= SPECIAL CHRIATMAS SAILINGS Allan Line Steamship Co. Ltd. Victorian | Corsican ST. JOHN, N.B 8T. JOHN, N,B. To LIVERPOOL | To LIVERPOO. Sails Deo. 8 Balla Deo. 14 -- ---- First Class, $82.50 | First Class, $72.50 Second Class, 5250 | Second Class 60.00 Third Class, 82.60 | Third Class 81.25 All Steamers equipped with Wireless WE ALLAN LINE 77 Yonge St. - Sicilian PORTLAND To GLASGOW. Bails Deo, 1é "Ono Class." $47.50 80.25 Scotian BOSTON To GLASGOW Bails Deo. 7 One Class," $50.00 Third Class, $0.26 | Third Class, Toronto ----- ME URAL POPULATION Last Year's Annual Report Showed a Gain the First in a Decade. A despatch from Toronto says: The large decrease in the rural population of Ontario, indicated by an examination of the census fig- ures issued at Ottawa, is no sur- prise for the officials of the De- partment of Agriculture, nor is it occasioning them any particular concern. The returns show that forty-seven cities and towns in the Provinces show an increase of some 344,000, while the Province gen- erally had an increase of but 336, - 000. The decrease of eight thous- and is probably considerably below the actual -figures, since many towns under four thousand popula- tion must have shown gains. The reports to the Department of Agri- culture have, until the past year, shown steady decrease in the rural population, but last year's annual report showed a gain, the first in a decade. "The increase was small--only about four thousand-- but it looks like the turning point," said Mr. O. ©. James, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, in referr- ing to the matter ALL-DAY FIGHT IN TRIPOLI. Turks and Arabs Fiercely Resisted Landing of Italians. A despatch from Tripoli, via Rome, says: The Italian troops and the Turks and Arabs had a hot all- day fight at Benghazi on Thursday, with the former coming out vict- orious. On the morning of Oct, 18 the second division of the Italian expeditionary force arrived off Benghazi, and Admiral Aubrey, the commander-in-chief of the naval forces, summoned the town to sur- render. The Turkish authorities refused, and the Admiral then gave them until 6 o'clock on the morn- ing of the 19th to make up their minds. The Turks paid no atten- tion to this, and when the time limit expired without any word about capitulation from the Turks the Admiral ordered the warships to bombard the fortifications. The shelling by the ships lasted only a short time, and then the troops were landed. The moment they disembarked the Turks made a fur- ious attack, but were repulsed, and 4,000 Italians were gradually landed on Guileania Beach, al- though the yesistance of the Turks, who were aided by the Arabs, con- tinued to be active. oh MINERS FORTY KILLED. ixplosion in Coal Mine Caused by Fire Damp. A despatch from Saint Etienne, France, says: An explosion occur- red in a coal mine near here on Wednesday, and forty miners were killed. It is supposed that the explosion was caused by fire damp. Lo Italian ships reported to be threatening the occupation of Mity- lene, in the Aegean Sea. THE WARNING OF FOOD EX- PERTS AGAINST THE USE OF ALUM POWDERS. There ar® 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 label on the baking-powder, and if the ingredients are not plain- ly printed on it, refuse to accept it. ™ % MURDERERS FOUND DEAD. The Lighthouse Keeper Killed on . Pie Island. A despatch from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., says: A party of hunters, who arrived here on Fri- day afternoon from the north shore. tell astrange story of what is believed to be the murder of Robert Forbes, a lighthousekeeper on Pie Island, twenty-five miles from Fort William. Forbes' body was found in his station on the Isl- and with the head battered in. The subsequent finding of the bodies of two Indians, who had died after drinking wood alcohol, is believed to explain the murder. It has been determined that the alcohol was taken from the lighthouse, and the police believe the Indians kill- ed Forbes to get at the liquor, which they thought was good to drink. The Indians © evidently drained agallon cask of the poi- sonous liquid. Both were found lying side by side with the empty cask between