheumatism, the great re- liof I have obtained from the use of oy Pills. I feel thankful to you. I reco mend Gin Pills to everyone saites tier 'ni as I did." ROBERT M. WILSON. Wal Se us for free sample of Gin Pills to try. Then got tho regular size boxes at your dealer's or direct from us--S0c. a 'box, 4 for $2.50, Money refunded if Gin National. Drug & Che- Limited, Dept. W.1.,| ° | in lieu of construct- |! ihn l "MADE IN CANADA CONTAINS NO ALUM CONFORMS TO THE HIGH STANDARD OF GILLETT'S GOODS. EAN MAGIC BAKING MAKING SAFE INVESTMENTS CITY MORTCACES SAFE, BUT THIS NOT 50 IN TOWNS AND VILLACES, Villages and Towns Often Stagnant -- Small or No Demand for Property in Case of Foreciosure--A Recent Example ~--Cuaranteed Mortgages. The a are for' the sole rticles contributed by "Investcr" purpose of Zuiding peor ssible of s oney : oeian placing it i wild-cat" »aterprises. The impartial and reliable ti emotee the formati be upo The ay reli writer of these articles and the publisher of this paper have no interests to serve in connection with: this matter other thao those of the reader. What has been said about farm mort- gages is in a geveral way trues of mort- eeges generally. But, of course, there are several differences which are worth noting. While mortgages on farm land, whon carefully ohosen, aro safe as regards principal, the same cannot be said with- out qualification with respect to village and town property. The great danger of investing in mortgages on property situ- ated in-a town is that there is, as a rule, no very pressing demand for land of this class, For example, {f it became ucoes- sary to foreclose such a mortgage it would not be at all an easy matter to find a purchaser. Nor would it be much easivr to find semeoue to rent the place, Then, again, there is always danger that ao small town will decrease in sise. Anyone who has glanced over the consus returns published last week cannot fai] te note that thef rural and village population of many parts of this province has materi- ally decreased in number during the de- cade. The result to an invester would be, of course, that there would be a very good chance that the propeRLy en whieh he held a mortgage would be one of the many, that one may see in almost any Ontario village, that bas Jain vacaut for years. The very fact that the loan aud mortgage companics will uot accept as mortgages based om such pro- perty is a conclusive proof that thera must be something wroug with that sort of gecurity. Of course, {f one could be town or village in which the houce-or whatever the security may be---is situated is in a fair way to grow, thera would not then be the same risk. Even at that, there is, however, nothing in this form of investing to attract any oareful in- ventor, Only ao short time ago a friend of the writer found it necossary to take a mort- gage on some town property in paymeut of a bad debt. He tried to sell the mort- gage. He was informed by oue compauy that they might buy it if the rate wero right. This they placed at no less than ten per cent. The rate was made ton, aa suggested, bnt even then th» manager ¢f suro that the the company would not touch it--nor would anyone clse. Then the insurance rate wa3 alco teu per cont., and, as the wag very wa3 prac: income of security, without the insurance, "insecure," this ten per cent. tically a first CORRS on the tho And this, mind you, in a ecowine town. The mort- was only for a short term and will in a few months; but tho 1 that it will be paid off ara very, very slight. And here comes in the per- sonal clement. The two parties to the mortgage are friends. The holder of the mortgage would be most unlikely, undor any circumstances, and evon if this done, ready market for the place. it is a very nasty situation, aud ove an investor would do well to avoid. When one turns to city property there fs a very different consideration to bo born in mind. In tho first place, the cities of this provinces have been gr on iSe of a great rate during the past And asa natural result of this growth the values of land of various classes bas also increased. to foreclose, there would be no Altogether, that were fade. This leaves a very substantial equity behind the security on which the mort- gage is based, and so the invesior in such mortgages has not stood to lose anything during tho past few years. The Increax- ing populations have also resulted not only in a steady demand for dwellings, but also as @ result of the increasing number of people in the necessity for more shops, and, consequently, a demand for property in the shopping districts. The result of this Is, of course, that any property secured under a_ foreclosed mortgage could be readily sold. . Therefore, as mortgages go, those based on well located. property in a growing tafe. They do not, as|- farm mortgages. but there is a greater certainty that the interest will be paia.| A very great drawback to the average man who desires this form of mo is that those on really desirable property are usually require sO great an amount! of money that it is quite oat of the ques-! tion for him to invest therein. As a re sult, they usually fall to the lot of finan- cial and mortgage institutions, and only the less dosirable are open to the small. investor. ; Nor should it be forgottén that there is aa much necessity for a careful valuation: and scrupulous attention to insurance,' titles, ete., in city, as there is in the cane of farm mortgages. Before leaving the subject of mortgages,' the "guaranteed mortgage" should,° of, course, be mentioned; although it has not yet reached here the same popularity as in the States. This mortgage is one of the usual kind issued in the 'ordinary manner, but bearing on its face, in some form, the guarantee of a company that the interest and principal would be paid in full when due. There are many ad- vantages in this form of mortgage. In the firat place, it obviaics the usual wor- ries over the small, but important, de tails of insurance, valuation, collection' of iuterest, etc. On the other hand, for. their trouble and the guarantec, the coun! pany charges a certain part of the in- terest, usually about a quarter. As a result, therefore, the mortgage returns you scarcely more than the average in- dustrial bond without, however, its dis-; tinct advantage in being readily sal cabler! é = SCIENCE SAYS ALUM IS UNFIT: FOR USE IN FOOD. * In Great Britain no one is allowed | to sell alum hidden in baking w-} der, because the English law pro-" tects the people from this injuridus eid. © 'Geinds has not yet enacted a law against tle use of alum, and as alum in baking-powder cannot be detected by its appearance, many manufacturers are using this con- demned acid because it is a cheap. adulterant. It is a fact that alum in your stomach produces the same dis- agreeable results to the delicate organism as you will feel in your mouth a your tongue. Science shows tHat alum aa ir the flow of the gastric juices and weakens their power of assimilation, capsing indigestion d the ills tha follow. No housewife should buy a bak- ing-powder made by a manufactur: er that is afraid to print the ingre- dients plainly on the label of eack can, and the wording should state that there is no alum in. disguise inside. ke REBELS CAPTURE WAR CHEST, Imperial Soldiers are Left Without a Dollar. A despatch from Pekin, China, says: It is reported that the rebels haye outflanked the Imperialists about 450 miles north of Hankow, and have captured a war chest con- taining 1,509,000 tacls - ($759,000), leaving the Government army with- out money, The fighting at Seven Mile Creek on Tuesday is not told. in detail here, and apparently it was not very important. Five thousand! mure troops have left Pekin for Sin Yang Chow. Nanchang, Sukow, and Kui Lia have joined the rebel. lion PURIFIED HIS BLOOD Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills Healed Mr. r. Wilson's Sores When the sewers aot the body--bhowrls, pee eys and skin ducts--get clogged up, ¢ blood quickly becomes impure and Reaves res break out over the body. The way to heal them, as Mr, Richard Wilson, who lives near London, Ont., found, is to purify the blood. He writes: "For some time I had been in a low, depressed condition. My appetite lef and blotches formed a over my cee T t ic ine for ood and used of ses ics bit without satis cteey results. What was wanted was a thorough cleansing of the blood, and I looked aboitt in vain for some medi- cine that would ac@mplish this, At last Dr. Morse's faduin Root Pills were brought to my notice, and they are one'of the most wonderful medicines I putting a tiny piece oa *