them. 9 7 After a serious {IIness, ordinary food should be supplemented by a strengthening tonic. For this purpose NA-DRU-CO Tasteless Cod Liver Oil Compound {s recommended very highly. In {ts prepara- tion the disagreeable flavor of tho natural Cod Liver Oil is entirely removed, while its well known nourishing and tissue-building qualities are retained. Then we add Hypo- phosphites to build up the nerves, Extract of Wild Cherry (for the Lungs and Bronchial Tubes), and ExtractOf Malt (a food Itself) which aids in the assimilation of other foods, Children tn pa ticular enjoy the pleasant flavor of Na-Dru-Co 'stteless Cod Liver Oil Compound, and quickly regain health and stre! ngth when Nature {s aided by this natural food-tonic. Your Druggist has {t in SCs, and $1.00 Bottles. National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited. POR EVERY AILMENT THERE'S A- NA-DRU-CO SPECIFIC BEARING THI® * TRADE MARK. SEE THAT YOU GeT IT. 105 ri aT Fate of the Missing Dillon's Port School| Teacher Made Plain. 7 A despatch from Parry Sound says: The.body of Miss Violet Smith of Toronto, the nineteen- year-old school teacher at Dillon's Port, who disappeared from the "home of Mr. Peter Ramsay, where she was boarding, on the morning of October 9, at 7.30 o'clock, was brought to the surface of the She- bashekong River at 11.30 o'clock Thursday morning by Captain Brock Patten of Port Arthur, brother-in-law of the deceased, after he had dragged the little river for some time. Though the mystery as to the fate of the missing teacher has been solved, the mystery as to how her life was ended has, yet to be cleared up. Though suicide im- mediately suggests itself as an ex- planation, it is understood that no tracks leading to the place opposite the spot in the river where the body was discovered were discern- ible. There is then some uncertainty as to how Miss Smith got into the river. It was suggested that she jumped off the bridge over the She- current to carry the body midway between the bridges. Neither Captain Batten nor Mr. Beatty ex- amined the body to find any marks of foul play or any note of explana- tion. PRIGES OF FARM PRODUCTS LEP@RTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES OF AMEBICA. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese aod Other Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Oct. 24.--Flour--Winter wheat, 90 per cent. patents, $3.55 to $5.60, Mont- real freight. Manitoba flours--F'rst pat- ents, $5.40; second patents, $4.90; and strong bakers', $4.70, on track, Toronto. Manitoba Wheat--New No. 1 Northern, $1.08, Bay ports; No. 2 Northern, $1.061-2; and No. 3, $1.04, Bay ports. Ontario wheat--No. 2 white, mixed, new, 86 to 87c, outside. Peas--Good milling peas, 92 to 95c, out- side. Oats--Ontario No. 2 at 43 to 44c, out- side, and No. 3 at 42c; car lots of No. 2, on track here, 470. No. 2 Western Can- ada, 48c, and No. 3, 47c, Bay ports. Barley--No. 3 extra, 67 to 88c, outside, and No. 2 at %c, outside. Corn--No. 2 American yellow, 75c, Bay ports. Rye--Car lots, outside, 77 to 80c for No. red and 2. Buckwheat--No. 2 at 55 to 57c, outside. Bran--Manitoba bran, $23, in bags, To- ronto freight. Shorts, $25. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Apples--Winter stock, $3 to $4 per barrel. Beams--Small lots of hand-picked, $2.25 to $2.30 per bushel. Honey--Extracted in tins, 10 to llc per lb. Combs, $2.50 to $2.75. Baled Hay--No. 1 at $15 to $16, on track, and inferior at $12 to $13. Baled straw--$6.50 to $7, on track, To- ronto. Potatoes--Car lots, in bags, 95c to $1. Poultry--Wholesale prices of dressed poultry :--Chickens, 12 to 13c per Ib; hens, 11 to 12c; ducks, 12 to 13c; turkeys, 17c. Live poultry about 2c lower than the above. ~ BUTTER, EGGS, CHEESE. Butter--Dairy, choice, in wrappers, 25 to 26c; do., medium grades, 22 to 23c. Cream- ery quoted at 27 to 28¢ per lb. for rolls, and 25 to 260 for solids. Eggs--Strictly mnew-laid, 28c, at 24c¢ per dozen, in case lots. Cheese--Large, 15c per lb, and twins at 15 1-4c, and fresh HOG PRODUCTS. Cured meats are quoted as follows:-- Bacon, long clear, 12 to 121-2c per lb. In case lots. Pork, short cut, $2.50; do., mess, $20 to $20.50. Hams, medium to light, 17 to 171-2c; do., heavy, 15 to 151-2c; rolls, 11 to 111-2c; breakfast bacon, 17 to 18c; backs, 191-2 to 20c. Lard--Tierces, 101-2c; tubs, 103-4c; pails, lte. ' MONTREAL MARKETS. Toronto, Oct. 24.--Oots--C, W., No. 2, 481-2 to 49c, car lots, ex store; extra No. 1 feed, 48 to 481-2c; No. 3 CO. W., 471-2 to 48c; No. 2 local white, 47 to 471-2c; No. 3 local white, 461-2 to 47c¢; No. 4 local white, 4614 to 461-2c. Flour--Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.50; seconds, $5; Winter wheat patents, $4.75 to $5; 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 lbs., $2.50. Corn--American No. 3 yellow, 78 to 78 1-2c. Millfeed--Bran, Ontario, $23 to $24; Mani- toba, $23; middlings, Ontario, $27 to $28; shorts, Manitoba, $25; mouillie, $26 to $32. Eggs--Selected, 26 to 27c; No. 1 stock, 21 1-2 to 23c. Oheese--Westerns, 14 to 141-20; Easterns, 135-8 to 137-8c. Rutter--Choicest, 271-2c; seconds, 261-2 to 27c. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, Oct. 24-- Close--Wheat--De- cember, $1.103-4; May, $1.145-8 to $1.14 3-4; No. 1 hard, $1.121-4; No. 1 Northern, $1.- 111-4 to $1.113-4; No. 2 Northern, $1.08 1-4 to $1.093-4; No. 3 wheat, $1.041-4 to 61.- 061-4. Corn--No. 3 yellow, 740, Oats--No. 3 white, 453-4 to 461-2. Rye--No. 2, 9c. Bran--$21.50 to $22. Flour--First patents, $5.40 to $5.70; do., seconds, $5 to $5.30; first clears, $3.90 to $4.25; do., seconds, $2.80 to $3.25. Buffalo, Oct. 24.--Spring wheat--No. 1 Northern carloads, store, $1.151-2; Witter strong. Corn--No. 3 yellow, 783-4c; No. 4 yellow, 771-2c, on track through billed. Oats--Strong Barley--Malting, $1.14 to $1.- 22. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, Oct. 24--A few choice North- West steers sold at $5.65 to $5.75, but the bulk of the trading done in top grades was at $5.50 to $5.60, good at $5 to $5.25, medium at $4.50 to $4.75, and common at $3 to $4 per cwt. Good butchers' cows brovght from $4.25 to $4.50 and medium $2 to $4 per ewt. The demand for milch cows is very good at $55 to $75 per head for good to choice milkers and at $25 to $35 for common and medium. Sheep, ewes, sold at 31-2 to 33-4c, and bucks and culls at 21-2 to 31-40 per lb. Lambs, weighing from 80 to 85 lbs., brought 5 to §1-2¢ per lb. Choice heavy calves $15 to $20 each, and the commoner ones at from $3 to $10 each. Sales of selected hogs were made at $6.25 to $6.50, and heavy lots at $5.75 to $6 per cwt., weighed off cars. Toronto, Oct. 24--The butcher cattle sold at from $5.50 to $5.75, but there were not many at that level. 'Good stock went from $4.75 to $5.25, with common as low as $3.75. Good to choice cows sold for $4.25 to $5, and common to medium at $3 to $4. Heavy feeders are still wanted at from $4.50 to as high as $5.20 for some- thing of exceptional quality. Canners brought from $1.50 to $2.00. The market for calves is stronger. The range of prices is from $5 to $8.75 each. There is little inquiry for poor stock. Sheep are steady. Hogs, $5.90 f.o.b. and $6.15 to $6.35 fed and watered. We WHY SUFFER ALL WINTER? Hardfield, N. B. "It affords me great pleasure to convey not only to you, but to all sufferers from Backache and Rheumatism, the great re- lief I have obtained from the use of Gin Pills. I feel thankful to you. I recom- mend Gin Pills to everyone suffering as I did." ROBERT M. WILSON. Write us for free sample of Gin Pills to try. Then get the regular size boxes at your dealer's or direct from us--50c. a box, 6 for $2.50. Money refunded if Gin Pills fail to cure. National Drug & Che- mical Co. of Canada, Limited., Dept. W.L., Toronto. TWO REVENUE INCREASES A despatch from Toronto says: With the close of the financial year. still two weeks away, succession duties paid to the Provincial Treas- urer have already passed the hop- ed-for million mark. The total amount received up to Thursday was $1,027,081, which means that over $75,000 has been paid in since the first of the month. Two ofthe largest payments this month came from the estate of the late Andrew Gunn, which returned the. Treas- ury $15,578, and that of the late F. J. Phillips,- which paid in $18,- '639. In two previous years the total of succession duties was over Ontario Succession Duties Over a Million --- T, & N 0, Earnings Larger. a million, but in each year excep- aches large estates were probat- ea. Another revenue increase is ex- pected to come from the Temiskam. ing & Northern Ontario Railway. Hon. Mr. Matheson has not receiv- ed the figures, but he is looking for the earnings of the Government line to come up to the estimate. Last year the estimate was $625,- 000, while receipts were but $420,- 000. -For this year 'the Provincial Treasurer put the estimate at $500,000, which sum,.it is expected, will be turned over to the ~Pro- vince. = bashekong River, but there is no} MAD E IN CANADA CONTAINS NO ALUM CONFORMS TO THE HIGH STANDARD OF | | GILLETT'S GOODS. PITTI HIATT AA MAKING SAFE. INVESTMENTS |SOME SIGNIFICANT CONTRASTS BE- TWEEN BONDS AND REAL ESTATE MORTCACES. Difficulty of Subdividing a Mortgage and Necessity of Examination of Property Makes Sale Difficult, if Not Impossibie-- All Right for Big Estates and Com- panies--More Suitable Investments for Those of Small Means. The articles contributed by "Investor" are for the sole purpose of guiding pros- |pective investors, and, if possible of sav- ug.them from losing money through lucing it in "wild-cat" enterprises. The mpartial and reliable character of the information may be relied upon. The writer of these articles and the publisher of this paper have no interests to serve in connection with this 'matter other than those of the reader. The question of distribution of risk is one that few mortgage investors bear in mind. As a rule, the average investor has but limited means, and, therefore, cannot buy more than a few mortgages at the most. These, too, are altogether likely to be in his own neighborhood. The result is that when a year like the present comes--severe drought ip many places, perhaps causing a total failure of the crop in the particular district in which one has been loaning--there is a very good chance that interest, at least, will not be forthcoming. It is hard, if not impossible, for a person of small ca- pital to get a sufficient number of small mortgages to enable him to distribute his risk properly. On the other hand, in the case of many bonds, one can buy denom- inations of $100 and upwards. The farmer who is willing to place a mortgage for so small a sum as that on his property in all probability is in such straitened cir- cumstances that the security is very doubtful. Of course, in the case of a very large estate the question of proper distribution of risk demands that a certain propor- tion of the money involved be put into sound mortgages. As pointed out last week, the fact mortgages are saleable only with diffi- culty, is a serious drawback in the case of many investors. The reason for this is quite obvious. In the first place, mort- gages, that is, real estate mortgages, are usually made by private individuals. They are not divisable, so that it is impossible for a purehaser to buy part of a mort- gage. In the case of a bond, on the contrary, the holder of a thousand dol- lar Wm. Davies bond, for example, can divide it into ten bonds of $100 each, each of which is equally as secure as the whole, and it is issued by a company whose shareholders, in their desire for dividends, will see that its earning power is kept up, if at all possible. Then the prospective purchaser of a mortgage will have to go to the éxpente of a careful search of the title of the property mort- gaged; he will have to go to the expense and trouble of. having the property valu- ated, he will have to worry about the question of insurance. In short, it is no great wonder that mortgages cannot be sold for their face value. If, on the other hand, the seller of a mortgage has to pay all these expenses when the pur- chaser demands it, he is that much worse off, as the expense adds to his loss, In the case of bonds all this trouble is obviated for the reason that the legality and security of a bond issue are, as a rule, carefully examined and passed upon once for all by one or mare of the most skilled lawyers in Canada. Except in the case of sxxail municipal bond issues the issues are for large amounts and are therefore generally so well known that there is no need for more than the mere statement that one wishes to sell in order, at most times, to find a ready pur- chaser. For the. small private investor, then, there is no comparison between the two Classes' of securities. The writer will, of course, be accused of prejudice against mortgages. That is quite true, but it is based on experi- ence. For, many years ago I loaned a small sum on a first mortgage. The amount was small and on ample security residential property in a part of To- ronto which was rapidly growing. in po- pulation and value, It so happened that I found it necessary to get some ready cash for.another and much more desir- able investment. I tried to sell the mort- gage. The first and only offer was for an amount equal to only 80 per cent. of its face value. As this meant a substantial loss of $200 out of every thousand, it was naturally not accepted. Finally, the other investment, which proved profitable to those who "got in on it," had to be passed | by. ; that The reason why large companies like insurance, mortgage and loan companies find mortgages so attractive is this: In the first place, they employ large staffs whose duties are so divided that all such small, but important, details of a mort- gage as insurance, etc., are attended to as part of the routine of the day's work. They can afford to employ their own skilled valuators who do nothing else but pass on the security of mortgage oppor: tunities offered them. Finally, their year- ly incomes are so great and from such a diversity of districts that if John Jones and, perhaps, a score of others find it impossible to meet their interest pay- ments they are by no means worried-- -they let it rest for a season, when, in the usual course of events it will be caught up. Unless, therefore, you are willing to go to a lot of trouble and worry, not only over making your original investment, but in all the time it is current, it is best to avoid mortgages. Of course, many people have made money out of mortgages--but not in a way any elf: repecting person would care to do. INVESTOR. = SCIENCE SAYS ALUM IS UNFIT FOR USE IN FOOD. In Great Britain no one is allowed to sell alum hidden in baking-pow- der, because the English law pro- tects the people from this injurious acid. Canada has not yet enacted a law against the 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 by putting a tiny piece on your tongue. Science shows that alum reduces the flow of the gastric juices and weakens their power of assimilation, causing indigestion and the ills that 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 each can, and the wording should state that there is no alum in disguise inside. Cc. N. R. DECIDES TO TUNNEL. Will Apply for Authority to Pierce Mount Royal. A despatch from Toronto says: At the forthcoming session of the Dominion Parliament the Can- adian Northern Tunnel and Ter- minal Company will apply for au- thority to construct and operate a railway tunnel under. Mount Royal, Montreal. The cost of the undertaking is conservatively esti- mated at $25,000,000, and in addi- tion the Canadian Northern Rail- way is likely to spend a large sum in improvement work around Montreal. It is understood that the application will be sufficiently comprehensive to allow the C.N.R. to construct and operate lines con- necting its tracks with the C.N.O. and O.N.Q. railroads, and of the Harbor Commissioners Montreal. the C.N.R. easy access to the city of Montreal and avoid the slow handling of trains around the mountain. The tunnel will be ap- proximately three miles in length. PURIFIED HIS BLOOD Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills Healed Mr. Wilson's Sores When the sewers of the body--bowels, kidneys and skin ducts--get clogged up, the blood quickly becomes impure and frequently sores 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 left me and I soon began to suffer from iudi- gestion. Quite a number of small sores and blotches formed all over my skin, tried medicine for the blood and used many kinds of ointments, but without satisfactory results, What was wanted was a thorough cleansing of the blood, and I seed about in-vain for some medi- cine that would accomplish this, At last Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills were brought to my notice, and they are one of the most wonderful medicines [ have ever known. My blood was puri- fied in a very short time, sores healed up, my indigestion vanished. They always have a place in my home and are looked upon as the family remedy." . Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills cleanse 'the system thoroughly. -Sold by all dealers at 25¢ a box, 6 HAPPENINGS FROM At THE GLOBE 1 NUTSHELL. in General Before Your 'Eyes... - CANADA. The new Parliament will m November 15. ae Five persons are under ment in J'oronto for rabies Bogus $4 bills are in circu along the Niagara border. Mr. Andrew Hewson has | appointed postmaster at Cobo Dr. Sproule, M.P., has chosen as Speaker of the House Commons Eee The International Bank has b granted a license to do business the Government. =e Montreal shows a gross prop assessment of $499,926,049, exemptions of $119,228,417. It is reported at Ottawa that. Thomas Tait is likely to enter th service of the Dominion as rail adviser or in some similar capaci A coroner's jury at Guelph commended that men under 21 not employed as railway brak men because they are too reckles GREAT BRITAIN. Mr. Lloyd George has removed the objections of friendly societi to his national insurance bill. In official circles in London d is given to the report circulated on the Berlin Bourse that the annexa- tion of Egypt by England was imminent. a GENERAL. Serious cholera riots broke out at Segni near Rome. . The prospect of a speedy ter mination of the Turco-Italian wa: is not favorable. ae The feeling at Pekin is that th revolution will be crushed and re- forms carried. oe Tripoli is being fortified prepara- tory to departure of Italian troops for the interior. o % A GENTLE REMINDER. Sentries Prevent Public From En- tering Halifax Park. A despatch from Halifax, N. 8.» says: A remembrance of the hold the Imperial War Department has on the property in Halifax comes in an official notice to the Mayor that Thursday the road entrances to Point Pleasant Park would be closed to the public from six o'clock in the evening till six o'clock Friday night. The tram company has been notified not to run their trams beyond the er te to the park during the time spe ers to be issued making provision similar to the above relating to all Imperial property or lands own--- ed or leased by the Imperial auth- orities. The walks on the Citadel will also be similarly guarded. FACTORY BLOWN TO PIECES. Four Men Were Killed Near Rig- aud, Quebee. rene A despatch from Rigaud, Que.,. says: Four men were blown to atoms at the Ourtis & Harvey High Explosives Factory, four. miles from here, at noon on Thursday. The mixing building went up with -- a terrific detonation a few minutes before noon from a cause as yeb unknown. The dead, all young married men, are: Napoleon Gastonguay, Wilfrid Mallette, BMd- ward Seguin and Adelard Chevrier. The only signs of the victim bodies. found so far are an arms oe "lone finger and ahand, The build- those | : of | The tunnel will give | my, property los ings adjoining the mixer were bad- ly shaken and all glass was broke s will be conside able. ni OTTAWA CLAIMS ERROR. Assessment Commissioner St Disputes Census Figures. -- A despatch from Ottawa, says That the population of Otta as repored by the Dominion ce sus-takers, is far below the vr population of the city is the ¢ tention of Assessment Comm ) ers Stewart. The number givenin the census returns is 86,340, Last year the estimate made by tl Assessment Department of the city's population was 86,106, and th vas really below the real fig re that. nee. ee GREECE MAY DECLARE W Mobilization of Turkish Troops Menace. ey) A dospatch from Athens, says: The Greeks are becoming exci over the mobilization of Turkish troops on the frontier. Mr, Gry- paris, the Minister of Foreign fairs, in speaking about this m fer on Frday, said if such continues the Greek Governn will bo forced to abandon it titude of reserve, but will » the opening of Parliament. taking any denimiyo measure